Sunset Colony Elementary - 04

Sunset Colony Elementary - 04 is a small public elementary school in Britton, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 28 students. The school is part of the Britton-Hecla School District 45-4, which is ranked 102 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunset Colony Elementary - 04 faces several key challenges, including consistently low student performance, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 37.5%, compared to 46.12% for the district and 50.93% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in certain grade levels, such as 3rd and 5th grade ELA, where the proficiency rates were 0%. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.1% to 20.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to the nearby Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 and Langford Area Elementary - 02, Sunset Colony Elementary - 04 has significantly lower student performance, higher chronic absenteeism, and a much higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 86.96% to 89.29% over the past few years. Despite the school's challenges, it has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $9,331 to $19,842 over the past few years, which may indicate efforts to address the unique needs of the student population.