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Riverside Colony Elementary - 15

Public Grades K-8

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 is a small public elementary school in Huron, South Dakota, serving just 16 students in grades K-8. Despite its small size, the school faces significant academic challenges, with extremely low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state and district averages.

According to the key insights, Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 had 0% of students proficient or better in ELA and only 8.33% proficient or better in Math in the 2024-2025 school year. This is drastically lower than the Huron School District (42.51% in ELA, 32.78% in Math) and the state of South Dakota (50.93% in ELA, 43.49% in Math). The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.2% to 27.7% over the past few years, much higher than the state average of around 20%.

Interestingly, Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 performs significantly worse academically than the nearby Buchanan K-1 Center, Madison 2-3 Center, and Washington 4-5 Center, all of which are part of the Huron School District. The school also performs worse than the nearby Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 and Huron Colony Elementary - 13, which are part of different school districts. The small size, isolation, and high chronic absenteeism may be contributing factors to Riverside Colony Elementary - 15's poor academic performance.

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,044

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40361 200th St
Huron, SD 57350

(605) 353-7800

District: Huron School District 02-2

Students who attend Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 usually attend:

Middle:	Huron Middle School - 02
High:	Huron High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (7% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 51 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg37%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

279^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%

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★★★★★

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Middle school

218^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Huron School District 02-2

137^th of 147Huron School District 02-2 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)20th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-24 vs state

Mathematics8%-35 vs state

English Language Arts0%-51 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Colony Elementary - 15	Public	K-8	40361 200th St	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 353-7800	18	2	9.0		18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	279^th of 300 public elementary schools	7.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	33.3	20.0	$16,044	$450	$15,594
Huron Colony Elementary - 13	Public	K-8	40068 399th Ave	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 353-7800	16	1	16.0		16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.7	292^nd of 300 public elementary schools	2.7%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$16,070	$450	$15,619
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18	Public	K-1	555 Mellette Ave SW	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 353-7875	467	29	16.1	70.0%	154 (33.0%)	5 (1.1%)	195 (41.8%)	88 (18.8%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.4%)								(n/a)																		$12,536	$1,111	$11,425
Madison 2-3 Center - 19	Public	2-3	1680 Idaho Ave SE	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 353-7885	474	28	16.9	72.2%	174 (36.7%)	5 (1.1%)	185 (39.0%)	89 (18.8%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.3%)								(n/a)	24.3							23.1										$11,790	$1,013	$10,777
Washington 4-5 Center - 20	Public	4-5	1451 McClellan Dr	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 353-7895	453	28	16.1	71.7%	157 (34.7%)	4 (0.9%)	159 (35.1%)	106 (23.4%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.3%)	43.4	189^th of 300 public elementary schools	37.0%		18.9	173^rd of 201 public elementary schools	13.9%	16		42.7	42.9				42.8		39.2	33.6				36.2	27.7			$11,740	$989	$10,751
Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	19087 413th Ave	Carpenter	57322	Beadle County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 625-5945	21	2	10.1		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.9	298^th of 300 public elementary schools	0.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	50.0	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$10,646	$95	$10,551
Iroquois Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	111 E Washita St	Iroquois	57353	Kingsbury County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 546-2210	114	10	11.8	50.0%	94 (82.5%)	4 (3.5%)	15 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	27.5	234^th of 300 public elementary schools	22.0%		9.1	188^th of 201 public elementary schools	6.5%	46	21.7	38.5	31.3				28.9	52.2	23.1	12.5				32.7	0.0			$13,626	$591	$13,034
Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-6	235 Palm St	Hitchcock	57348	Beadle County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	116	10	11.2	24.1%	113 (97.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	70.1	86^th of 300 public elementary schools	71.3%		54.8	96^th of 201 public elementary schools	52.2%	10	60.0	44.4	53.3	50.0			53.6	80.0	44.4	40.0	58.3			58.9	73.3			$15,944	$00	$15,944
Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	375 Ash St SE	Wolsey	57384	Beadle County	Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 883-4221	145	11	12.7	29.0%	132 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	32.9	222^nd of 300 public elementary schools	26.0%		33.5	146^th of 201 public elementary schools	27.4%	76	28.6	42.9	34.5				35.2	38.1	28.6	24.1				29.6	24.1			$16,334	$1,203	$15,132
Hillside Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	18248 Hillside Ln	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-5302	8	1	7.4		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	258^th of 300 public elementary schools	14.0%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0		0.0	50.0	16.7		100.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	50.0	25.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Colony Elementary - 15

How many students attend Riverside Colony Elementary - 15?

In the 2024-25 school year, 18 students attended Riverside Colony Elementary - 15.

What district is Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 in?

Huron School District 02-2

What schools do graduates of Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 attend?

Students who attend Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Huron Middle School - 02
High : Huron High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Colony Elementary - 15?

Students at Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 are 100% White.

Is Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 a good school?

Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 ranks in the bottom 7.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

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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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