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Westside Elementary - 03

Public Grades PK, KG-4
216th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 28% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Westside Elementary - 03 is a public elementary school in Sisseton, South Dakota, serving grades PK-4 with 375 students. The school is part of the Sisseton School District 54-2, which is ranked 132 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westside Elementary - 03 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, Westside Elementary - 03 has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.8% to 31.4%, which is significantly higher than the state's average. The school also serves a population with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.51% to 70.4%, much higher than the state average.

The only nearby school included in the data is Enemy Swim Day School, located about 20 miles away. While Enemy Swim Day School has an even higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (98.08%), it has a much higher student-teacher ratio of 156 students per teacher, compared to Westside Elementary - 03's ratio of 11.1-13.5 students per teacher. These findings suggest that Westside Elementary - 03 faces significant challenges in providing quality education to its students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, and addressing these issues will be crucial for improving student outcomes.

380
Students ?
11.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,042
Per pupil spending ?
73.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 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 — 6th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2013
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Dakota average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the South Dakota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school36%
District avg31%
South Dakota avg47%
216th of 300
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 28%▲ up 23 pts since 2015
From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
132nd of 147Sisseton 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)86th percentile+58 vs school
Homeless (2025)69th percentile+41 vs school
Native American (2025)68th percentile+40 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)28th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics38%-6 vs state
English Language Arts34%-17 vs state

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

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

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

Westside Elementary - 03 ranks 216th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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


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