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Groton Area Elementary - 02

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Groton Area Elementary - 02 ranks 38 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Groton Area Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving 304 students in grades PK-5 in Groton, South Dakota, which is part of the highly-ranked Groton Area School District 06-6.

Groton Area Elementary - 02 consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency, with 68.66% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 64.18% proficient in Math in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 50.93% and 43.49% respectively. The school's exceptional performance extends to specific student subgroups as well, ranking in the top 25% of South Dakota elementary schools for Special Education students and the top 10% for Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.4, which likely contributes to its strong academic results.

Compared to nearby schools, Groton Area Elementary - 02 outperforms most of its peers in the Aberdeen School District. For example, in 2024-2025, Groton had 68.66% ELA proficiency, compared to 44.92% at Simmons Elementary and 39.38% at O.M. Tiffany Elementary. Groton Area Elementary - 02 has maintained its strong academic performance over the years, consistently ranking in the top 25% of South Dakota elementary schools and earning 4-5 stars from SchoolDigger.

278

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,705

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 66th percentile in 2021 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (63% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of South Dakota elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 87th (2025) from a 66th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg59%

South Dakota avg47%

38^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 147Groton 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
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
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
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
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
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)

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

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-9 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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+18 vs state

Mathematics64%+21 vs state

Science47%+6 vs state

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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 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	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%)	77.3	38^th of 300 public elementary schools	87.3%		70.3	49^th of 201 public elementary schools	75.6%	11	77.3	65.9	63.3				68.7	81.8	65.9	46.9				64.2	46.9			$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%)	22.4	245^th of 300 public elementary schools	18.3%					(n/a)		0.0	100.0		25.0	0.0	18.2		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	33.3	$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%)	41.1	194^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.3%		57.5	88^th of 201 public elementary schools	56.2%	106	26.0	48.8	37.2				36.8	34.0	53.5	39.5				41.9	23.3			$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%)	71.1	74^th of 300 public elementary schools	75.3%		59.7	78^th of 201 public elementary schools	61.2%	4	82.4	52.6	72.2				68.5	52.9	36.8	55.6				48.2	66.7			$11,849	$858	$10,991
Newport Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	11796 414th Ave	Claremont	57432	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%)	9.3	284^th of 300 public elementary schools	5.3%					(n/a)	14.3	0.0	0.0	33.3	33.3	0.0	12.0	14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$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%)	40.7	195^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.0%		21.1	169^th of 201 public elementary schools	15.9%	26	45.2	32.6	38.5				39.4	53.2	43.5	25.0				41.3	17.3			$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)
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%)	44	185^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.3%		39.2	133^rd of 201 public elementary schools	33.8%	52	56.8	40.0	33.3				42.9	59.1	43.6	22.9				41.5	20.8			$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%)	83.2	19^th of 300 public elementary schools	93.7%		85.4	16^th of 201 public elementary schools	92.0%	3	67.2	53.1	78.7				66.1	84.4	59.4	78.7				74.1	72.1			$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%)	50.2	165^th of 300 public elementary schools	45.0%		25	163^rd of 201 public elementary schools	18.9%	2	42.4	44.0	47.9				44.9	48.5	40.0	42.3				43.9	35.2			$11,490	$966	$10,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Groton Area Elementary - 02

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.

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

How many students attend Groton Area Elementary - 02?

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

Is Groton Area Elementary - 02 a good school?

Groton Area Elementary - 02 ranks 38^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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