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Rockport Colony Elementary- 10

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Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 ranks 60 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 is a small public elementary school located in Alexandria, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with just 10 students enrolled. Despite its small size, the school consistently outperforms the Mitchell School District 17-2 and the state of South Dakota in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 had a 70% proficiency rate in ELA and Math, compared to 55.62% and 51.23% for the district, and 50.93% and 43.49% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade ELA, where 100% of students were proficient, compared to 56.08% for the district and 48.52% for the state. Similarly, in 8th grade Math, 100% of Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 students were proficient, compared to 52.2% for the district and 40.75% for the state.

Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 also stands out for its exceptional performance among specific student groups. In 2024-2025, female students at the school ranked 19 out of 291 South Dakota elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students ranked 17 out of 176 South Dakota elementary schools, also earning a 5-star rating. These impressive results are likely due to the school's small size, low student-teacher ratio, and high per-student spending, which range from $10,340 to $14,507 over the past four years.

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,839

Per pupil spending ?

25%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25209 Rockport Rd
Alexandria, SD 57311

(605) 239-4214

District: Mitchell School District 17-2

Students who attend Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 usually attend:

Middle:	Mitchell Middle School - 02
High:	Abbott House High School - 07
	Mitchell High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (65% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of South Dakota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mitchell School District 17-2

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg53%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

60^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 20%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

53^rd of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 22%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Mitchell School District 17-2

45^th of 147Mitchell School District 17-2 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

Female (2025)93rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)70th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+19 vs state

Mathematics70%+27 vs state

Science33%-9 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
Rockport Colony Elementary- 10	Public	K-8	25209 Rockport Rd	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 239-4214	12	1	9.0		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74	60^th of 300 public elementary schools	80.0%					(n/a)		100.0		50.0		66.7	70.0		66.7		50.0		100.0	70.0		33.3		$13,839	$1,826	$12,014
New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08	Public	PK, KG-8	41844 269th St	Ethan	57334	Hutchinson County	Parkston School District 33-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 928-3040	21	3	8.4	85.7%	21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.9	254^th of 300 public elementary schools	15.3%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	50.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	15.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	$12,027	$252	$11,775
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	42021 268th St	Parkston	57366	Hutchinson County	Parkston School District 33-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 928-3368	31	3	12.4	90.3%	31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	202^nd of 300 public elementary schools	32.7%					(n/a)	33.3		33.3	33.3	66.7	50.0	41.2	33.3		33.3	0.0	33.3	0.0	23.5	50.0	50.0	50.0	$10,368	$252	$10,116
Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	26730 423rd Ave	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 239-4387	30	2	15.0		30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.3	286^th of 300 public elementary schools	4.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	50.0	57.2	31.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	28.6	15.8	0.0	42.9	33.3	$10,937	$952	$9,984
Rosedale Colony Elementary - 11	Public	K-8	25986 Rosedale Rd	Mitchell	57301	Hanson County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 239-4215	21	1	15.7		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.6	229^th of 300 public elementary schools	23.7%					(n/a)		0.0	33.3	100.0	33.3	100.0	46.7		0.0	0.0	66.7	0.0	50.0	20.0	0.0	100.0	40.0	$15,843	$2,067	$13,776
Ethan Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 227-4211	155	11	14.0	26.5%	140 (90.3%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	81.2	27^th of 300 public elementary schools	91.0%		88.7	8^th of 201 public elementary schools	96.0%	19	68.8	59.1	55.6	65.5			62.4	87.5	72.7	66.7	82.8			77.7	44.5			$9,734	$833	$8,901
Hanson Elementary - 06	Public	PK, KG-5	230 6th St	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 239-4387	151	11	14.2	25.2%	137 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	79.7	32^nd of 300 public elementary schools	89.3%		77.5	32^nd of 201 public elementary schools	84.1%		77.8	50.0	73.7				69.4	88.9	56.3	57.9				71.0	47.4			$11,417	$528	$10,888
Millbrook Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	41659 256th St	Mitchell	57301	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 239-4387	6	1	5.4		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.6	66^th of 300 public elementary schools	78.0%					(n/a)	0.0		100.0		100.0		75.0	100.0		50.0		100.0		75.0	50.0
Parkston Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	102C S Chapman Dr	Parkston	57366	Hutchinson County	Parkston School District 33-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 928-3368	272	19	13.9	25.4%	242 (89.0%)	4 (1.5%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	70.3	84^th of 300 public elementary schools	72.0%		64.1	64^th of 201 public elementary schools	68.2%	20	42.5	55.6	65.7				54.1	72.5	61.1	65.7				66.7	42.9			$11,871	$914	$10,957
Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	27709 Tschetter Ave	Olivet	57052	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 925-4216	50	2	21.7		50 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.6	97^th of 300 public elementary schools	67.7%					(n/a)	100.0	57.1	60.0	20.0	0.0	33.3	57.1	85.7	42.9	40.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	46.4	60.0	0.0	37.5	$10,905	$889	$10,017

Frequently Asked Questions about Rockport Colony Elementary- 10

How many students attend Rockport Colony Elementary- 10?

In the 2024-25 school year, 12 students attended Rockport Colony Elementary- 10.

What schools do graduates of Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 attend?

Students who attend Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mitchell Middle School - 02
High : Abbott House High School - 07
High : Mitchell High School - 01

What district is Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 in?

Mitchell School District 17-2

What is the racial makeup of Rockport Colony Elementary- 10?

Students at Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 are 100% White.

Is Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 a good school?

Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 ranks 60^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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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