Leola School District 44-2

Summary:

The Leola School District 44-2 in South Dakota consists of 7 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Within the district, Leola Elementary - 02 and Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04 stand out as the top-performing schools, with exceptional test scores and relatively low chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, Leola Junior High - 03 had the lowest overall performance in the district, ranking 150th out of 246 South Dakota middle schools in 2024-2025.

The high schools, Leola High School - 01 and Leola Alternative School - 07, had mixed results, with Leola High School - 01 performing better on standardized tests but Leola Alternative School - 07 having stronger graduation and dropout rates. The district's spending per student also varied significantly, with the highest-performing school, Leola Elementary - 02, also having the highest spending per student.

District Detail

820 Leola Ave
Leola, SD 57456

(605) 439-3477

SchoolDigger Rank:
67^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 205

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leola Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Leola Ave	Leola	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 439-3477	57	8	7.4	29.8%	51 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.5%)	77.1	40^th of 300 public elementary schools	86.7%					(n/a)	37.5	60.0	83.3					57.9	62.5	100.0	83.3					79.0	66.7				$18,113	$1,000	$17,113
Leola High School - 01	Public	9-12	820 Leola Ave	Leola	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	38	5	7.0	44.7%	31 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.2%)	58.6	74^th of 166 public high schools	55.4%					(n/a)							50.0								50.0				50.0
Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	36848 123rd St	Wetonka	57481	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	30	2	13.0	90.0%	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	200^th of 300 public elementary schools	33.3%					(n/a)	100.0	28.6		75.0	100.0	50.0		54.6	0.0	0.0		50.0	50.0	37.5		27.3		25.0			$18,113	$1,000	$17,113
Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	36562 102nd St	Forbes	58439	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	35	2	15.2	8.6%	35 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.2	26^th of 300 public elementary schools	91.3%					(n/a)	50.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	75.0	0.0		71.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	100.0	0.0		85.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	$18,113	$1,000	$17,113
Leola Junior High - 03	Public	6-8	820 Leola Ave	Leola	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	22	4	5.6	40.9%	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.8	150^th of 246 public middle schools	39.0%					(n/a)				16.7	30.8	40.0		29.2				66.7	53.9	20.0		50.0		20.0			$20,901	$492	$20,408
Grassland Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	11865 370th Ave	Westport	57481	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	12	2	6.3		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.6	174^th of 300 public elementary schools	42.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0		100.0		42.9	50.0	0.0	100.0	0.0		100.0		57.1	50.0	100.0		66.7
Leola Alternative School - 07	Public	9-12	820 Leola Ave	Leola	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3142	11	1	15.2		10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	11.7	155^th of 166 public high schools	6.6%					(n/a)							40.0								0.0				20.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ipswich Public School District 22-6	7.46 mi	7	36^th
Frederick Area School District 06-2	22.31 mi	3	40^th
Edmunds Central School District 22-5	26.8 mi	4	69^th
Aberdeen School District 06-1	27.56 mi	9	76^th
Hub Area Multi-District	28.02 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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Leola School District 44-2

District Detail

Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04

Leola Elementary - 02

Leola High School - 01

Grassland Colony Elementary - 06

Leola Junior High - 03

Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05

Leola Alternative School - 07

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