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L. B. Williams Elementary - 03

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L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 ranks 135 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 is a public elementary school in Mitchell, South Dakota, serving 444 students in grades K-5 and part of the Mitchell School District 17-2.

Academically, the school has shown mixed performance compared to state and district averages. While its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were slightly above the state, they fell below the district. However, the school's 5th-grade Science performance was lower than both state and district averages. The school's academic results have fluctuated over the years, with some grades and subjects performing better than others. Notably, Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 and Rosedale Colony Elementary - 11, both within the Mitchell School District, have demonstrated stronger academic performance in several areas compared to L. B. Williams Elementary - 03.

The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.1% in 2020-2021 to 20.2% in 2024-2025. While the school's per-student spending has increased, some nearby schools, such as Mount Vernon Elementary - 02 and Ethan Elementary - 02, have significantly higher spending per student. The student-teacher ratio at L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 is also higher than some nearby schools, suggesting that resources may not be the primary factor driving academic performance, and the school should focus on other strategies to improve student outcomes.

438

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,104

Per pupil spending ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1420 W University Blvd
Mitchell, SD 57301

(605) 995-3090

District: Mitchell School District 17-2

Students who attend L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.3%

Hispanic:

13.5%

American Indian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Dakota median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

South Dakota avg47%

135^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Mitchell School District 17-2

45^th of 147Mitchell School District 17-2 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	58.4	135 of 300	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	90 of 201	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	97 of 204	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	50 of 202	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	48 of 202	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	74 of 206	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	45 of 204	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	66.0	62 of 207	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.2	48 of 206	76.7%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	36 of 209	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	23 of 201	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	71.0	52 of 214	75.7%	★★★★☆
2011	69.8	56 of 205	72.7%	★★★★☆
2010	66.7	69 of 206	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	52 of 196	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	58 of 194	70.1%	★★★★☆
2007	68.4	52 of 194	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	55.3	115 of 197	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.3	113 of 194	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.1	112 of 189	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.2	119 of 187	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	120 of 176	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	118 of 291	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	88 of 165	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	76 of 154	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	45 of 150	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	51 of 151	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	38 of 155	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	30 of 163	81.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	137 of 163	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	47 of 61	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	163 of 237	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	64 of 110	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	45 of 112	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.2	11 of 80	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	32 of 106	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	40 of 121	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.6	11 of 121	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	142 of 292	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	61 of 161	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	71 of 166	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	30 of 154	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	29 of 157	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	73 of 160	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	52 of 170	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	134 of 165	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	105 of 152	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	135 of 248	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	52 of 72	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	50 of 72	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.0	17 of 61	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	106 of 287	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	55 of 184	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	69 of 185	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	47 of 184	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	34 of 185	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	64 of 191	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	48 of 186	74.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

Native American (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-31 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics54%+10 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Science31%-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
L. B. Williams Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	1420 W University Blvd	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 995-3090	438	36	12.0	41.3%	334 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.5%)	7 (1.6%)	23 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	58.4	135^th of 300 public elementary schools	55.0%		57.2	90^th of 201 public elementary schools	55.2%	45	40.6	61.3	50.8				50.5	49.3	58.1	53.7				53.5	31.4			$12,104	$1,162	$10,943
Abbott House Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	909 Court Merrill St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 996-2486	13	4	3.0	38.5%	5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)						100.0							0.0			100.0
Longfellow Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	110 N Mentzer St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 995-3092	290	30	9.6	45.5%	205 (70.7%)	4 (1.4%)	32 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	63.5	114^th of 300 public elementary schools	62.0%		66.5	58^th of 201 public elementary schools	71.1%	56	42.0	53.7	47.7				48.0	64.0	68.5	50.0				61.5	40.9			$12,595	$1,406	$11,189
Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	1301 N Kimball St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 995-3091	379	28	13.7	41.2%	276 (72.8%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	54.7	145^th of 300 public elementary schools	51.7%		70.3	50^th of 201 public elementary schools	75.1%	95	31.9	54.7	59.0				47.9	34.8	51.6	52.5				45.9	41.0			$11,686	$1,139	$10,547
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
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
Mount Vernon Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Main	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 236-5237	110	10	11.3	34.5%	100 (90.9%)	5 (4.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.6	72^nd of 300 public elementary schools	76.0%		70.5	48^th of 201 public elementary schools	76.1%	24	64.7	61.1	55.6				60.4	70.6	61.1	44.4				58.5	50.0			$14,720	$1,042	$13,678
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
Upland Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	24221 412th Ave	Artesian	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 495-4183	42	3	13.6		42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	232^nd of 300 public elementary schools	22.7%					(n/a)	0.0	100.0	33.3	100.0	100.0	80.0	56.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	50.0	60.0	30.4	0.0	80.0	36.4	$13,976	$1,364	$12,612

Frequently Asked Questions about L. B. Williams Elementary - 03

Is L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 a good school?

L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 ranks 135^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend L. B. Williams Elementary - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended L. B. Williams Elementary - 03.

What district is L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 in?

Mitchell School District 17-2

What schools do graduates of L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 attend?

Students who attend L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of L. B. Williams Elementary - 03?

Students at L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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