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Hillside Colony Elementary - 04

Public Grades K-8

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 is a small public elementary school located in Doland, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of just 10 students. The school is part of the Doland School District 56-2, which is ranked 116 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.67% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.93% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in certain grade levels, with 0% proficiency in ELA and Mathematics for grades 4, 5, and 7. Additionally, the school lags behind in Science proficiency, with only 25% of students proficient or better, compared to 43.63% statewide. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.2% to 2.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 is one of several small colony schools in the Doland School District and the surrounding area, with enrollments ranging from 10 to 42 students. The academic performance of these nearby colony schools varies, with some, like Camrose Colony Elementary - 06 and Spink Colony Elementary - 03, performing better than Hillside Colony Elementary - 04, while others, like Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 and Fordham Colony Elementary - 04, also struggle academically. The chronic absenteeism rates are consistently high across all the colony schools, suggesting a systemic issue in the district or region.

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18248 Hillside Ln
Doland, SD 57436

(605) 635-5302

District: Doland School District 56-2

Students who attend Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 usually attend:

High:

Hillside Colony High School - 07

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 34 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg40%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

258^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

141^st of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Doland School District 56-2

116^th of 147Doland School District 56-2 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)28th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

Science25%-19 vs state

English Language Arts17%-34 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
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
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
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
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
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
Spink Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	18206 Spink Ln	Frankfort	57440	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	21	3	8.0		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.3	18^th of 300 public elementary schools	94.0%					(n/a)	100.0		50.0	50.0		100.0	71.4	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	50.0	0.0	33.3	$16,183	$00	$16,183
Glendale Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	17866 Glendale Dr	Frankfort	57440	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	22	3	8.4		22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.3	92^nd of 300 public elementary schools	69.3%					(n/a)	66.7		66.7	100.0	66.7	75.0	75.0	100.0		0.0	100.0	33.3	75.0	62.5	0.0	75.0	42.9	$15,817	$00	$15,817
Camrose Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	16950 400 Ave	Frankfort	57440	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	10	1	9.3	70.0%	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		100.0			50.0		75.0		100.0			50.0		75.0
Riverside Colony Elementary - 15	Public	K-8	40361 200th St	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 353-7800	18	2	9.0		18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	279^th of 300 public elementary schools	7.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	33.3	20.0	$16,044	$450	$15,594
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside Colony Elementary - 04

How many students attend Hillside Colony Elementary - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 8 students attended Hillside Colony Elementary - 04.

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

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

What district is Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 in?

Doland School District 56-2

Is Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 a good school?

Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 ranks in the bottom 14.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

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

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

High : Hillside Colony High School - 07

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