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Hoven Elementary - 02

Public Grades PK, KG-6
82nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 73% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Hoven Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school in Hoven, South Dakota, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 77 students. The school is part of the Hoven School District 53-2, which is ranked 27th out of 147 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hoven Elementary - 02 has shown a mixed performance in academic assessments, with its statewide ranking ranging from 13th to 186th over the years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school performed better than the state average in both English Language Arts (55.27% proficient or better) and Mathematics (57.9% proficient or better), but still lagged behind the nearby Gettysburg Elementary - 02 in both subjects. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with a relatively high ranking for female students but lower rankings for male students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Another area of concern for Hoven Elementary - 02 is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, which rose from 7.2% in 2024-2025 to 20.2% in the same school year, higher than the rates at Gettysburg Elementary - 02 and Bowdle Elementary - 02. Despite spending more per student than Gettysburg Elementary - 02, Hoven Elementary - 02 does not appear to be outperforming its neighbor, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need to ensure that funding is being used to support the most impactful strategies for student success.

69
Students ?
7.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,779
Per pupil spending ?
33.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 551 S Main St
       Hoven, SD  57450

(605) 948-2252

District: Hoven School District 53-2


Students who attend Hoven Elementary - 02 usually attend:

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

White:
98.6%
American Indian:
1.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2006 → 73rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Above the South Dakota median (73rd percentile)
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2006) to 73rd (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
District avg62%
South Dakota avg47%
82nd of 300
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Top 27%▲ up 63 pts since 2016
From bottom 10% (2016) to top 27% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
27th of 147Hoven School District 53-2 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202570.582 of 30072.7%★★★★☆
201947.8110 of 20646.6%★★☆☆☆
201614.8186 of 2069.7%★☆☆☆☆
200679.313 of 19793.4%★★★★★
200568.556 of 19471.1%★★★★☆
200469.645 of 18976.2%★★★★☆
200364.065 of 18765.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202525.5146 of 17617.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202583.717 of 29194.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202559.177 of 23767.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202554.8139 of 29252.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202548.4108 of 24856.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202565.692 of 28767.9%★★★☆☆
201938.6132 of 19130.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)94th percentile+21 vs school
White (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)56th percentile-16 vs school
Male (2025)52nd percentile-20 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-56 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Science88%+47 vs state
Mathematics58%+14 vs state
English Language Arts55%+4 vs state

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Hoven Elementary - 02 ranks 82nd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

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

Students at Hoven Elementary - 02 are 99% White, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Hoven Elementary - 02.


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