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Westside Elementary - 03

Public Grades PK, KG-4
149th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 203 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 27% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Westside Elementary - 03 is a 380-student PK–4 school in Sisseton, South Dakota. It has 222 more students than nearby Enemy Swim Day School, which has 158. The most important academic takeaway is that Westside’s latest math results are above both state and district levels, while ELA remains below the state.

Math is Westside’s stronger subject: in 2025–2026, 46% of students were proficient, compared with 44% statewide and 25% in the district—2 points above the state and 21 above the district. ELA proficiency was 40%, versus 49% statewide and 31% in the district: 9 points below the state but 8 above the district. The only nearby school with enrollment data has no supplied test scores, so a nearby-school results comparison is not available.

Both subjects have improved over four reported years: ELA proficiency rose 12 points and math rose 8 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, with math’s latest-year increase putting it above the state. Westside’s chronic absenteeism also fell from 39% in 2021–2022 to 21% in 2025–2026, though it rose from 19% the prior year. SchoolDigger gives Westside 1 star and the 27th statewide percentile; the Sisseton School District 54-2 is at the 5th percentile with 0 stars. Westside’s student-teacher ratio was 11.6 in 2024–2025. That year, 74% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch; Enemy Swim reports all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility), a different measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for White students was notably higher than Westside’s overall ranking: the group was at the 93rd percentile, compared with 27th overall, in 2025–2026. Its ranking for Female Students rose from the 19th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 53rd percentile in 2025–2026.

380
Students ?
11.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,042
Per pupil spending ?
73.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
95%
Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 5% (any vaccine)
 320 W Walnut
       Sisseton, SD  57262

(605) 698-7613

District: Sisseton School District 54-2


Students who attend Westside Elementary - 03 usually attend:

Middle:    Sisseton Middle School - 02
High:    Sisseton High School - 01
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
52.1%
White:
18.4%
Two or more races:
16.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg28%
South Dakota avg46%
149th of 203
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 27%▲ up 21 pts since 2016
From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
120th of 126Sisseton School District 54-2 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202634.6149 of 20326.6%★☆☆☆☆
202535.6216 of 30028.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.8174 of 20113.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.4177 of 20413.2%★☆☆☆☆
202233.0144 of 20228.7%★☆☆☆☆
202145.0122 of 20239.6%★★☆☆☆
201918.0183 of 20611.2%★☆☆☆☆
201810.3189 of 2047.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.4195 of 2065.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.5199 of 2094.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.1189 of 2016.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201211.4198 of 2147.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201118.2188 of 2058.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201011.6191 of 2067.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200911.2182 of 1967.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20086.9187 of 1943.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20078.8183 of 1945.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200612.4182 of 1977.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200516.7175 of 1949.8%★☆☆☆☆
200413.6170 of 18910.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202546.477 of 17656.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202648.878 of 16653.0%★★★☆☆
202534.6209 of 29128.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.0133 of 16519.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4134 of 15413.0%★☆☆☆☆
202243.995 of 15036.7%★★☆☆☆
202168.743 of 15171.5%★★★★☆
201926.9127 of 15518.1%★☆☆☆☆
201815.0149 of 1638.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202535.5108 of 16333.7%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202547.319 of 6168.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202652.250 of 11656.9%★★★☆☆
202537.3161 of 23732.1%★★☆☆☆
202431.879 of 11028.2%★☆☆☆☆
202328.884 of 11225.0%★☆☆☆☆
202245.040 of 8050.0%★★★☆☆
202161.930 of 10671.7%★★★★☆
201927.296 of 12120.7%★☆☆☆☆
201814.6112 of 1217.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202626.0129 of 16119.9%★☆☆☆☆
202536.8201 of 29231.2%★★☆☆☆
202418.2140 of 16113.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4139 of 16616.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.2122 of 15420.8%★☆☆☆☆
202127.1121 of 15722.9%★☆☆☆☆
201916.8139 of 16013.1%★☆☆☆☆
201811.5158 of 1707.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202530.9126 of 16523.6%★☆☆☆☆
202262.83 of 757.1%★★★★☆
202162.05 of 1464.3%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202675.44 of 2382.6%★★★★☆
202555.949 of 15267.8%★★★☆☆
202447.87 of 2572.0%★★★★☆
202341.814 of 2544.0%★★★☆☆
202276.13 of 2387.0%★★★★★
202166.84 of 2181.0%★★★★☆
201937.618 of 2835.7%★★☆☆☆
201843.920 of 3542.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202521.5214 of 24813.7%★☆☆☆☆
202325.959 of 7218.1%★☆☆☆☆
201836.043 of 6230.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202683.413 of 18492.9%★★★★★
202574.940 of 28786.1%★★★★☆
202341.0115 of 18537.8%★★☆☆☆
202256.077 of 18458.2%★★★☆☆
201952.186 of 19155.0%★★★☆☆
201835.1130 of 18630.1%★★☆☆☆
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)
White (2026)93rd percentile+66 vs school
Native American (2026)83rd percentile+56 vs school
Homeless (2025)69th percentile+41 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+30 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+28 vs school
Female (2026)53rd percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)20th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics46%~ state avg
English Language Arts40%-9 vs state

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Students at Westside Elementary - 03 are 52% American Indian, 18% White, 16% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Westside Elementary - 03 ranks 149th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Westside Elementary - 03 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sisseton Middle School - 02
High : Sisseton High School - 01

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Westside Elementary - 03.

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Latest South Dakota data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewNov 6, 2026
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2024–25 attendance data & graduation rates (updated)NewNov 1, 2026
2025–26 immunization ratesOct 24, 2026


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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