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Spink Colony Elementary - 03

Public Grades K-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Spink Colony Elementary - 03 is a small public elementary school located in Frankfort, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 23 students. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a statewide ranking of 18 out of 300 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Spink Colony Elementary - 03 stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with 100% proficiency in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for several grade levels on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 15th out of 292 South Dakota elementary schools for male students and 5th out of 176 for English Language Learner students, both with a 5-star rating. Additionally, the school has maintained very low chronic absenteeism rates, with only 0% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 and Glendale Colony Elementary - 04, Spink Colony Elementary - 03 outperforms them in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates for most grade levels. The school's small class sizes, high per-student spending, and consistent high performance over the years suggest that it has effective teaching practices, a supportive learning environment, and a focus on individualized instruction that contribute to its exceptional results.

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,183

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18206 Spink Ln
Frankfort, SD 57440

(605) 266-2151

District: Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6

Students who attend Spink Colony Elementary - 03 usually attend:

High:

Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2005 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (76% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of South Dakota elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg54%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

18^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 6%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

35^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 14%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6

37^th of 147Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	18 of 300	94.0%	★★★★★
2007	79.1	13 of 194	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	79.1	15 of 197	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	77.8	12 of 194	93.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	5 of 176	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	59 of 291	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	15 of 292	94.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	10 of 248	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	21 of 287	92.7%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+57 vs state

English Language Arts71%+20 vs state

Science33%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Spink Colony Elementary - 03

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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
Spink Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	18206 Spink Ln	Frankfort	57440	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	21	3	8.0		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.3	18^th of 300 public elementary schools	94.0%					(n/a)	100.0		50.0	50.0		100.0	71.4	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	50.0	0.0	33.3	$16,183	$00	$16,183
Glendale Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	17866 Glendale Dr	Frankfort	57440	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	22	3	8.4		22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.3	92^nd of 300 public elementary schools	69.3%					(n/a)	66.7		66.7	100.0	66.7	75.0	75.0	100.0		0.0	100.0	33.3	75.0	62.5	0.0	75.0	42.9	$15,817	$00	$15,817
Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-6	235 Palm St	Hitchcock	57348	Beadle County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	116	10	11.2	24.1%	113 (97.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	70.1	86^th of 300 public elementary schools	71.3%		54.8	96^th of 201 public elementary schools	52.2%	10	60.0	44.4	53.3	50.0			53.6	80.0	44.4	40.0	58.3			58.9	73.3			$15,944	$00	$15,944
Hillside Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	18248 Hillside Ln	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-5302	8	1	7.4		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	258^th of 300 public elementary schools	14.0%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0		0.0	50.0	16.7		100.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	50.0	25.0
Camrose Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	16950 400 Ave	Frankfort	57440	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	10	1	9.3	70.0%	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		100.0			50.0		75.0		100.0			50.0		75.0
Doland Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	405 N Humphrey Dr	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 635-6241	63	7	8.4	42.9%	59 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54	150^th of 300 public elementary schools	50.0%					(n/a)	50.0	50.0	37.5	55.6			48.5	50.0	33.3	37.5	66.7			48.5	25.0			$16,873	$1,232	$15,641
Redfield Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-5	111 6th Ave E	Redfield	57469	Spink County	Redfield School District 56-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 472-4520	271	24	11.1	33.6%	239 (88.2%)	5 (1.8%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	57.5	136^th of 300 public elementary schools	54.7%		51	106^th of 201 public elementary schools	47.3%	30	47.5	48.2	51.2				49.1	55.0	59.3	44.2				51.8	34.9			$14,090	$981	$13,108
Clark Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	41181 179th St	Raymond	57258	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	24	2	11.5		23 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44	186^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.0%					(n/a)	66.7		0.0	50.0	100.0	50.0	50.0	100.0		0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	19087 413th Ave	Carpenter	57322	Beadle County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 625-5945	21	2	10.1		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.9	298^th of 300 public elementary schools	0.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	50.0	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$10,646	$95	$10,551
Fordham Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	533 Fordham Dr	Carpenter	57322	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	42	3	14.0		42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.6	252^nd of 300 public elementary schools	16.0%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	33.3	0.0	33.3	0.0	18.5	25.0	16.7	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	16.7	0.0	9.1	$10,821	$34	$10,787

Frequently Asked Questions about Spink Colony Elementary - 03

What is the racial makeup of Spink Colony Elementary - 03?

Students at Spink Colony Elementary - 03 are 100% White.

What schools do graduates of Spink Colony Elementary - 03 attend?

Students who attend Spink Colony Elementary - 03 usually go on to attend:

High : Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01

What district is Spink Colony Elementary - 03 in?

Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6

How many students attend Spink Colony Elementary - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 21 students attended Spink Colony Elementary - 03.

Is Spink Colony Elementary - 03 a good school?

Yes. Spink Colony Elementary - 03 ranks in the top 6.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

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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.

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