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Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05

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Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 ranks 152 nd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 is a public elementary school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving 262 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Tea Area School District 41-5, which is ranked 21 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While the Tea Area School District 41-5 and the state of South Dakota perform well overall, Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 consistently lags behind in key metrics. The school's English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates are significantly lower than the district and state averages, and its 5th-grade Science proficiency is also below par. Additionally, the school has a much higher chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%, compared to the state average of 7.8%.

When compared to nearby schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, such as Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65, John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57, and Discovery Elementary - 26, Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 consistently underperforms in terms of test scores and other key metrics. The school's challenges, including lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism, and an increasing percentage of students from low-income families, suggest the need for targeted interventions to improve the educational outcomes of its students.

292

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,586

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 S Lancaster Dr
Sioux Falls, SD 57106

(605) 498-2700

District: Tea Area School District 41-5

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.1%

Hispanic:

19.5%

African American:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2019 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg58%

South Dakota avg47%

152^nd of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 8 pts since 2017

From top 43% (2017) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	53.6	152 of 300	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	113 of 201	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	111 of 204	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	121 of 202	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.1	81 of 202	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	166 of 206	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	147 of 204	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	58.7	88 of 207	57.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	59 of 81	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	21 of 58	63.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	89 of 176	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	111 of 291	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	82 of 165	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	94 of 154	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	88 of 150	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	47 of 163	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	116 of 237	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	70 of 110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	47 of 112	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	184 of 292	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	90 of 161	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	82 of 166	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	85 of 154	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	61 of 157	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	120 of 160	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	110 of 165	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	79 of 248	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	102 of 287	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	65 of 184	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	77 of 185	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	81 of 184	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	37 of 185	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	34.3	142 of 191	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-12 vs school

Migrant (2025)34th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-3 vs state

Mathematics47%+3 vs state

Science37%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

We moved into this neighborhood in 2018 and our son attends this school for the first year. The teachers, principal and rest of the staff are absolutely incredible. Our son struggled with the change but because of the teachers and Mrs. Hanson, he has adjusted and has done a complete 180. We were given so many resources to help our son change his behavior. We used them and he's now a completely different kid. Happier, smarter and loves helping others. We love this school!!! Close Quote

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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 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
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
Discovery Elementary - 26	Public	PK, KG-5	1506 S Discovery Ave	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-3530	873	50	17.3	21.9%	699 (80.1%)	51 (5.8%)	51 (5.8%)	6 (0.7%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)	72.8	63^rd of 300 public elementary schools	79.0%		71.6	46^th of 201 public elementary schools	77.1%	17	61.6	56.6	61.9	60.0	66.7	59.3	60.4	62.1	46.8	$10,792	$577	$10,214
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
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
Hayward Elementary - 38	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Valley View Rd	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4590	728	51	14.1	83.5%	202 (27.7%)	73 (10.0%)	342 (47.0%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.4%)	14.8	265^th of 300 public elementary schools	11.7%		6.1	192^nd of 201 public elementary schools	4.5%	73	10.7	26.9	15.5	17.0	9.2	22.1	11.4	13.7	12.2	$11,446	$1,508	$9,938
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
Laura Wilder Elementary - 31	Public	K-5	2300 S Lyndale Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4570	447	30	14.8	66.7%	226 (50.6%)	60 (13.4%)	65 (14.5%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	36.3	211^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.7%		18.7	175^th of 201 public elementary schools	12.9%	36	41.7	40.0	23.9	35.1	56.9	34.5	16.4	36.6	20.9	$10,790	$621	$10,170
Garfield Elementary - 19	Public	PK, KG-5	705 S Roberts Dr	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6180	574	41	14.1	88.3%	183 (31.9%)	100 (17.4%)	141 (24.6%)	14 (2.4%)	59 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.4%)	17	260^th of 300 public elementary schools	13.3%		7.9	189^th of 201 public elementary schools	6.0%	71	16.2	26.4	18.5	19.7	22.2	20.8	10.2	17.2	14.8	$12,120	$1,798	$10,323
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 S Lake Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4655	690	38	18.1	14.1%	514 (74.5%)	7 (1.0%)	121 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	83.9	12^th of 300 public elementary schools	96.0%		82.6	21^st of 201 public elementary schools	89.6%	9	59.4	70.4	75.0	68.0	77.2	67.3	73.9	72.9	64.1	$11,008	$567	$10,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05

How many students attend Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05.

Is Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 a good school?

Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 ranks 152^nd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 in?

Tea Area School District 41-5

What is the racial makeup of Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05?

Students at Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 are 54% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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