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Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03

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Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 ranks 167 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 is a public elementary school serving 244 students in grades K-5 in Deadwood, South Dakota. The school is part of the Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1, which is ranked 106 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.2, Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 has consistently performed below average compared to other elementary schools in South Dakota, typically ranking between 139-174 out of around 200 schools. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average. While Asian and Hispanic students perform very well, ranking in the top 2-24% of schools, White, Multi-racial, and Special Education students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 25-39% of schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels.

Compared to nearby schools, Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 performs significantly worse than Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 and Creekside Elementary - 07, which are ranked 96 and 101 out of 300 South Dakota elementary schools, respectively. These schools have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, despite spending significantly less per student than Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03.

243

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,853

Per pupil spending ?

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

716 Main St
Deadwood, SD 57732

(605) 717-3884

District: Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1

Students who attend Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 usually attend:

Middle:	Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02
High:	Lead-Deadwood High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Hispanic:

6.2%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

South Dakota avg47%

167^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

106^th of 147Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 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	49.5	167 of 300	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	139 of 201	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	153 of 204	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	161 of 202	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	143 of 202	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	168 of 206	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	161 of 204	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	174 of 207	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.8	161 of 206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	173 of 209	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.1	149 of 201	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.6	130 of 214	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.2	83 of 205	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.5	83 of 206	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.8	100 of 196	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.1	95 of 194	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.9	128 of 194	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.1	142 of 197	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.4	127 of 194	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.0	54 of 189	71.4%	★★★★☆
2003	48.0	128 of 187	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	2 of 58	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	162 of 291	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	120 of 165	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	118 of 154	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	128 of 150	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	118 of 151	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	130 of 155	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	128 of 163	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	24 of 163	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	137 of 237	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	66 of 110	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	69 of 112	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	47 of 80	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	69 of 106	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	55 of 121	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	41 of 121	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	164 of 292	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	96 of 161	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	113 of 166	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	106 of 154	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	97 of 157	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	116 of 160	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	127 of 170	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	164 of 165	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	158 of 248	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	39 of 72	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	203 of 287	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	143 of 184	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	145 of 185	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	155 of 184	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	148 of 185	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	175 of 191	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	163 of 186	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)97th percentile+52 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+41 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-7 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

Mathematics42%~ state avg

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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
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	716 Main St	Deadwood	57732	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-3884	243	27	9.0	21.4%	221 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	49.5	167^th of 300 public elementary schools	44.3%		36.1	139^th of 201 public elementary schools	30.8%	28	34.6	47.6	52.5	44.0	44.2	47.6	32.5	41.8	42.5	$19,853	$2,133	$17,719
Whitewood Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	603 Garfield St	Whitewood	57793	Lawrence County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 269-2264	138	10	13.5	47.1%	125 (90.6%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	85.6	9^th of 300 public elementary schools	97.0%		84.9	18^th of 201 public elementary schools	91.0%	9	46.2	68.8	90.5	72.0	76.9	68.8	85.7	78.0	66.7	$13,288	$1,441	$11,847
Mountain View Elementary - 08	Public	K	400 E Hudson	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1209	168	14	11.7	20.8%	133 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.3%)								(n/a)										$11,926	$949	$10,978
West Elementary - 03	Public	1-2	920 W King St	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1205	322	31	10.5	17.1%	283 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)								(n/a)										$11,874	$1,519	$10,355
Sturgis Elementary - 03	Public	K-4	1121 Ballpark Rd	Sturgis	57785	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 347-2386	531	43	12.2	40.7%	460 (86.6%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	55.5	144^th of 300 public elementary schools	52.0%		66.2	61^st of 201 public elementary schools	69.7%	83	40.0	51.8		45.9	50.9	55.5		53.2		$11,504	$1,151	$10,354
Creekside Elementary - 07	Public	3-5	2325 N Ave	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1210	553	36	15.4	23.0%	478 (86.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	66.2	101^st of 300 public elementary schools	66.3%		62.9	68^th of 201 public elementary schools	66.2%	33	50.8	57.1	64.4	57.2	53.4	56.5	46.0	52.0	50.6	$9,983	$727	$9,256
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05	Public	K-4	16159 2nd St	Piedmont	57769	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-5295	514	37	13.8	25.3%	435 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	66.7	96^th of 300 public elementary schools	68.0%		68.9	51^st of 201 public elementary schools	74.6%	45	56.0	49.6		52.6	66.0	58.6		62.1		$10,908	$800	$10,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03

What schools do graduates of Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 attend?

Students who attend Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02
High : Lead-Deadwood High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03?

Students at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 in?

Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1

How many students attend Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03.

Is Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 a good school?

Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 ranks 167^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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