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May Overby Elementary - 09

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May Overby Elementary - 09 ranks 185 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

May Overby Elementary - 09 is a public elementary school in Aberdeen, South Dakota, serving 353 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Aberdeen School District 06-1, which is ranked 76 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

May Overby Elementary - 09 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools in recent years, with performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments generally below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year were 42.86% in ELA and 41.5% in Math, compared to the district's 51.8% and 45.45%, and the state's 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, with proficiency rates around 20-30% in both ELA and Math. Additionally, May Overby has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 21.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While other elementary schools in the Aberdeen School District, such as O.M. Tiffany Elementary and Simmons Elementary, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to May Overby, some nearby schools in other districts, like Groton Area Elementary and Warner Elementary, significantly outperform May Overby and the Aberdeen district on academic measures, despite serving student populations with similar socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite increased per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio at May Overby, the school has not seen significant improvements in its academic outcomes, indicating that simply increasing resources may not be enough to address the school's underlying issues.

327

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,095

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

612 14th Ave SE
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 725-7300

District: Aberdeen School District 06-1

Students who attend May Overby Elementary - 09 usually attend:

Middle:	Simmons Middle School - 03
High:	Central High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.2%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg48%

South Dakota avg47%

185^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Aberdeen School District 06-1

76^th of 147Aberdeen School District 06-1 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	44.0	185 of 300	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	133 of 201	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	154 of 204	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	116 of 202	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	106 of 202	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	134 of 206	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	142 of 204	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	120 of 207	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.7	97 of 206	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.7	65 of 209	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	88 of 201	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.5	137 of 214	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.2	122 of 205	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.5	97 of 206	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.8	29 of 196	85.2%	★★★★☆
2008	56.9	109 of 194	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.7	121 of 194	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.3	107 of 197	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.2	118 of 194	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.0	131 of 189	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.0	93 of 187	50.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	64 of 81	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	35 of 58	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	82 of 176	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	192 of 291	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	123 of 165	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	121 of 154	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	87 of 150	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	77 of 151	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	89 of 155	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	110 of 163	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	92 of 163	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	179 of 237	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.8	42 of 110	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	78 of 112	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	32 of 80	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	49 of 106	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	87 of 121	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	80 of 121	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	170 of 292	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	75 of 161	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	100 of 166	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	79 of 154	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	84 of 157	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	107 of 160	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	115 of 170	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	49 of 165	70.3%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	71 of 152	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	125 of 248	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	29 of 72	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	33 of 72	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	20 of 61	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.8	47 of 62	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	187 of 287	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	103 of 184	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	127 of 185	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	78 of 184	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	82 of 185	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	120 of 191	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	139 of 186	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-8 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Science21%-20 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 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 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
May Overby Elementary - 09	Public	K-5	612 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7300	327	29	11.4	53.5%	197 (60.2%)	14 (4.3%)	43 (13.1%)	19 (5.8%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.5%)	44	185^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.3%		39.2	133^rd of 201 public elementary schools	33.8%	52	56.8	40.0	33.3			42.9	59.1	43.6	22.9			41.5	20.8			$13,095	$1,647	$11,448
SDSBVI Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-8	605 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 626-2580	10	8	1.1	30.0%	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)
Simmons Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	1500 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7600	386	30	12.6	48.2%	261 (67.6%)	8 (2.1%)	69 (17.9%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.5%)	50.2	165^th of 300 public elementary schools	45.0%		25	163^rd of 201 public elementary schools	18.9%	2	42.4	44.0	47.9			44.9	48.5	40.0	42.3			43.9	35.2			$11,490	$966	$10,524
Lincoln Elementary - 08	Public	PK, KG-5	414 S 10th St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7200	233	28	8.1	60.5%	143 (61.4%)	5 (2.1%)	31 (13.3%)	25 (10.7%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	64.5	107^th of 300 public elementary schools	64.3%		52.4	103^rd of 201 public elementary schools	48.8%	4	74.3	41.2	61.1			59.1	85.7	35.3	47.2			56.2	36.1			$12,897	$2,283	$10,615
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	819 8th Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7400	304	24	12.9	55.3%	192 (63.2%)	8 (2.6%)	51 (16.8%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (5.9%)	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.6%)	40.7	195^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.0%		21.1	169^th of 201 public elementary schools	15.9%	26	45.2	32.6	38.5			39.4	53.2	43.5	25.0			41.3	17.3			$11,808	$1,055	$10,753
Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	3010 Milwaukee Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7800	282	21	13.6	40.8%	192 (68.1%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.5%)	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	41.1	194^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.3%		57.5	88^th of 201 public elementary schools	56.2%	106	26.0	48.8	37.2			36.8	34.0	53.5	39.5			41.9	23.3			$11,172	$739	$10,434
C C Lee Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	1900 N State St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7500	356	24	14.8	17.7%	289 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	83.2	19^th of 300 public elementary schools	93.7%		85.4	16^th of 201 public elementary schools	92.0%	3	67.2	53.1	78.7			66.1	84.4	59.4	78.7			74.1	72.1			$11,724	$325	$11,399
Warner Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	110 1st Ave SW	Warner	57479	Brown County	Warner School District 06-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 225-6194	145	11	13.1	4.8%	136 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	95	4^th of 300 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.8	3^rd of 201 public elementary schools	98.5%	1	92.3	91.3	77.3			87.3	100.0	95.7	77.3			91.6	72.7			$10,733	$19	$10,713
Groton Area Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N 1st St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 397-2317	278	20	13.6	23.4%	251 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	77.3	38^th of 300 public elementary schools	87.3%		70.3	49^th of 201 public elementary schools	75.6%	11	77.3	65.9	63.3			68.7	81.8	65.9	46.9			64.2	46.9			$11,705	$617	$11,088
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	14625 401st Ave	Stratford	57474	Brown County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 396-7497	16	3	5.5		16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	245^th of 300 public elementary schools	18.3%					(n/a)		0.0	100.0	25.0	0.0	18.2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	33.3	$11,043	$23	$11,020

Frequently Asked Questions about May Overby Elementary - 09

What is the racial makeup of May Overby Elementary - 09?

Students at May Overby Elementary - 09 are 60% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% American Indian, 6% Asian, 4% African American.

What district is May Overby Elementary - 09 in?

Aberdeen School District 06-1

Is May Overby Elementary - 09 a good school?

May Overby Elementary - 09 ranks 185^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend May Overby Elementary - 09?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended May Overby Elementary - 09.

What schools do graduates of May Overby Elementary - 09 attend?

Students who attend May Overby Elementary - 09 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Simmons Middle School - 03
High : Central High School - 01

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