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Groton Area Elementary - 02

Public Grades PK, KG-5

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 203 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Groton Area Elementary - 02 serves 278 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in Groton, South Dakota; its enrollment is close to the average for nearby conventional elementary schools. The most important finding is its strong achievement: in 2025–2026, the school’s proficiency was 69% in both all-grades English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, and 67% in fifth-grade science.

Its results stand out against both state and nearby-school comparisons, especially in ELA. ELA proficiency was 19 percentage points above the state and 5 points above the Groton Area School District 06-6; among seven nearby conventional schools with comparable results, Groton ranked highest in ELA. In math, it was 25 points above the state and 10 above its district, ranking second among those peers behind C C Lee Elementary - 05. Fourth- and fifth-grade ELA were particularly strong: 83% and 77%, respectively, both highest among nearby schools with results for those grades. Third-grade ELA was a relative soft spot at 45%, just 2 points above the state and equal to the district.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023, though they have not risen steadily: ELA increased from 62% to 69%, math from 57% to 69%, and fifth-grade science from 56% to 67%. SchoolDigger ranks Groton 15th of 203 schools, at the 93rd statewide percentile, with five stars for 2025–2026; its district ranks 6th of 126. Other context includes a 13.6 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, close to the nearby conventional-school average of 13.0, and 23% free/reduced lunch eligible that year, below the nearby reported average of 39%. Attendance is also favorable: chronic absenteeism was 11% in 2025–2026, compared with 14% districtwide and 20% statewide. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Migrant Students was at the 14th percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 87th percentile; its Special Education Students ranking rose from the 33rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 92nd in 2024–2025.

278

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,705

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.2%

Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.8% (any vaccine)

810 N 1st St
Groton, SD 57445

(605) 397-2317

District: Groton Area School District 06-6

Students who attend Groton Area Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:	Groton Area Middle School - 04
High:	Groton Area High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (69% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of South Dakota elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg62%

South Dakota avg46%

15^th of 203

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 126Groton Area School District 06-6 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	15 of 203	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	77.3	38 of 300	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	49 of 201	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	50 of 204	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	55 of 202	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	68 of 202	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	24 of 206	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	42 of 204	79.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	41 of 207	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	23 of 206	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.3	4 of 209	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	74.9	33 of 201	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.8	21 of 214	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	5 of 205	97.6%	★★★★★
2010	83.0	10 of 206	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	74.4	30 of 196	84.7%	★★★★☆
2008	70.7	46 of 194	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	45 of 194	76.8%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	25 of 197	87.3%	★★★★☆
2005	69.9	49 of 194	74.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	47 of 176	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	25 of 166	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	63 of 291	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	35 of 165	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	36 of 154	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	28 of 150	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	37 of 151	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	17 of 155	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	27 of 163	83.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	51 of 163	68.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	97.3	4 of 116	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	68.3	48 of 237	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	11 of 110	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	9 of 112	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	62.0	29 of 106	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	14 of 121	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	15 of 161	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	77.3	34 of 292	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	48 of 161	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	42 of 166	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	59 of 154	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	64 of 157	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.7	20 of 160	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	48 of 170	71.8%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	39 of 165	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	21 of 248	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	35.6	48 of 72	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	20 of 184	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	57 of 287	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	58 of 184	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	70 of 185	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	67 of 184	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	59 of 185	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	24 of 191	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	65 of 186	65.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-19 vs school

Migrant (2025)14th percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics69%+25 vs state

English Language Arts68%+19 vs state

Science67%+25 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Groton Area Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N 1st St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 397-2317	278	20	13.6	23.4%	251 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	81.9	15^th of 203 public elementary schools	92.6%		77.3	38^th of 300 public elementary schools	87.3%	23	45.2	82.6	76.9				68.5	64.3	76.1	66.7				69.3	66.7			93.2%	6.8%	$11,705	$617	$11,088
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	14625 401st Ave	Stratford	57474	Brown County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 396-7497	16	3	5.5	—	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							10.0											100%	0%	$11,043	$23	$11,020
Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	3010 Milwaukee Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7800	282	21	13.6	40.8%	192 (68.1%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.5%)	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	41.2	135^th of 203 public elementary schools	33.5%		41.1	194^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.3%	59	31.8	36.0	67.5				44.0	40.9	34.0	70.0				47.0	40.0			92.9%	7.1%	$11,172	$739	$10,434
Langford Area Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Chestnut St	Langford	57454	Marshall County	Langford Area School District 45-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 493-6454	111	8	14.7	36.0%	98 (88.3%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	60.5	80^th of 203 public elementary schools	60.6%		71.1	74^th of 300 public elementary schools	75.3%	6		63.2	47.1				57.8		63.2	52.9				60.0	41.2			94.1%	0%	$11,849	$858	$10,991
Newport Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	11796 414th Ave	Claremont	57454	Marshall County	Langford Area School District 45-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 493-6454	44	3	15.7	6.8%	44 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							11.8											100%	0%	$9,315	$00	$9,315
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	819 8th Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7400	304	24	12.9	55.3%	192 (63.2%)	8 (2.6%)	51 (16.8%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (5.9%)	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.6%)	48	119^th of 203 public elementary schools	41.4%		40.7	195^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.0%	76	56.6	46.4	48.9				50.6	58.5	51.8	40.4				50.6	29.8			97.9%	2.1%	$11,808	$1,055	$10,753
SDSBVI Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-8	605 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 626-2580	10	8	1.1	30.0%	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)																		66.7%	0%
May Overby Elementary - 09	Public	K-5	612 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7300	327	29	11.4	53.5%	197 (60.2%)	14 (4.3%)	43 (13.1%)	19 (5.8%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.5%)	32.8	153^rd of 203 public elementary schools	24.6%		44	185^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.3%	32	53.6	37.8	26.2				38.9	69.7	33.3	27.9				43.8	23.0			94.2%	1.9%	$13,095	$1,647	$11,448
C C Lee Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	1900 N State St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7500	356	24	14.8	17.7%	289 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	75.6	32^nd of 203 public elementary schools	84.2%		83.2	19^th of 300 public elementary schools	93.7%	13	45.2	67.7	60.7				58.0	61.3	84.6	77.1				74.5	52.5			97.9%	2.1%	$11,724	$325	$11,399
Simmons Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	1500 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7600	386	30	12.6	48.2%	261 (67.6%)	8 (2.1%)	69 (17.9%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.5%)	35.1	148^th of 203 public elementary schools	27.1%		50.2	165^th of 300 public elementary schools	45.0%	17	38.6	36.0	54.0				41.5	52.9	26.7	40.0				39.5	42.0			91.5%	8.5%	$11,490	$966	$10,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Groton Area Elementary - 02

How many students attend Groton Area Elementary - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Groton Area Elementary - 02.

What schools do graduates of Groton Area Elementary - 02 attend?

Students who attend Groton Area Elementary - 02 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Groton Area Middle School - 04
High : Groton Area High School - 01

What district is Groton Area Elementary - 02 in?

Groton Area School District 06-6

Is Groton Area Elementary - 02 a good school?

Yes. Groton Area Elementary - 02 ranks in the top 7.4% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Groton Area Elementary - 02?

Students at Groton Area Elementary - 02 are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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