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New Underwood Elementary - 02

Q: Is New Underwood Elementary - 02 a good school?

New Underwood Elementary - 02 ranks 213 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

New Underwood Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving 121 students in grades K-5 in New Underwood, South Dakota. The school is part of the New Underwood School District 51-3, which is ranked 110 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, New Underwood Elementary - 02 has struggled in recent years, ranking in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (32.79%) and Mathematics (24.59%) were significantly lower than the state averages (50.93% and 43.49%, respectively). Compared to nearby schools like Vandenberg Elementary - 02, which had proficiency rates of 46.81% in ELA and 41.82% in Math, New Underwood Elementary - 02 has performed worse. The school's ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 39th out of 206 schools in 2018-2019 to 213th out of 300 schools in 2024-2025.

New Underwood Elementary - 02 has also faced challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.6% to 21.0% in recent years. While the school's per-student spending has increased, the student-teacher ratio has remained relatively high, suggesting potential resource allocation issues. Overall, the school faces a variety of challenges, including inconsistent academic performance, subgroup disparities, chronic absenteeism, and resource allocation concerns. Addressing these areas through targeted interventions and a focus on equity and student support could help the school improve and better serve its students.

113

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,719

Per pupil spending ?

26.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 E Ash St
New Underwood, SD 57761

(605) 754-6485

District: New Underwood School District 51-3

Students who attend New Underwood Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:	New Underwood Middle School - 04
High:	New Underwood High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.8%

Two or more races:

8.0%

American Indian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

South Dakota avg47%

213^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^th of 147New Underwood School District 51-3 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	36.1	213 of 300	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	121 of 201	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	147 of 204	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	92 of 202	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	128 of 202	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.5	39 of 206	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	43 of 204	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	70.2	50 of 207	75.8%	★★★★☆
2016	58.6	93 of 206	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.3	111 of 209	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.7	104 of 201	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.3	118 of 214	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.5	104 of 205	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.0	161 of 206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.8	157 of 196	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.8	149 of 194	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.7	139 of 194	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.7	144 of 197	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.1	154 of 194	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.5	152 of 189	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	43.5	137 of 187	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	215 of 291	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	97 of 165	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	131 of 154	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.5	49 of 150	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	173 of 237	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	198 of 292	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	76 of 161	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	77 of 166	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	63 of 154	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.9	13 of 160	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	10 of 170	94.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	73 of 165	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	90 of 152	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	170 of 248	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	231 of 287	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	141 of 184	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	159 of 185	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	91 of 184	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	128 of 185	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	53 of 191	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	52 of 186	72.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile+27 vs school

Military Connected (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school

Native American (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science48%+7 vs state

English Language Arts33%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-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
New Underwood Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	300 E Ash St	New Underwood	57761	Pennington County	New Underwood School District 51-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 754-6485	113	10	11.5	26.5%	97 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.0%)	36.1	213^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.0%		42.7	121^st of 201 public elementary schools	39.8%	92	23.1	52.0	17.4	32.8	30.8	28.0	17.4	24.6	47.8	$12,719	$1,000	$11,719
Patriot Elementary -06	Public	PK, KG-3	421 Don WIlliams Dr	Box Elder	57719	Pennington County	Douglas School District 51-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 923-0080	982	62	15.8	35.8%	622 (63.3%)	25 (2.5%)	126 (12.8%)	6 (0.6%)	78 (7.9%)	6 (0.6%)	119 (12.1%)								(n/a)	45.6				50.2					$12,198	$1,129	$11,069
Vandenberg Elementary - 02	Public	4-5	561 Briggs St	Box Elder	57719	Pennington County	Douglas School District 51-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 923-0060	454	30	15.3	40.5%	294 (64.8%)	8 (1.8%)	45 (9.9%)	5 (1.1%)	45 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.6%)	53.3	154^th of 300 public elementary schools	48.7%		54.1	98^th of 201 public elementary schools	51.2%	56		47.9	45.5	46.8		50.0	32.2	41.8	41.1	$11,299	$875	$10,424
Valley View Elementary - 13	Public	K-5	4840 Homestead St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 393-2812	605	34	17.7	41.2%	388 (64.1%)	5 (0.8%)	51 (8.4%)	7 (1.2%)	65 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (14.5%)	29.4	231^st of 300 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.4	165^th of 201 public elementary schools	17.9%	66	21.2	21.1	38.1	26.8	31.3	26.6	27.6	28.4	31.4	$10,910	$1,246	$9,664
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Covington St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 393-2221	486	31	15.5	42.2%	315 (64.8%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.3%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.6%)	47.7	173^rd of 300 public elementary schools	42.3%		33.3	147^th of 201 public elementary schools	26.9%	26	31.7	47.8	54.1	44.0	45.1	42.0	32.4	40.0	37.8	$11,932	$1,555	$10,377
Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	1701 Downing St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1851	368	28	13.0	100.0%	78 (21.2%)	4 (1.1%)	43 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	181 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (16.6%)	16.8	262^nd of 300 public elementary schools	12.7%		3.7	197^th of 201 public elementary schools	2.0%	65	25.4	10.5	20.4	18.8	25.4	17.9	5.6	17.2	16.7	$12,239	$1,513	$10,726
Robbinsdale Elementary - 14	Public	PK, KG-5	424 E Indiana St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1825	328	25	12.9	100.0%	153 (46.6%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	78 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.9%)	15.4	264^th of 300 public elementary schools	12.0%		5.9	193^rd of 201 public elementary schools	4.0%	71	21.3	10.9	21.3	17.5	10.6	14.6	17.0	14.1	14.9	$12,516	$1,553	$10,962
General Beadle Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Van Buren St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1841	483	26	18.4	100.0%	93 (19.3%)	8 (1.7%)	71 (14.7%)	6 (1.2%)	256 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	10.4	276^th of 300 public elementary schools	8.0%		2.8	199^th of 201 public elementary schools	1.0%	77	6.3	17.3	15.8	13.0	11.4	12.0	2.6	8.7	5.3	$10,845	$1,378	$9,467
Grandview Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	3301 Grandview Dr	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1829	431	26	16.3	39.2%	252 (58.5%)	7 (1.6%)	52 (12.1%)	6 (1.4%)	69 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	46.1	179^th of 300 public elementary schools	40.3%		47.8	118^th of 201 public elementary schools	41.3%	61	33.0	39.7	54.0	41.1	34.1	45.2	41.3	39.7	41.3	$10,978	$832	$10,146
South Park Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	207 Flormann St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1833	313	23	13.8	100.0%	118 (37.7%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	109 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (15.0%)	27.1	237^th of 300 public elementary schools	21.0%		17.8	178^th of 201 public elementary schools	11.4%	59	42.0	17.3	23.4	27.5	32.0	30.8	19.2	27.5	21.3	$12,731	$1,994	$10,737

Frequently Asked Questions about New Underwood Elementary - 02

What is the racial makeup of New Underwood Elementary - 02?

Students at New Underwood Elementary - 02 are 86% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of New Underwood Elementary - 02 attend?

Students who attend New Underwood Elementary - 02 usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Underwood Middle School - 04
High : New Underwood High School - 01

Is New Underwood Elementary - 02 a good school?

New Underwood Elementary - 02 ranks 213^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is New Underwood Elementary - 02 in?

New Underwood School District 51-3

How many students attend New Underwood Elementary - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 113 students attended New Underwood Elementary - 02.

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