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Lennox Elementary - 02

Public Grades PK, KG-4

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Lennox Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving 384 students in grades PK-4 in Lennox, South Dakota, which is part of the highly-ranked Lennox School District 41-4. This exceptional school has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking in the top 5-18 out of over 200 schools in recent years.

Lennox Elementary - 02 stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students significantly outperforming the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 69.65% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 75% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49% respectively. The school's strong performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, white, multi-racial, special education, low socioeconomic status, and military-connected students.

While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, it still performs better than the state average. Additionally, Lennox Elementary - 02 spends more per student than the state average and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes. Overall, Lennox Elementary - 02 is an exceptional school that consistently delivers high-quality education to its students, making it a top choice for families in the Lennox area.

362

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,073

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 W 5th Ave
Lennox, SD 57039

(605) 647-2203

District: Lennox School District 41-4

Students who attend Lennox Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:	Lennox Junior High - 08
High:	Lennox High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Hispanic:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (72% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of South Dakota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 69 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg68%

South Dakota avg47%

16^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 68 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Lennox School District 41-4

3^rd of 147Lennox School District 41-4 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	16 of 300	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	13 of 201	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	6 of 204	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	5 of 202	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	18 of 202	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	68.7	49 of 206	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	36 of 204	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.1	68 of 207	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.0	149 of 206	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.3	154 of 209	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.0	140 of 201	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	157 of 214	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.9	114 of 205	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.3	77 of 206	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	62 of 196	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	123 of 194	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.9	40 of 194	79.4%	★★★★☆
2003	38.3	149 of 187	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	16 of 291	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	16 of 165	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	7 of 154	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	7 of 150	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	16 of 151	89.4%	★★★★★
2019	58.8	61 of 155	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	37 of 163	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	86 of 237	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	17 of 110	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	93.2	5 of 112	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	32.3	91 of 121	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.0	38 of 121	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	29 of 292	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	8 of 161	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	5 of 166	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	7 of 154	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	15 of 157	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	31 of 160	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	28 of 170	83.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	2 of 58	96.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	8 of 165	95.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	27 of 248	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	10 of 72	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	7 of 72	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	56.4	24 of 62	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	28 of 287	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	19 of 184	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	5 of 185	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	6 of 184	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	21 of 185	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	56 of 191	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	46 of 186	75.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+32 vs state

English Language Arts70%+19 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 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
Lennox Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	305 W 5th Ave	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 647-2203	362	21	16.8	20.4%	320 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	83.7	16^th of 300 public elementary schools	94.7%		86	13^th of 201 public elementary schools	93.5%	3	71.4	67.4		69.7	81.0	67.4		75.0		$11,073	$509	$10,564
Worthing Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Cedar St	Worthing	57077	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 372-4114	119	7	18.1	24.4%	107 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	80.3	29^th of 300 public elementary schools	90.3%		89.4	6^th of 201 public elementary schools	97.0%	23	66.7	68.0		67.4	66.7	72.0		69.8		$10,545	$263	$10,283
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	101 E 7th St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	379	25	15.0	20.6%	310 (81.8%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.8%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.7%)	74.3	56^th of 300 public elementary schools	81.3%		68.5	52^nd of 201 public elementary schools	74.1%	4	73.3	43.8	64.6	61.9	90.0	45.8	56.9	65.3	50.8	$9,998	$292	$9,706
Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01	Public	K-5	500 W Charish St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	538	31	17.1	14.5%	458 (85.1%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (6.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	83.9	13^th of 300 public elementary schools	95.7%		81.8	24^th of 201 public elementary schools	88.1%	11	74.2	76.1	65.0	71.7	84.3	77.5	65.0	75.8	47.5	$9,497	$292	$9,205
Adventure Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	27220 472nd Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 432-2567	440	27	16.4	9.8%	387 (88.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	91.7	7^th of 300 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.6	4^th of 201 public elementary schools	98.0%	3	84.8	81.7	75.3	80.6	87.0	82.8	74.2	81.3	69.9	$13,184	$238	$12,946
Endeavor Elementary - 07	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 W 95th St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	358	27	13.3	12.6%	280 (78.2%)	18 (5.0%)	17 (4.7%)	16 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.4%)	71.9	71^st of 300 public elementary schools	76.3%		70.7	47^th of 201 public elementary schools	76.6%	24	62.1	54.0	48.4	54.7	75.9	70.0	53.1	65.7	50.0	$11,403	$455	$10,948
Explorer Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	4010 W 82nd St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 743-2567	338	25	13.2	27.8%	223 (66.0%)	33 (9.8%)	28 (8.3%)	11 (3.3%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	68.5	91^st of 300 public elementary schools	69.7%		56.3	93^rd of 201 public elementary schools	53.7%	2	58.0	56.5	60.7	58.6	70.0	43.5	55.4	56.6	44.6	$10,968	$251	$10,716
Freedom Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	1101 Tom Sawyer Trl	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	442	32	13.6	23.3%	357 (80.8%)	15 (3.4%)	36 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	39.7	201^st of 300 public elementary schools	33.0%		29.1	154^th of 201 public elementary schools	23.4%	47	33.8	35.6	38.5	36.0	44.6	30.5	36.9	37.6	32.3	$11,088	$786	$10,302
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 W 53rd St	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-3560	846	49	17.4	37.8%	542 (64.1%)	78 (9.2%)	99 (11.7%)	20 (2.4%)	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.8%)	64.8	106^th of 300 public elementary schools	64.7%		67	57^th of 201 public elementary schools	71.6%	49	53.0	56.3	50.4	53.0	62.4	65.2	46.9	57.3	41.3	$11,066	$673	$10,393
Liberty Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	501 W Twin Creeks Dr	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	559	39	14.3	16.1%	462 (82.6%)	9 (1.6%)	39 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.8%)	54.2	148^th of 300 public elementary schools	50.7%		30.9	150^th of 201 public elementary schools	25.4%	2	59.6	47.4	41.8	49.5	66.3	56.8	25.3	49.5	27.5	$11,494	$592	$10,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Lennox Elementary - 02

What district is Lennox Elementary - 02 in?

Lennox School District 41-4

What schools do graduates of Lennox Elementary - 02 attend?

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

Middle : Lennox Junior High - 08
High : Lennox High School - 01

Is Lennox Elementary - 02 a good school?

Yes. Lennox Elementary - 02 ranks in the top 5.3% of South Dakota elementary schools.

How many students attend Lennox Elementary - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Lennox Elementary - 02.

What is the racial makeup of Lennox Elementary - 02?

Students at Lennox Elementary - 02 are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

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