Elementary Schools in Spearfish School District 40-2

Summary:

The Spearfish School District 40-2 in South Dakota is home to three elementary schools: Creekside Elementary, West Elementary, and Mountain View Elementary. These schools serve students from kindergarten through fifth grade and provide a range of educational opportunities within the district.

Among the three schools, Creekside Elementary stands out as the top performer. With the highest enrollment of 519 students, Creekside consistently outperforms the district and state averages on Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. Additionally, Creekside Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to the other two schools in the district.

While West Elementary and Mountain View Elementary have lower enrollment numbers of 348 and 166 students, respectively, they spend significantly more per student than Creekside Elementary. However, this higher spending does not appear to translate into better academic outcomes, as Creekside Elementary continues to outperform the other two schools in the district.

District Detail

525 E Illinois St
Spearfish, SD 57783

(605) 717-1229

SchoolDigger Rank:
75^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,398

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Elementary - 03	Public	1-2	920 W King St	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1205	322	31	10.5	17.1%	283 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)								(n/a)										$11,874	$1,519	$10,355
Creekside Elementary - 07	Public	3-5	2325 N Ave	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1210	553	36	15.4	23.0%	478 (86.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	66.2	101^st of 300 public elementary schools	66.3%		62.9	68^th of 201 public elementary schools	66.2%	33	50.8	57.1	64.4	57.2	53.4	56.5	46.0	52.0	50.6	$9,983	$727	$9,256
Mountain View Elementary - 08	Public	K	400 E Hudson	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1209	168	14	11.7	20.8%	133 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.3%)								(n/a)										$11,926	$949	$10,978

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Black Hills Special Services Cooperative	2.74 mi	3
Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	10.66 mi	4	106^th
Belle Fourche School District 09-1	10.81 mi	4	84^th
Meade School District 46-1	11.85 mi	11	65^th
Newell School District 09-2	26.84 mi	3	82^nd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

Elementary Schools in Spearfish School District 40-2

District Detail

Creekside Elementary - 07

Mountain View Elementary - 08

West Elementary - 03

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