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Fordham Colony Elementary - 04

Q: Is Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 a good school?

Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 ranks in the bottom 16.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Fordham Colony Elementary - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 42 students attended Fordham Colony Elementary - 04.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Fordham Colony Elementary - 04?

Students at Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 are 100% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 attend?

Students who attend Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 usually go on to attend: Middle : Clark Middle School - 03 High : Clark High School - 01

Public Grades K-8

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 is a small public elementary school in Carpenter, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 42 students. The school is part of the Clark School District 12-2, which is ranked 128 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic assessments, with only 18.51% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 37.35% for the district and 50.93% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd, 6th, and 8th grades, where the proficiency rates are 0% in both ELA and Math. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.2% to 7.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 performs similarly to other small, rural schools in the area, such as Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05 and Silver Lake Colony - 07, it lags behind the larger, more urban Willow Lake Elementary - 02 and Doland Elementary - 03, which have higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's small size and rural location may contribute to the challenges it faces, and addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate could be a promising strategy to boost academic outcomes.

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,821

Per pupil spending ?

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

533 Fordham Dr
Carpenter, SD 57322

(605) 532-3606

District: Clark School District 12-2

Students who attend Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Middle School - 03
High:	Clark High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 35 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg33%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

252^nd of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%

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Middle school

233^rd of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Clark School District 12-2

128^th of 147Clark School District 12-2 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)52nd percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-32 vs state

Mathematics11%-32 vs state

Science9%-35 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
Fordham Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	533 Fordham Dr	Carpenter	57322	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	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%)	19.6	252^nd of 300 public elementary schools	16.0%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	33.3	0.0	33.3	0.0	18.5	25.0	16.7	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	16.7	0.0	9.1	$10,821	$34	$10,787
Clark Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	41181 179th St	Raymond	57258	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	24	2	11.5		23 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44	186^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.0%					(n/a)	66.7		0.0	50.0	100.0	50.0	50.0	100.0		0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hillside Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	18248 Hillside Ln	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-5302	8	1	7.4		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	258^th of 300 public elementary schools	14.0%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0		0.0	50.0	16.7		100.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	50.0	25.0
Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	19087 413th Ave	Carpenter	57322	Beadle County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 625-5945	21	2	10.1		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.9	298^th of 300 public elementary schools	0.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	50.0	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$10,646	$95	$10,551
Clark Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	200 2nd Ave NW	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 532-3606	212	17	12.1	26.4%	180 (84.9%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	61.5	118^th of 300 public elementary schools	60.7%		57.1	91^st of 201 public elementary schools	54.7%	27	53.6	47.1	64.5				54.8	57.1	50.0	45.2				50.5	38.7			$11,695	$711	$10,984
Doland Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	405 N Humphrey Dr	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 635-6241	63	7	8.4	42.9%	59 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54	150^th of 300 public elementary schools	50.0%					(n/a)	50.0	50.0	37.5	55.6			48.5	50.0	33.3	37.5	66.7			48.5	25.0			$16,873	$1,232	$15,641
Silver Lake Colony - 07	Public	K-8	17354 430th Ave	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	16	2	8.0	81.3%	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.1	190^th of 300 public elementary schools	36.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	50.0	80.0	0.0	50.0	42.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	21.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	$16,690	$34	$16,656
Willow Lake Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Garfield Ave	Willow Lake	57278	Clark County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 625-5945	153	11	14.2	48.4%	148 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.9	163^rd of 300 public elementary schools	45.7%		29.6	152^nd of 201 public elementary schools	24.4%	11	31.3	34.6	47.6				38.1	56.3	46.2	52.4				50.8	38.1			$11,886	$946	$10,940
Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	1004 Hillcrest Dr	Garden City	57236	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	31	2	15.5	90.3%	31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.1	250^th of 300 public elementary schools	16.7%					(n/a)	50.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	18.2	25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	33.3	18.2	25.0	0.0	10.0	$11,141	$34	$11,106
Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	43188 Mayfield Rd	Willow Lake	57278	Clark County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 625-5945	31	2	15.5		31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.6	206^th of 300 public elementary schools	31.3%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	50.0	75.0	33.3		41.2	33.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	33.3		17.7	50.0			$10,730	$95	$10,635

Frequently Asked Questions about Fordham Colony Elementary - 04

What district is Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 in?

Clark School District 12-2

Is Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 a good school?

Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 ranks in the bottom 16.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fordham Colony Elementary - 04?

Students at Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 are 100% White.

What schools do graduates of Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 attend?

Students who attend Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Middle School - 03
High : Clark High School - 01

How many students attend Fordham Colony Elementary - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 42 students attended Fordham Colony Elementary - 04.

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