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Eureka Elementary - 02

Public Grades PK, KG-6
98th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 203 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 52% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Eureka Elementary - 02 serves 94 students in prekindergarten through grade 6 in Eureka, South Dakota. Its latest results are mixed: all-grades ELA is above the state, math is essentially level with it, and fifth-grade science stands out as a strength. The clearest current bright spot is fifth-grade science, where 54% of students were proficient, compared with 41% statewide.

Compared with the state in 2025–2026, the school’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 52% versus 49%; math was 44% versus 44%, essentially level. Math was also above the 38% district rate in the Eureka School District 44-1. Results vary by grade: third-grade ELA was 36% versus 43% statewide, and third-grade math was 36% versus 52%. In 2024–2025, nearby Boulder Colony School - 06 reported 100% proficiency in both ELA and math, compared with Eureka’s 56% and 46%; Boulder had just 12 students, and its 2025–2026 school-level test results are suppressed, so current-year comparisons are unavailable.

Results have shifted considerably over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, all-grades math fell 21 percentage points and ELA fell 13 points, while fifth-grade science rose 17 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking declined from 97 in 2020–2021 to 52 in 2025–2026; its latest rating is 3 stars, down from 5 at its peak. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 8.8, compared with 12.0 at Boulder, and 45% of Eureka students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also differed from its overall percentile of 58: Special Education Students ranked at the 79th percentile, while Low Socio Economic Status Students ranked at the 27th percentile, indicating markedly different statewide measures of how well the school serves those groups.

94
Students ?
8.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,520
Per pupil spending ?
44.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
87.5%
Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 6.3% (any vaccine)
 805 10th St
       Eureka, SD  57437

(605) 284-2875

District: Eureka School District 44-1


Students who attend Eureka Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:    Eureka Junior High - 03
High:    Eureka High School - 01
Racial breakdown:

White:
77.7%
American Indian:
9.6%
Two or more races:
9.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2012 → 52nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the South Dakota median (52nd percentile)
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2012
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school49%
District avg45%
South Dakota avg46%
98th of 203
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Top 48%▼ down 34 pts since 2016
From top 15% (2016) to top 48% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
78th of 126Eureka School District 44-1 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202653.198 of 20351.7%★★★☆☆
202559.8125 of 30058.3%★★★☆☆
202463.466 of 20167.2%★★★☆☆
202373.241 of 20479.9%★★★★☆
202280.331 of 20284.7%★★★★☆
202190.37 of 20296.5%★★★★★
201953.694 of 20654.4%★★★☆☆
201675.230 of 20685.4%★★★★☆
201368.256 of 20172.1%★★★★☆
201272.446 of 21478.5%★★★★☆
201151.3126 of 20538.5%★★☆☆☆
201053.2121 of 20641.3%★★☆☆☆
200952.7116 of 19640.8%★★☆☆☆
200863.675 of 19461.3%★★★☆☆
200781.38 of 19495.9%★★★★★
200669.751 of 19774.1%★★★★☆
200566.268 of 19464.9%★★★☆☆
200476.320 of 18989.4%★★★★☆
200374.626 of 18786.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202557.7120 of 29158.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202536.6100 of 16338.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202534.5174 of 23726.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202558.0124 of 29257.5%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202545.786 of 16547.9%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202554.052 of 15265.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202563.751 of 24879.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202661.364 of 18465.2%★★★☆☆
202556.2135 of 28753.0%★★★☆☆
202458.174 of 18459.8%★★★☆☆
202367.154 of 18570.8%★★★★☆
202272.345 of 18475.5%★★★★☆
202186.411 of 18594.1%★★★★★
201946.9110 of 19142.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)79th percentile+21 vs school
Native American (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school
White (2026)65th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2025)59th percentile~ school
Male (2025)58th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?
Science54%+12 vs state
English Language Arts52%+3 vs state
Mathematics44%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 94 students attended Eureka Elementary - 02.

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

Middle : Eureka Junior High - 03
High : Eureka High School - 01

Students at Eureka Elementary - 02 are 78% White, 10% American Indian, 10% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Eureka Elementary - 02 ranks 98th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Latest South Dakota data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewNov 6, 2026
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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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