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Beresford Elementary - 02

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Beresford Elementary - 02 ranks 92 nd of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 203 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Beresford Elementary - 02 serves 273 students in grades K–5 in Beresford, South Dakota. Its 2025–2026 all-grades proficiency was 53% in English language arts (ELA) and 50% in math, both above state and district rates. The key takeaway is that these overall results hide a pronounced grade-level split: third grade is the clearest concern, while fourth-grade math and fifth-grade ELA are standouts.

Compared with the state, Beresford was 4 percentage points higher in all-grades ELA and 6 points higher in math; compared with the Beresford School District 61-2, it was 1 point higher in ELA and 10 points higher in math. But third-grade results were weaker: ELA was 3 points below the state and math 9 points below; among eight schools, Beresford ranked seventh in third-grade ELA and second-lowest in math, with only Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02 lower in math. Fourth-grade math was 15 points above the state and second among the eight schools, behind Lawrence Elementary - 02. Fifth-grade ELA was 65%, the highest among the four nearby schools with results, ahead of Centerville Elementary - 02 at 65% before rounding.

Results remain above state averages, but the latest year brought a setback: ELA fell 8 points from its 2024–2025 high, while math fell 6 points from its 2023–2024 high. SchoolDigger rated the school at the 55th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 73rd percentile in 2023–2024; five of the seven nearby schools ranked higher. In its group rankings, SchoolDigger placed the school’s effectiveness for female students at the 39th percentile, down from the 77th in 2023–2024, compared with the overall 55th percentile. For Hispanic students, its 2024–2025 ranking was the 18th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 69th that year. Context: the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.3, versus a nearby average of 14.2, and 29% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby average of 27%. Chronic absenteeism was 10% in 2025–2026, below district and state rates but higher than at six of seven nearby schools.

273

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,077

Per pupil spending ?

28.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94.7%

Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.6% (any vaccine)

209 S 4th St
Beresford, SD 57004

(605) 763-5012

District: Beresford School District 61-2

Students who attend Beresford Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:	Beresford Middle School - 03
High:	Beresford High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.6%

Hispanic:

11.0%

American Indian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2012 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Dakota median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2012

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg46%

South Dakota avg46%

92^nd of 203

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 126Beresford School District 61-2 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	92 of 203	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	94 of 300	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	54 of 201	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	81 of 206	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	76 of 204	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	81 of 207	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	112 of 206	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.5	91 of 209	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.4	86 of 201	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	81.4	17 of 214	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	73.8	33 of 205	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	36 of 206	82.5%	★★★★☆
2009	73.8	32 of 196	83.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.7	15 of 194	92.3%	★★★★★
2007	65.6	64 of 194	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.8	93 of 197	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.6	55 of 194	71.6%	★★★★☆
2004	64.8	72 of 189	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.9	85 of 187	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	62 of 176	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	101 of 166	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.5	113 of 291	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	38 of 165	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	44 of 155	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	49 of 163	69.9%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	21 of 61	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	133 of 163	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	43 of 116	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	99 of 237	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	40 of 110	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	18 of 121	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	45 of 161	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	68 of 292	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	60 of 161	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	76 of 160	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	83 of 170	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	40 of 165	75.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	63 of 152	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	71 of 248	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	8 of 62	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	92 of 184	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	84 of 287	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	44 of 184	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	99 of 191	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	94 of 186	49.5%	★★★☆☆

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)76th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Foster Care (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Native American (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

Migrant (2025)41st percentile-27 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+4 vs state

Mathematics50%+6 vs state

Science47%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beresford Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	209 S 4th St	Beresford	57004	Union County	Beresford School District 61-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 763-5012	273	20	13.3	28.9%	220 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	54.3	92^nd of 203 public elementary schools	54.7%		67.2	94^th of 300 public elementary schools	68.7%	2	40.5	51.1	65.3		52.9	42.9	63.8	42.9		50.0	46.9	94.7%	2.6%	$12,077	$539	$11,538
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04	Public	K-6	409 E 6th St	Alcester	57001	Union County	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 934-2171	166	14	11.9	33.7%	151 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	53.2	96^th of 203 public elementary schools	52.7%		67.1	95^th of 300 public elementary schools	68.3%	1	33.3	51.9	59.3	51.7	50.0	52.4	48.2	40.7	48.3	47.1	51.9	81.8%	0%	$13,589	$650	$12,939
Centerville Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Lincoln St	Centerville	57014	Turner County	Centerville School District 60-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 563-2291	108	10	10.3	28.7%	98 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	70.2	48^th of 203 public elementary schools	76.4%		70.9	75^th of 300 public elementary schools	75.0%	27	80.0	94.4	64.7		80.0	100.0	50.0	35.3		60.0	41.2	78.6%	7.1%	$13,948	$873	$13,075
Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	203 W Park Ave	Viborg	57070	Turner County	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 766-5418	153	9	16.3	26.8%	139 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	68.7	53^rd of 203 public elementary schools	73.9%		64.9	105^th of 300 public elementary schools	65.0%	52	55.6	53.6			54.6	70.4	60.7			65.5		96.3%	3.7%	$11,761	$573	$11,188
Worthing Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Cedar St	Worthing	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 372-4114	119	7	18.1	24.4%	107 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	72.2	42^nd of 203 public elementary schools	79.3%		80.3	29^th of 300 public elementary schools	90.3%	13	68.2	46.7			59.5	77.3	53.3			67.6		89.5%	5.3%	$10,545	$263	$10,283
Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Nebraska St	Wakonda	57073	Clay County	Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 267-2644	161	13	12.1	34.8%	138 (85.7%)	3 (1.9%)	9 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	21.8	171^st of 203 public elementary schools	15.8%		38.9	204^th of 300 public elementary schools	32.0%	33	28.6	21.1	38.1	43.8	32.5	33.3	42.1	28.6	31.3	33.8	28.6	83.3%	11.1%	$14,974	$691	$14,283
Lawrence Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	724 N Sanborn	Canton	57013	Lincoln County	Canton School District 41-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 764-2579	411	29	14.2	22.4%	383 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	62.1	73^rd of 203 public elementary schools	64.0%		64.4	108^th of 300 public elementary schools	64.0%	35	47.8	61.8	49.2		53.0	65.7	67.7	42.9		59.1	47.6	94.9%	3.4%	$11,994	$452	$11,542
Lennox Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	305 W 5th Ave	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 647-2203	362	21	16.8	20.4%	320 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	76.5	28^th of 203 public elementary schools	86.2%		83.7	16^th of 300 public elementary schools	94.7%	12	55.6	62.1			58.9	77.8	63.6			70.5		90.5%	9.5%	$11,073	$509	$10,564

Frequently Asked Questions about Beresford Elementary - 02

What is the racial makeup of Beresford Elementary - 02?

Students at Beresford Elementary - 02 are 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Beresford Elementary - 02 a good school?

Beresford Elementary - 02 ranks 92^nd of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beresford Elementary - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Beresford Elementary - 02.

What district is Beresford Elementary - 02 in?

Beresford School District 61-2

What schools do graduates of Beresford Elementary - 02 attend?

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

Middle : Beresford Middle School - 03
High : Beresford High School - 01

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