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Journey Elementary - 05

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Journey Elementary - 05 ranks 33 rd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Journey Elementary - 05 is a public elementary school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving 342 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Harrisburg School District 41-2, which is ranked 39 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Journey Elementary - 05 consistently outperforms the Harrisburg School District and the state of South Dakota in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 64.74% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 59.77% for the district and 50.93% for the state. In Mathematics, 67.63% of students were proficient or better, compared to 51.13% for the district and 43.49% for the state. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade is also strong, with 57.38% of students proficient or better, compared to 44.8% for the district and 40.54% for the state. Journey Elementary - 05 has a strong performance across various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Native American, and White students, who all rank in the top quartile of South Dakota elementary schools. The school's performance for Special Education students is particularly noteworthy, ranking in the top 12% of South Dakota elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby schools in the Harrisburg School District, such as Adventure Elementary - 10 and Freedom Elementary - 06, Journey Elementary - 05 outperforms them in both academic performance and student group rankings. However, when compared to schools in the Sioux Falls School District, such as John Harris Elementary - 23, Journey Elementary - 05 lags behind in some areas, particularly in the performance of economically disadvantaged and minority student groups. The school has also seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 20.8% in 2023-2024 to 8.3% in 2024-2025, and has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 3.55% in 2021-2022 to 7.89% in 2023-2024.

340

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,449

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6801 S Grange Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57108

(605) 743-2567

District: Harrisburg School District 41-2

Students who attend Journey Elementary - 05 usually attend:

High:

Harrisburg High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.4%

African American:

5.6%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (65% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of South Dakota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg55%

South Dakota avg47%

33^rd of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Harrisburg School District 41-2

39^th of 147Harrisburg School District 41-2 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	79.5	33 of 300	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	35 of 201	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	76 of 204	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	104 of 202	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.8	52 of 202	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	84 of 206	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	49 of 204	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	54.8	104 of 207	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.3	62 of 206	69.9%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	52 of 209	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	62.6	80 of 201	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.2	26 of 214	87.9%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	10 of 205	95.1%	★★★★★
2010	71.1	49 of 206	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	58.9	91 of 196	53.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	41 of 81	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	31 of 58	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	64 of 176	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	21 of 291	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	67.8	46 of 165	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	80 of 154	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	77 of 150	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.1	45 of 151	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	84 of 155	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.7	53 of 163	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	58 of 163	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	63 of 237	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	81 of 292	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	30 of 161	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	41 of 166	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	69 of 154	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	39 of 157	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	44 of 160	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	38 of 170	77.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	67 of 165	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	4 of 152	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	29 of 248	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	5 of 72	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	3 of 72	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.6	13 of 61	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	4 of 62	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	25 of 287	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.1	27 of 184	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	76 of 185	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	92 of 184	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	48 of 185	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	101 of 191	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	63 of 186	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+24 vs state

English Language Arts65%+14 vs state

Science57%+17 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Journey Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	6801 S Grange Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	340	26	13.1	16.5%	270 (79.4%)	19 (5.6%)	17 (5.0%)	11 (3.2%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	79.5	33^rd of 300 public elementary schools	89.0%		76.1	35^th of 201 public elementary schools	82.6%	2	48.0	74.2	68.9	64.7	70.0	72.6	60.7	67.6	57.4	$11,449	$438	$11,011
Endeavor Elementary - 07	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 W 95th St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	358	27	13.3	12.6%	280 (78.2%)	18 (5.0%)	17 (4.7%)	16 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.4%)	71.9	71^st of 300 public elementary schools	76.3%		70.7	47^th of 201 public elementary schools	76.6%	24	62.1	54.0	48.4	54.7	75.9	70.0	53.1	65.7	50.0	$11,403	$455	$10,948
Explorer Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	4010 W 82nd St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 743-2567	338	25	13.2	27.8%	223 (66.0%)	33 (9.8%)	28 (8.3%)	11 (3.3%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	68.5	91^st of 300 public elementary schools	69.7%		56.3	93^rd of 201 public elementary schools	53.7%	2	58.0	56.5	60.7	58.6	70.0	43.5	55.4	56.6	44.6	$10,968	$251	$10,716
Robert Frost Elementary - 18	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 S 4th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6170	447	26	16.8	42.1%	317 (70.9%)	37 (8.3%)	33 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.1%)	57.4	139^th of 300 public elementary schools	53.7%		53.8	99^th of 201 public elementary schools	50.7%	40	41.9	58.9	48.4	49.0	46.0	41.1	54.8	47.4	48.4	$11,331	$597	$10,735
Challenge Center - 51	Public	2-5	3101 S 4th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6170	165	11	14.8	15.8%	136 (82.4%)	8 (4.8%)	9 (5.5%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	97.8	2^nd of 300 public elementary schools	99.3%		99.2	1^st of 201 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	100.0	100.0	94.3	97.9	100.0	98.1	88.7	95.2	90.6	$6,651	$560	$6,091
Laura Wilder Elementary - 31	Public	K-5	2300 S Lyndale Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4570	447	30	14.8	66.7%	226 (50.6%)	60 (13.4%)	65 (14.5%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	36.3	211^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.7%		18.7	175^th of 201 public elementary schools	12.9%	36	41.7	40.0	23.9	35.1	56.9	34.5	16.4	36.6	20.9	$10,790	$621	$10,170
Adventure Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	27220 472nd Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 432-2567	440	27	16.4	9.8%	387 (88.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	91.7	7^th of 300 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.6	4^th of 201 public elementary schools	98.0%	3	84.8	81.7	75.3	80.6	87.0	82.8	74.2	81.3	69.9	$13,184	$238	$12,946
Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66	Public	K-5	2000 S Dakota Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4560	472	31	15.0	61.4%	232 (49.2%)	89 (18.9%)	46 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.9%)	36.2	212^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.3%		28.4	155^th of 201 public elementary schools	22.9%	57	25.3	27.4	39.2	30.5	33.7	31.0	38.0	34.2	39.2	$11,068	$651	$10,418
Freedom Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	1101 Tom Sawyer Trl	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	442	32	13.6	23.3%	357 (80.8%)	15 (3.4%)	36 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	39.7	201^st of 300 public elementary schools	33.0%		29.1	154^th of 201 public elementary schools	23.4%	47	33.8	35.6	38.5	36.0	44.6	30.5	36.9	37.6	32.3	$11,088	$786	$10,302
Horizon Elementary - 09	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 S Bahnson Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	458	36	12.8	28.2%	319 (69.7%)	44 (9.6%)	34 (7.4%)	8 (1.7%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.7%)	40.5	197^th of 300 public elementary schools	34.3%		32.9	148^th of 201 public elementary schools	26.4%	49	34.9	43.1	47.8	41.5	43.4	35.4	21.7	34.1	30.4	$11,187	$249	$10,938

Frequently Asked Questions about Journey Elementary - 05

Is Journey Elementary - 05 a good school?

Journey Elementary - 05 ranks 33^rd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Journey Elementary - 05 in?

Harrisburg School District 41-2

What schools do graduates of Journey Elementary - 05 attend?

Students who attend Journey Elementary - 05 usually go on to attend:

High : Harrisburg High School - 01

How many students attend Journey Elementary - 05?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Journey Elementary - 05.

What is the racial makeup of Journey Elementary - 05?

Students at Journey Elementary - 05 are 79% White, 6% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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