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Rustic Acres Elementary - 04

Public Grades K-8

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 is a small public elementary school located in Madison, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with an enrollment of just 39 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently underperformed academically compared to the state and its own Chester Area School District 39-1, which is ranked 108 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 had an English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate of just 25%, compared to 50.93% for the state and 53.31% for the Chester Area School District. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was only 16.66%, compared to 43.49% for the state and 41.32% for the district. The school's performance is particularly concerning in the upper grades, with 0% proficiency in ELA and Mathematics for grades 6 and 7. Additionally, Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.2% to 0% over the past few years.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Chester Elementary -02 and Shannon Colony Elementary - 08 are outperforming the state and their respective districts in ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Similarly, the Montrose Elementary - 02 and Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 schools, which are in different districts, also outperform Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 in academic measures. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $10,500 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13:1, Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 is struggling to translate these resources into improved academic outcomes for its students.

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,858

Per pupil spending ?

8.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24243 456th Ave
Madison, SD 57042

(605) 489-2411

District: Chester Area School District 39-1

Students who attend Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 usually attend:

Middle:	Chester Middle School - 03
High:	Chester High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

251^st of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

189^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Chester Area School District 39-1

108^th of 147Chester Area School District 39-1 among South Dakota districts

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-26 vs state

Science25%-19 vs state

Mathematics17%-27 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
Rustic Acres Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	24243 456th Ave	Madison	57042	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	41	3	13.6		41 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	251^st of 300 public elementary schools	16.3%					(n/a)	33.3	25.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	25.0	16.7	25.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	25.0	16.7	25.0	25.0	25.0	$10,858	$417	$10,441
Orland Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	45050 246th St	Montrose	57048	McCook County	Montrose School District 43-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 363-5025	42	3	14.0		42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.5	67^th of 300 public elementary schools	77.7%					(n/a)	80.0	66.7	50.0	83.3	50.0	60.0	68.0	40.0	66.7	0.0	66.7	25.0	60.0	48.0	50.0	60.0	57.1	$12,046	$269	$11,777
Chester Elementary -02	Public	PK, KG-5	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 489-2411	154	10	15.4	20.1%	146 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	64.1	110^th of 300 public elementary schools	63.3%		53.1	101^st of 201 public elementary schools	49.8%	9	57.1	50.0	60.0				55.7	66.7	35.0	70.0				57.4	35.0			$12,218	$1,052	$11,166
Graceville Colony - 07	Public	K-8	23843 - 446A Ave	Winfred	57076	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 256-2267	23	2	11.5		23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.6	272^nd of 300 public elementary schools	9.3%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	100.0	18.2	0.0	0.0	50.0		0.0	50.0	18.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	$12,045	$417	$11,628
Madison Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	700 NW 9th St	Madison	57042	Lake County	Madison Central School District 39-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 256-7721	515	33	15.6	28.5%	412 (80.0%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (11.3%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	66.4	100^th of 300 public elementary schools	66.7%		55.9	94^th of 201 public elementary schools	53.2%	6	41.5	57.1	69.4				56.2	41.5	56.0	57.6				51.8	57.7			$10,752	$967	$9,785
Montrose Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	309 S Church Ave	Montrose	57048	McCook County	Montrose School District 43-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 363-5025	108	10	10.9	13.9%	100 (92.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	75.4	48^th of 300 public elementary schools	84.0%		57.9	84^th of 201 public elementary schools	58.2%	36	57.1	83.3	72.2				68.6	61.9	75.0	38.9				56.9	61.1			$13,873	$594	$13,279
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02	Public	K-4	46450 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 446-3538	154	13	12.0	16.2%	139 (90.3%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	66.5	98^th of 300 public elementary schools	67.3%		34.3	145^th of 201 public elementary schools	27.9%	47	77.8	52.6					60.7	88.9	42.1					57.1				$14,169	$704	$13,465
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	600 S Main St	Humboldt	57035	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 363-3131	310	21	14.8	11.3%	288 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	72.8	64^th of 300 public elementary schools	78.7%		61.6	73^rd of 201 public elementary schools	63.7%	9	50.0	49.6	64.3				55.7	67.9	67.3	64.3				66.1	46.9			$10,596	$531	$10,065
Colman Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S Loban Ave	Colman	57017	Moody County	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 534-3534	193	14	13.7	23.3%	154 (79.8%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.7%)	63.8	112^th of 300 public elementary schools	62.7%		49.6	110^th of 201 public elementary schools	45.3%	2	60.7	56.3	50.0	40.0			51.6	64.3	62.5	57.2	44.0			56.7	39.3			$12,028	$803	$11,224
Camridge Colony School	Public	K-8	102 School St	Rutland	57054	Lake County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 586-4352	24	2	10.5		24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.6	256^th of 300 public elementary schools	14.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	5.3	66.7	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	$15,690	$1,291	$14,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Rustic Acres Elementary - 04

Is Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 a good school?

Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 ranks in the bottom 16.3% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rustic Acres Elementary - 04?

Students at Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 are 100% White.

What schools do graduates of Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 attend?

Students who attend Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chester Middle School - 03
High : Chester High School - 01

How many students attend Rustic Acres Elementary - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 41 students attended Rustic Acres Elementary - 04.

What district is Rustic Acres Elementary - 04 in?

Chester Area School District 39-1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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