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Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02

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Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 ranks 215 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Gayville, South Dakota, with 142 students. The school is part of the Gayville-Volin School District 63-1, which is ranked 115 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 consistently ranks in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools, typically in the 160s-170s out of around 200 schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are well below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 29.09% compared to the state average of 50.93%, and its Math proficiency rate was 32.72% compared to the state's 43.49%. Compared to nearby schools, such as Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02, which had ELA and Math proficiency rates of 51.11% and 62.22% respectively in 2024-2025, Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 lags significantly behind.

The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, with the school's rankings for female, male, and white students all in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools. Additionally, the school's special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) students perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom two-thirds of the state. Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.5% to 20.8% in recent years, which are well above the state's average. While the school's per-student spending has increased from $10,334 in 2020-2021 to $11,865 in 2023-2024, it remains below the state average.

136

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,609

Per pupil spending ?

31.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Kingsbury St
Gayville, SD 57031

(605) 267-4476

District: Gayville-Volin School District 63-1

Students who attend Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:	Gayville-Volin Middle School - 03
High:	Gayville-Volin High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.9%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

South Dakota avg47%

215^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 147Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	215 of 300	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	172 of 201	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	160 of 204	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	168 of 202	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	167 of 202	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	164 of 206	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	186 of 204	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	181 of 207	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.7	162 of 206	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	171 of 209	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	183 of 201	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	189 of 214	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	192 of 205	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.0	176 of 206	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.4	140 of 196	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	56.5	111 of 194	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.4	138 of 194	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.0	148 of 197	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	61.7	87 of 194	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	26.2	162 of 189	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	61.3	70 of 187	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	247 of 291	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	151 of 165	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	90 of 151	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	116 of 155	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	148 of 163	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	165 of 237	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.4	109 of 121	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	146 of 292	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	108 of 166	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.5	142 of 157	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	111 of 160	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	151 of 170	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	161 of 248	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	235 of 287	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	170 of 184	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	158 of 185	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	159 of 184	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	163 of 185	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	163 of 191	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	185 of 186	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)50th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science47%+7 vs state

Mathematics33%-11 vs state

English Language Arts29%-22 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Kingsbury St	Gayville	57031	Yankton County	Gayville-Volin School District 63-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 267-4476	136	10	13.2	31.6%	125 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	35.7	215^th of 300 public elementary schools	28.3%		19.3	172^nd of 201 public elementary schools	14.4%	43	31.6	26.3	29.4		29.1	42.1	26.3	29.4		32.7	47.1	$13,609	$936	$12,672
Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Nebraska St	Wakonda	57073	Clay County	Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 267-2644	161	13	12.1	34.8%	138 (85.7%)	3 (1.9%)	9 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	38.9	204^th of 300 public elementary schools	32.0%		26.2	161^st of 201 public elementary schools	19.9%	43	47.1	31.6	43.8	30.0	37.5	52.9	31.6	37.5	15.0	33.3	31.3	$14,974	$691	$14,283
Beadle Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	1214 Mulberry St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-2282	412	26	15.5	33.0%	327 (79.4%)	8 (1.9%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	73.7	61^st of 300 public elementary schools	79.7%		61	75^th of 201 public elementary schools	62.7%	14	64.8	60.6	60.6		62.0	66.2	63.4	48.5		59.6	53.0	$11,746	$933	$10,813
Webster Elementary - 06	Public	PK, KG-5	317 E 7th St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-2484	391	17	22.6	31.7%	273 (69.8%)	2 (0.5%)	72 (18.4%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	33.7	219^th of 300 public elementary schools	27.0%		40.5	127^th of 201 public elementary schools	36.8%	92	18.2	36.0	36.4		30.4	40.9	44.0	27.3		37.7	18.2	$16,048	$926	$15,123
Stewart Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	208 W 21st St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-5765	271	21	12.7	38.0%	208 (76.8%)	2 (0.7%)	36 (13.3%)	4 (1.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	70.5	81^st of 300 public elementary schools	73.0%		41.3	125^th of 201 public elementary schools	37.8%	44	44.0	55.6	59.0		52.2	68.0	64.5	69.2		67.2	48.7	$12,131	$931	$11,199
Lincoln Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	815 Locust St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-7392	416	27	15.6	43.0%	283 (68.0%)	3 (0.7%)	66 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.9%)	57.5	138^th of 300 public elementary schools	54.0%		51.3	104^th of 201 public elementary schools	48.3%	34	47.3	47.1	59.1		51.0	48.7	32.9	59.1		46.7	43.9	$11,874	$923	$10,951
Vermillion Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-5	701 W Dartmouth St	Vermillion	57069	Clay County	Vermillion School District 13-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 677-7000	625	50	12.5	35.8%	453 (72.5%)	17 (2.7%)	46 (7.4%)	11 (1.8%)	51 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.2%)								(n/a)	30.8	35.9	47.7		37.9	41.8	27.2	43.2		36.9	44.3	$13,462	$1,346	$12,116
Centerville Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Lincoln St	Centerville	57014	Turner County	Centerville School District 60-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 563-2291	108	10	10.3	28.7%	98 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	70.9	75^th of 300 public elementary schools	75.0%		49.8	108^th of 201 public elementary schools	46.3%	33	85.0	68.8	43.8		67.3	90.0	62.5	31.3		63.5	37.5	$13,948	$873	$13,075
Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	203 W Park Ave	Viborg	57070	Turner County	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 766-5418	153	9	16.3	26.8%	139 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	64.9	105^th of 300 public elementary schools	65.0%		73.9	43^rd of 201 public elementary schools	78.6%	62	48.2	55.6			51.1	59.3	66.7			62.2		$11,761	$573	$11,188

Frequently Asked Questions about Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02

What is the racial makeup of Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02?

Students at Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

Is Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 a good school?

Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 ranks 215^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 attend?

Students who attend Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gayville-Volin Middle School - 03
High : Gayville-Volin High School - 01

What district is Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 in?

Gayville-Volin School District 63-1

How many students attend Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 136 students attended Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02.

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