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Rosette Colony Elementary - 03

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Rosette Colony Elementary - 03 is a small public elementary school located in Leola, South Dakota, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 23 students. The school is part of the Ipswich Public School District 22-6, which is ranked 36 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Rosette Colony Elementary - 03 has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state of South Dakota in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 33.33% across different grade levels, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0% to 20.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. As a result, Rosette Colony Elementary - 03 ranked 267 out of 300 South Dakota elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Interestingly, Rosette Colony Elementary - 03 performs significantly worse than the other nearby schools in the Ipswich Public School District, such as Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06 and Ipswich Elementary - 02, which have much higher academic proficiency rates and better overall performance. The small size of Rosette Colony Elementary - 03, its high chronic absenteeism, and the demographics of the student population may be contributing factors to its low academic performance, despite relatively high per-student spending compared to the state average.

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,619

Per pupil spending ?

12.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2022-23) ?

Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 100% (any vaccine)

12465 359th Ave
Leola, SD 57451

(605) 426-6832

District: Ipswich Public School District 22-6

Students who attend Rosette Colony Elementary - 03 usually attend:

Middle:	Ipswich Middle School - 04
High:	Ipswich High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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!Test scores below the South Dakota average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg65%

South Dakota avg46%

Not ranked this year

Rosette Colony Elementary - 03 did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

7^th of 126Ipswich Public School District 22-6 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)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-18 vs state

Mathematics23%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rosette Colony Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	12465 359th Ave	Leola	57451	Edmunds County	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 426-6832	31	2	14.0	—	31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							30.8							23.1				0%	100%	$14,619	$263	$14,356
Deerfield Colony Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-8	12434 364th Ave	Leola	57451	Edmunds County	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 426-6832	26	2	11.7	—	26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							70.0							60.0				0%	100%	$13,597	$263	$13,334
Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	36848 123rd St	Wetonka	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	30	2	13.0	90.0%	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							44.5							44.4						$18,113	$1,000	$17,113
Ipswich Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	510 2nd Ave	Ipswich	57451	Edmunds County	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 426-6832	182	15	12.0	22.5%	169 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	80.1	21^st of 203 public elementary schools	89.7%		76.8	42^nd of 300 public elementary schools	86.0%	21	72.7	47.6	78.6				67.6	81.8	61.9	64.3				69.0	57.2			88%	8%	$13,774	$988	$12,786
Leola Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Leola Ave	Leola	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 439-3477	57	8	7.4	29.8%	51 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.5%)								(n/a)							45.5							72.7				84.6%	0%	$18,113	$1,000	$17,113
Grassland Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	11865 370th Ave	Westport	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	12	2	6.3	—	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06	Public	PK, KG-8	35955 139th St	Ipswich	57451	Edmunds County	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 426-6832	34	1	28.0	—	34 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							83.3							88.9				0%	100%	$13,408	$263	$13,144
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-5	105 1st Ave	Roscoe	57471	Edmunds County	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 287-4251	61	9	6.8	34.4%	47 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							52.9							35.3				100%	0%	$21,855	$2,814	$19,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosette Colony Elementary - 03

What schools do graduates of Rosette Colony Elementary - 03 attend?

Students who attend Rosette Colony Elementary - 03 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ipswich Middle School - 04
High : Ipswich High School - 01

What district is Rosette Colony Elementary - 03 in?

Ipswich Public School District 22-6

What is the racial makeup of Rosette Colony Elementary - 03?

Students at Rosette Colony Elementary - 03 are 100% White.

How many students attend Rosette Colony Elementary - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 31 students attended Rosette Colony Elementary - 03.

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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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