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Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 is a small public elementary school located in Olivet, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with an enrollment of 34 students. The school is part of the Freeman School District 33-1, which is ranked 79 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 outperforms the Freeman School District and the state of South Dakota in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 60% proficiency compared to 55.35% for the district and 50.93% for the state. The school also has strong performance in 3rd, 7th, and 8th grade ELA, with proficiency rates of 75%, 100%, and 75% respectively, significantly higher than the district and state averages. In mathematics, the school's performance is more mixed, with 35% proficiency across all grades, compared to 44.19% for the district and 43.49% for the state. However, the 7th grade mathematics proficiency rate is 100%, which is notably higher than the district and state.

Interestingly, within the same school district, Freeman Elementary - 02 has a higher statewide ranking (131 out of 300) compared to Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 (160 out of 300), despite the latter's stronger overall academic performance. Additionally, Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03, another nearby school in the same district, also has a higher statewide ranking (97 out of 300) than Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04, despite having similar student demographics and academic outcomes. Furthermore, Rockport Colony Elementary- 10, which is in a different school district (Mitchell School District 17-2), outperforms Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 in both ELA and mathematics proficiency, despite being a smaller school.

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,871

Per pupil spending ?

8.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2022-23) ?

Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 100% (any vaccine)

42906 Colony Rd
Olivet, SD 57029

(605) 925-4216

District: Freeman School District 33-1

Students who attend Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 usually attend:

High:

Freeman High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg48%

South Dakota avg46%

Not ranked this year

Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

39^th of 126Freeman School District 33-1 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)66th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)77th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+15 vs state

Mathematics41%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	42906 Colony Rd	Olivet	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 925-4216	34	3	12.5	—	34 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							63.6							40.9				0%	100%	$12,871	$1,928	$10,944
Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	27709 Tschetter Ave	Olivet	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 925-4216	50	2	21.7	—	50 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							51.6							48.4				0%	28.6%	$10,905	$889	$10,017
Menno Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	410 S 5th St	Menno	57045	Hutchinson County	Menno School District 33-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 387-5161	91	12	7.7	40.7%	89 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	58.3	83^rd of 203 public elementary schools	59.1%		62	116^th of 300 public elementary schools	61.3%	33	52.6	53.3	60.0				54.5	42.1	53.3	60.0				50.0	60.0			100%	0%	$17,019	$1,504	$15,514
Freeman Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 S Wipf St	Freeman	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 925-4216	192	16	11.7	32.8%	153 (79.7%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (16.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	46	126^th of 203 public elementary schools	37.9%		58.8	131^st of 300 public elementary schools	56.3%	5	33.3	46.4	50.0	60.0			47.6	37.5	35.7	38.5	52.0			40.8	53.9			77.4%	19.4%	$13,636	$630	$13,006
Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	42805 Maxwell Rd	Scotland	57045	Hutchinson County	Menno School District 33-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 387-5161	39	4	10.2	84.6%	39 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							33.3							20.8				25%	25%	$15,544	$36	$15,508
Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	26730 423rd Ave	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 239-4387	30	2	15.0	—	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							47.1							41.2				0%	100%	$10,937	$952	$9,984
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	42021 268th St	Parkston	57366	Hutchinson County	Parkston School District 33-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 928-3368	31	3	12.4	90.3%	31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							35.3							35.3				0%	0%	$10,368	$252	$10,116
New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08	Public	PK, KG-8	41844 269th St	Ethan	57334	Hutchinson County	Parkston School District 33-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 928-3040	21	3	8.4	85.7%	21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							12.5							25.0						$12,027	$252	$11,775
Scotland Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	711 4th St	Scotland	57059	Bon Homme County	Scotland School District 04-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 583-2717	114	8	13.9	27.2%	100 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.3%)	61.4	76^th of 203 public elementary schools	62.6%		76.7	44^th of 300 public elementary schools	85.3%	32	43.8	56.3					50.0	62.5	62.5					62.5				100%	0%	$13,879	$946	$12,933
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	510 N Main St	Bridgewater	57319	McCook County	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 729-2541	143	12	11.7	30.8%	134 (93.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	68.8	51^st of 203 public elementary schools	74.9%		77.3	39^th of 300 public elementary schools	87.0%	12	38.1	73.1	64.7				59.4	52.4	73.1	64.7				64.1	47.1			100%	0%	$15,142	$906	$14,236

Frequently Asked Questions about Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04

What schools do graduates of Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 attend?

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

High : Freeman High School - 01

What district is Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 in?

Freeman School District 33-1

How many students attend Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 34 students attended Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04.

What is the racial makeup of Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04?

Students at Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 are 100% White.

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