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Glendale Colony Elementary - 04

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Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 ranks 92 nd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 is a small public elementary school located in Frankfort, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 21 students. The school is part of the Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6, which is ranked 37 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 consistently outperforms the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 75% of students proficient or better in ELA and 62.5% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well in certain student subgroups, ranking 46 out of 292 SD elementary schools for male students and 23 out of 176 for English Language Learner students, both with 4-star ratings.

Compared to nearby schools, Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 outperforms many of them in academic performance. For example, it ranks significantly higher than Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 and Hillside Colony Elementary - 04, which are both part of the Doland School District 56-2 (ranked 116 out of 147 in the state). Another nearby high-performing school is Spink Colony Elementary - 03, which ranked 18 out of 300 South Dakota elementary schools in 2024-2025, with 100% proficiency in Math and 71.43% in ELA.

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,817

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17866 Glendale Dr
Frankfort, SD 57440

(605) 266-2151

District: Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6

Students who attend Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 usually attend:

High:

Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the South Dakota median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg54%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

92^nd of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 31%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

10^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 4%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

37^th of 147Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 among South Dakota districts

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)87th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+24 vs state

Mathematics62%+19 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Glendale Colony Elementary - 04

What schools do graduates of Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 attend?

Students who attend Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 usually go on to attend:

High : Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01

What district is Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 in?

Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6

How many students attend Glendale Colony Elementary - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 22 students attended Glendale Colony Elementary - 04.

Is Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 a good school?

Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 ranks 92^nd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Glendale Colony Elementary - 04?

Students at Glendale Colony Elementary - 04 are 100% White.

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