Summary:
The Summit School District 54-6 in South Dakota has only one elementary school, Summit Elementary - 02, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance is consistently low compared to the state average, ranking in the bottom 25% of South Dakota elementary schools in both the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.
Summit Elementary - 02 has significantly below-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with some grades performing particularly poorly. The school has a relatively small student population of 135 students, with a high percentage (42.96% in 2023-2024) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. Despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $13,776 in 2023-2024 and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1, suggesting that the issue may not be a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized or allocated to support student learning and achievement.
The Summit School District 54-6 is ranked 138 out of 147 in South Dakota and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting it may be underfunded or lacking in resources. This raises concerns about equity and access to quality education for the students at Summit Elementary - 02, and further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve the educational outcomes for the students at this school.
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