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Beresford Elementary - 02

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Beresford Elementary - 02 ranks 94 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Beresford Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving 293 students in grades K-5 in Beresford, South Dakota. The school is part of the Beresford School District 61-2, which is ranked 83 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beresford Elementary - 02 has consistently performed well on the Smarter Balanced Assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state average. In 2024-2025, 61.27% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 52.82% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49% respectively. The school has also performed well across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 schools in the state for several subgroups. However, the school ranked lower for Hispanic students and migrant students, an area that the school could explore ways to support.

While Beresford Elementary - 02 generally performs better than nearby schools like Lennox Elementary - 02 and Worthing Elementary - 05 in terms of academic achievement, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 5.6% in 2016-2017 to 20.2% in 2024-2025. This is an area of concern that the school should address. Additionally, Beresford Elementary - 02 has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.1 in 2023-2024, which is lower than some nearby schools.

273

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,077

Per pupil spending ?

28.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 46th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (56% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2025) from a 46th-percentile low (2016)

✓Above the South Dakota median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg47%

South Dakota avg47%

94^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^rd of 147Beresford 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
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
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
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
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
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)

Male (2025)77th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school

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

White (2025)71st percentile~ school

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

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

Female (2025)61st percentile-7 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Migrant (2025)41st percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+10 vs state

Mathematics53%+9 vs state

Science47%+6 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 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	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%)	67.2	94^th of 300 public elementary schools	68.7%		67.3	54^th of 201 public elementary schools	73.1%	40	50.0	77.6	55.3		61.3	58.7	61.2	38.3		52.8	46.8	$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%)	67.1	95^th of 300 public elementary schools	68.3%		54.1	97^th of 201 public elementary schools	51.7%	2	58.3	58.3	63.0	53.9	58.4	54.2	62.5	40.7	53.8	52.5	44.5	$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%)	70.9	75^th of 300 public elementary schools	75.0%		49.8	108^th of 201 public elementary schools	46.3%	33	85.0	68.8	43.8		67.3	90.0	62.5	31.3		63.5	37.5	$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%)	64.9	105^th of 300 public elementary schools	65.0%		73.9	43^rd of 201 public elementary schools	78.6%	62	48.2	55.6			51.1	59.3	66.7			62.2		$11,761	$573	$11,188
Worthing Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Cedar St	Worthing	57077	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%)	80.3	29^th of 300 public elementary schools	90.3%		89.4	6^th of 201 public elementary schools	97.0%	23	66.7	68.0			67.4	66.7	72.0			69.8		$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%)	38.9	204^th of 300 public elementary schools	32.0%		26.2	161^st of 201 public elementary schools	19.9%	43	47.1	31.6	43.8	30.0	37.5	52.9	31.6	37.5	15.0	33.3	31.3	$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%)	64.4	108^th of 300 public elementary schools	64.0%		53.4	100^th of 201 public elementary schools	50.2%	8	60.9	45.3	47.8		51.3	79.7	57.8	40.3		59.0	43.3	$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%)	83.7	16^th of 300 public elementary schools	94.7%		86	13^th of 201 public elementary schools	93.5%	3	71.4	67.4			69.7	81.0	67.4			75.0		$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.

What district is Beresford Elementary - 02 in?

Beresford School District 61-2

How many students attend Beresford Elementary - 02?

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

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

Is Beresford Elementary - 02 a good school?

Beresford Elementary - 02 ranks 94^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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