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Washington 4-5 Center - 20

Q: Is Washington 4-5 Center - 20 a good school?

Washington 4-5 Center - 20 ranks 189 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Washington 4-5 Center - 20?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Washington 4-5 Center - 20.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Washington 4-5 Center - 20?

Students at Washington 4-5 Center - 20 are 35% Hispanic, 35% White, 23% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Public Grades 4-5

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Washington 4-5 Center - 20 is an elementary school in Huron, South Dakota, serving 456 students in grades 4-5. The school is part of the Huron School District 02-2, which is ranked 137 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Washington 4-5 Center - 20 has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 42.76% in ELA and 36.2% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade has been particularly low, with only 27.73% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 40.54%. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.3% to 27.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Riverside Colony Elementary - 15 and Huron Colony Elementary - 13 have even lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to Washington 4-5 Center - 20. In contrast, the other nearby schools, Madison 2-3 Center - 19 and Buchanan K-1 Center - 18, have similar demographic and performance characteristics to Washington 4-5 Center - 20, as they are all part of the Huron School District 02-2.

453

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,740

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1451 McClellan Dr
Huron, SD 57350

(605) 353-7895

District: Huron School District 02-2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.1%

White:

34.7%

Asian:

23.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

South Dakota avg47%

189^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 14 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

137^th of 147Huron School District 02-2 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	43.4	189 of 300	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	173 of 201	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	164 of 204	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	149 of 202	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	166 of 202	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	158 of 206	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	62 of 81	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	42 of 58	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	32.5	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2019	43.7	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2018	27.7	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	52 of 176	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	35.8	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	62.1	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	195 of 291	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	143 of 165	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	132 of 154	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	105 of 150	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	116 of 151	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	109 of 155	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	109 of 163	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	88 of 163	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.1	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	29.0	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	44 of 61	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	143 of 237	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	71 of 112	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	27 of 80	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	61 of 106	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	80 of 121	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	77 of 121	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	176 of 292	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	134 of 161	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	119 of 166	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	112 of 154	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	133 of 157	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	118 of 160	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	125 of 170	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	15.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	116 of 165	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	28 of 152	81.6%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	174 of 248	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	45 of 61	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	48 of 62	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	125 of 287	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	126 of 184	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	114 of 185	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	123 of 184	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	150 of 185	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	112 of 191	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	101 of 186	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+33 vs school

Migrant (2025)59th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-8 vs state

Mathematics36%-7 vs state

Science28%-13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington 4-5 Center - 20

What district is Washington 4-5 Center - 20 in?

Huron School District 02-2

What is the racial makeup of Washington 4-5 Center - 20?

Students at Washington 4-5 Center - 20 are 35% Hispanic, 35% White, 23% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Washington 4-5 Center - 20 a good school?

Washington 4-5 Center - 20 ranks 189^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington 4-5 Center - 20?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Washington 4-5 Center - 20.

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