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Armour Elementary - 02

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Armour Elementary - 02 ranks 224 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Armour Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Armour, South Dakota, with 118 students. The school is part of the Armour School District 21-1, which is ranked 81 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Armour Elementary - 02 has consistently underperformed compared to the state and its own district in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates of 30% in ELA and 37.5% in Math in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 13th out of 201 schools in 2012-2013 to 224th out of 300 schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 20.2% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In contrast, Corsica-Stickney Elementary, located just 19 miles from Armour Elementary - 02, is a high-performing school that consistently ranks among the top 15-36 elementary schools in the state, with proficiency rates of 67.17% in ELA and 77.61% in Math in 2024-2025. This stark contrast highlights the potential for improvement at Armour Elementary - 02, as there are successful schools within a reasonable distance. The school's challenges in serving its population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with these students ranking in the bottom quartile of South Dakota elementary schools, suggest that targeted interventions and support could potentially help improve academic outcomes.

119

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,073

Per pupil spending ?

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

905 Dobson Ave
Armour, SD 57313

(605) 724-2698

District: Armour School District 21-1

Students who attend Armour Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:	Armour Middle School - 03
High:	Armour High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.6%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 69 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 24 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg42%

South Dakota avg47%

224^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^st of 147Armour School District 21-1 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	32.6	224 of 300	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	156 of 201	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	136 of 204	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	131 of 202	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	154 of 202	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	145 of 206	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	140 of 204	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.6	71 of 206	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.5	75 of 209	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.8	13 of 201	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	76.3	31 of 206	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	82.2	5 of 194	97.4%	★★★★★
2005	45.4	140 of 194	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	59.4	97 of 189	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	78.0	17 of 187	90.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	94 of 176	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	154 of 291	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	106 of 154	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	131 of 151	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	56 of 163	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	188 of 237	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	244 of 292	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.1	72 of 166	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	107 of 154	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	107 of 157	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	121 of 160	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	127 of 165	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	148 of 248	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	239 of 287	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	134 of 185	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.8	89 of 184	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	133 of 185	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	124 of 191	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+40 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-6 vs state

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

Science17%-24 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 6th 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 6th 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
Armour Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Dobson Ave	Armour	57313	Douglas County	Armour School District 21-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 724-2698	119	9	12.8	10.1%	103 (86.6%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	32.6	224^th of 300 public elementary schools	25.3%		28.3	156^th of 201 public elementary schools	22.4%	68	26.7	30.8	33.3				30.0	40.0	38.5	33.3				37.5	16.7			$14,073	$1,114	$12,958
Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	28748 386th Ave	Lake Andes	57356	Charles Mix County	Andes Central School District 11-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 487-7655	23	2	11.5	87.0%	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.4	68^th of 300 public elementary schools	77.3%					(n/a)	100.0	100.0	66.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.1	100.0	100.0	33.3	100.0	83.3	66.7	76.5	0.0	33.3	16.7	$19,089	$2,240	$16,850
Greenwood Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	28781 402nd Ave	Delmont	57330	Douglas County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 935-6766	3	1	3.0		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		100.0			100.0		100.0		100.0			100.0		100.0
Andes Central Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 High St	Lake Andes	57356	Charles Mix County	Andes Central School District 11-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 487-5243	184	14	13.0	100.0%	32 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (21.2%)	25.3	240^th of 300 public elementary schools	20.0%		20.6	170^th of 201 public elementary schools	15.4%	70	19.2	31.8	29.2				26.4	19.2	40.9	25.0				27.8	12.5			$20,482	$3,033	$17,449
Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07	Public	K-8	40248 293rd Ave	Delmont	57330	Charles Mix County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 935-6766	26	1	26.0		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.5	283^rd of 300 public elementary schools	5.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	100.0	50.0	21.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wagner Elementary - 02	Public	K-4	101 Walnut Ave SW	Wagner	57380	Charles Mix County	Wagner Community School District 11-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 384-3393	333	34	9.8	100.0%	100 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	33.2	221^st of 300 public elementary schools	26.3%		15	180^th of 201 public elementary schools	10.4%	41	29.7	32.2					30.8	43.3	30.5					37.6				$16,859	$972	$15,887
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	506 Main St	Stickney	57375	Aurora County	Corsica-Stickney 21-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 732-4221	150	11	13.9	20.7%	146 (97.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.8	15^th of 300 public elementary schools	95.0%		81.9	23^rd of 201 public elementary schools	88.6%	8	68.0	66.7	66.7				67.2	76.0	77.8	79.2				77.6	54.2			$14,561	$1,018	$13,543
Parkston Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	102C S Chapman Dr	Parkston	57366	Hutchinson County	Parkston School District 33-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 928-3368	272	19	13.9	25.4%	242 (89.0%)	4 (1.5%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	70.3	84^th of 300 public elementary schools	72.0%		64.1	64^th of 201 public elementary schools	68.2%	20	42.5	55.6	65.7				54.1	72.5	61.1	65.7				66.7	42.9			$11,871	$914	$10,957

Frequently Asked Questions about Armour Elementary - 02

What district is Armour Elementary - 02 in?

Armour School District 21-1

Is Armour Elementary - 02 a good school?

Armour Elementary - 02 ranks 224^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Armour Elementary - 02 attend?

Students who attend Armour Elementary - 02 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Armour Middle School - 03
High : Armour High School - 01

How many students attend Armour Elementary - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 119 students attended Armour Elementary - 02.

What is the racial makeup of Armour Elementary - 02?

Students at Armour Elementary - 02 are 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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