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Lemmon Elementary - 02

Public Grades K-5
111th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 63% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Lemmon Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school in Lemmon, South Dakota, serving 150 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Lemmon School District 52-4, which is ranked 52 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Lemmon Elementary - 02 has consistently performed above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 55.23%, compared to the state average of 50.93%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 52.24%, compared to the state average of 43.49%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade ELA, where 66.67% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 48.52%. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 6.9% in the 2022-2023 school year to 20.2% in the 2024-2025 school year.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, with 42% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite this, the school's performance for low-SES students has been strong, with a 5-star rating in the 2020-2021 school year, when the school ranked 7th out of 106 South Dakota elementary schools for this subgroup. Lemmon Elementary - 02 also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.8 to 12.9 students per teacher over the past few years, and has a relatively high per-student spending of $12,454 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is above the state average.

139
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,040
Per pupil spending ?
48.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 905 5th Ave W
       Lemmon, SD  57638

(605) 374-3784

District: Lemmon School District 52-4


Students who attend Lemmon Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:    Lemmon Junior High - 06
High:    Lemmon High School - 01
Racial breakdown:

White:
92.1%
American Indian:
4.3%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the South Dakota median (63rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school53%
District avg52%
South Dakota avg47%
111th of 300
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Top 37%▲ up 12 pts since 2015
From top 49% (2015) to top 37% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
52nd of 147Lemmon School District 52-4 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202563.9111 of 30063.0%★★★☆☆
202457.289 of 20155.7%★★★☆☆
202354.393 of 20454.4%★★★☆☆
202260.378 of 20261.4%★★★☆☆
202162.085 of 20257.9%★★★☆☆
201966.360 of 20670.9%★★★★☆
201851.3107 of 20447.5%★★☆☆☆
201757.695 of 20754.1%★★★☆☆
201653.1109 of 20647.1%★★☆☆☆
201554.6102 of 20951.2%★★★☆☆
201346.0139 of 20130.8%★★☆☆☆
201248.9144 of 21432.7%★★☆☆☆
201160.694 of 20554.1%★★★☆☆
201041.4150 of 20627.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202572.156 of 29180.8%★★★★☆
202468.743 of 16573.9%★★★★☆
202358.460 of 15461.0%★★★☆☆
202260.158 of 15061.3%★★★☆☆
202148.881 of 15146.4%★★☆☆☆
201962.748 of 15569.0%★★★★☆
201847.6103 of 16336.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202557.779 of 23766.7%★★★☆☆
202188.47 of 10693.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202544.3181 of 29238.0%★★☆☆☆
202325.8131 of 16621.1%★☆☆☆☆
202257.766 of 15457.1%★★★☆☆
202172.536 of 15777.1%★★★★☆
201979.723 of 16085.6%★★★★☆
201864.761 of 17064.1%★★★☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202562.030 of 15280.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202558.870 of 24871.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202556.4133 of 28753.7%★★★☆☆
202444.8114 of 18438.0%★★☆☆☆
202342.4112 of 18539.5%★★☆☆☆
202252.684 of 18454.3%★★★☆☆
202157.978 of 18557.8%★★★☆☆
201962.460 of 19168.6%★★★☆☆
201839.9122 of 18634.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)81st percentile+18 vs school
Native American (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts55%+4 vs state
Mathematics52%+9 vs state
Science45%+5 vs state

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Lemmon Elementary - 02 ranks 111th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Lemmon Elementary - 02 are 92% White, 4% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended Lemmon Elementary - 02.

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

Middle : Lemmon Junior High - 06
High : Lemmon High School - 01


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