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Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01

Public Grades K-5

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving 532 students in grades K-5 within the Tea Area School District 41-5 in South Dakota. The school consistently performs exceptionally well, consistently ranking in the top 20-35 elementary schools in the state and receiving 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 outperforms the state and district averages on standardized assessments, with 71.66% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 75.83% proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 50.93% and 43.49% respectively. The school's strong performance extends across diverse student subgroups, ranking in the top 15-35 in the state for female, male, Hispanic, white, English Language Learner, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to nearby schools.

While Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 outperforms the state and district, it also outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Harrisburg School District 41-2 and Sioux Falls School District 49-5. This suggests the school may be a model for effective practices that could be replicated in other schools. The higher spending per student at Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 compared to the state average and some nearby schools may also be contributing to the school's strong academic outcomes.

538

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,497

Per pupil spending ?

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 W Charish St
Tea, SD 57064

(605) 498-2700

District: Tea Area School District 41-5

Students who attend Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 usually attend:

Middle:	Tea Area Middle School - 02
High:	Tea Area High School - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2012 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (70% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of South Dakota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg58%

South Dakota avg47%

13^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 55 pts since 2017

From bottom 41% (2017) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Tea Area School District 41-5

21^st of 147Tea Area School District 41-5 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	83.9	13 of 300	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	24 of 201	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	12 of 204	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	35 of 202	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	21 of 202	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	13 of 206	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	64.1	73 of 204	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.0	123 of 207	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.6	90 of 201	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.4	112 of 214	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.2	111 of 205	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	137 of 206	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.5	149 of 196	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.3	153 of 194	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.1	162 of 194	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.8	157 of 197	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.7	145 of 194	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.6	141 of 189	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	16 of 176	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	34 of 291	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	25 of 165	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	12 of 154	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	29 of 150	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	21 of 151	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	9 of 155	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	61.5	68 of 163	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	6 of 163	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	17 of 237	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	5 of 110	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	9 of 106	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	25 of 121	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	59 of 121	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	14 of 292	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	18 of 161	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	12 of 166	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	26 of 154	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	16 of 157	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	21 of 160	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	56 of 170	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	11 of 58	81.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	36 of 165	78.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	129 of 152	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	12 of 248	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	7 of 72	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	4 of 72	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	1 of 61	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	55.6	26 of 62	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	15 of 287	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	75.7	30 of 184	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	15 of 185	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	73.4	44 of 184	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	25 of 185	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	19 of 191	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	56.8	81 of 186	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)81st percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-17 vs school

Native American (2025)15th percentile-81 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-90 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+32 vs state

English Language Arts72%+21 vs state

Science48%+7 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01	Public	K-5	500 W Charish St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	538	31	17.1	14.5%	458 (85.1%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (6.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	83.9	13^th of 300 public elementary schools	95.7%		81.8	24^th of 201 public elementary schools	88.1%	11	74.2	76.1	65.0	71.7	84.3	77.5	65.0	75.8	47.5	$9,497	$292	$9,205
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	101 E 7th St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	379	25	15.0	20.6%	310 (81.8%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.8%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.7%)	74.3	56^th of 300 public elementary schools	81.3%		68.5	52^nd of 201 public elementary schools	74.1%	4	73.3	43.8	64.6	61.9	90.0	45.8	56.9	65.3	50.8	$9,998	$292	$9,706
Explorer Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	4010 W 82nd St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 743-2567	338	25	13.2	27.8%	223 (66.0%)	33 (9.8%)	28 (8.3%)	11 (3.3%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	68.5	91^st of 300 public elementary schools	69.7%		56.3	93^rd of 201 public elementary schools	53.7%	2	58.0	56.5	60.7	58.6	70.0	43.5	55.4	56.6	44.6	$10,968	$251	$10,716
Adventure Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	27220 472nd Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 432-2567	440	27	16.4	9.8%	387 (88.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	91.7	7^th of 300 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.6	4^th of 201 public elementary schools	98.0%	3	84.8	81.7	75.3	80.6	87.0	82.8	74.2	81.3	69.9	$13,184	$238	$12,946
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 W 53rd St	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-3560	846	49	17.4	37.8%	542 (64.1%)	78 (9.2%)	99 (11.7%)	20 (2.4%)	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.8%)	64.8	106^th of 300 public elementary schools	64.7%		67	57^th of 201 public elementary schools	71.6%	49	53.0	56.3	50.4	53.0	62.4	65.2	46.9	57.3	41.3	$11,066	$673	$10,393
John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57	Public	K-5	4501 S Holbrook Ave	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2784	661	43	15.4	37.5%	481 (72.8%)	45 (6.8%)	48 (7.3%)	10 (1.5%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.1%)	72.9	62^nd of 300 public elementary schools	79.3%		73.4	44^th of 201 public elementary schools	78.1%	18	51.4	69.2	66.3	61.9	57.0	68.1	54.5	59.5	51.5	$10,658	$608	$10,049
Endeavor Elementary - 07	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 W 95th St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	358	27	13.3	12.6%	280 (78.2%)	18 (5.0%)	17 (4.7%)	16 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.4%)	71.9	71^st of 300 public elementary schools	76.3%		70.7	47^th of 201 public elementary schools	76.6%	24	62.1	54.0	48.4	54.7	75.9	70.0	53.1	65.7	50.0	$11,403	$455	$10,948
Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	2700 S Lancaster Dr	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 498-2700	292	21	13.9	40.1%	158 (54.1%)	39 (13.4%)	57 (19.5%)	12 (4.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	53.6	152^nd of 300 public elementary schools	49.3%		49.2	113^th of 201 public elementary schools	43.8%	39	35.9	55.6	53.7	47.5	43.4	53.3	43.9	46.8	36.6	$10,586	$412	$10,174
Oscar Howe Elementary - 58	Public	K-5	2801 Valley View Rd	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2752	608	35	17.1	52.0%	366 (60.2%)	64 (10.5%)	100 (16.4%)	7 (1.2%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	51.5	161^st of 300 public elementary schools	46.3%		35.4	142^nd of 201 public elementary schools	29.4%	19	43.1	53.9	37.8	45.5	47.1	54.9	32.9	45.8	36.6	$11,050	$600	$10,450
Journey Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	6801 S Grange Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	340	26	13.1	16.5%	270 (79.4%)	19 (5.6%)	17 (5.0%)	11 (3.2%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	79.5	33^rd of 300 public elementary schools	89.0%		76.1	35^th of 201 public elementary schools	82.6%	2	48.0	74.2	68.9	64.7	70.0	72.6	60.7	67.6	57.4	$11,449	$438	$11,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01

Is Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 a good school?

Yes! Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01?

Students at Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 are 85% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01.

What district is Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 in?

Tea Area School District 41-5

What schools do graduates of Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 attend?

Students who attend Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tea Area Middle School - 02
High : Tea Area High School - 03

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