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Parkston Elementary - 02

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Parkston Elementary - 02 ranks 84 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Parkston Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Parkston, South Dakota, with 288 students enrolled. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with strong academic performance across all grade levels that exceeds state and district averages.

Parkston Elementary - 02 stands out for its exceptional proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, particularly in 5th grade where the school's scores are well above the state and district averages. The school's White and Special Education student subgroups perform very well, ranking in the top quartile of South Dakota elementary schools. However, the school's Hispanic, Native American, and Multi-racial student subgroups, as well as its English Language Learner and Low Socioeconomic Status students, perform significantly below their peers, ranking in the bottom quartile or even bottom 10% of schools.

While Parkston Elementary - 02 generally outperforms the nearby colony schools, it lags behind the highly-ranked Ethan Elementary - 02, which is just 10 miles away and has exceptional academic performance across all grade levels and subgroups. The school also faces challenges with a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.7% in 2022-2023 to 20.2% in 2024-2025. Addressing these issues could help Parkston Elementary - 02 maintain and potentially improve its strong standing among South Dakota elementary schools.

272

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,871

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102C S Chapman Dr
Parkston, SD 57366

(605) 928-3368

District: Parkston School District 33-3

Students who attend Parkston Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:	Parkston Middle School - 05
High:	Parkston High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 62nd percentile in 2023 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 72nd (2025) from a 62nd-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the South Dakota median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg51%

South Dakota avg47%

84^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Parkston School District 33-3

89^th of 147Parkston School District 33-3 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	84 of 300	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	64 of 201	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	77 of 204	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	68 of 202	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.2	32 of 202	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	16 of 206	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	21 of 204	89.7%	★★★★★
2017	83.5	18 of 207	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	81.3	17 of 206	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	75.9	35 of 209	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	44 of 201	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	68.7	62 of 214	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.6	68 of 205	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.7	29 of 206	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	78.2	18 of 196	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	74.0	29 of 194	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	20 of 194	89.7%	★★★★★
2006	68.5	57 of 197	71.1%	★★★★☆
2005	65.3	71 of 194	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.3	48 of 189	74.6%	★★★★☆
2003	75.2	21 of 187	88.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	150 of 176	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	71 of 291	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	61 of 165	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	64 of 154	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	57 of 150	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	42 of 151	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	10 of 155	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	23 of 163	85.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	145 of 163	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	176 of 237	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	95.3	4 of 121	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	83 of 292	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	52 of 161	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	59 of 166	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	67 of 154	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.3	26 of 157	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	10 of 160	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	15 of 170	91.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	139 of 165	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	149 of 152	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	50 of 248	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	80 of 287	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	62 of 184	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	75 of 185	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	66 of 184	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	33 of 185	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	20 of 191	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.6	28 of 186	84.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-46 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-56 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-61 vs school

Native American (2025)2nd percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+23 vs state

English Language Arts54%+3 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
Tripp Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	105 S Sloan	Tripp	57376	Hutchinson County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 935-6766	88	9	9.7	42.0%	78 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	27.4	236^th of 300 public elementary schools	21.3%					(n/a)	23.1	40.0	41.7	12.5			30.2	23.1	50.0	16.7	0.0			23.3	16.7			$26,406	$866	$25,540
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
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
Greenwood Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	28781 402nd Ave	Delmont	57330	Douglas County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 935-6766	3	1	3.0		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		100.0			100.0		100.0		100.0			100.0		100.0
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkston Elementary - 02

What is the racial makeup of Parkston Elementary - 02?

Students at Parkston Elementary - 02 are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Parkston Elementary - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Parkston Elementary - 02.

What schools do graduates of Parkston Elementary - 02 attend?

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

Middle : Parkston Middle School - 05
High : Parkston High School - 01

Is Parkston Elementary - 02 a good school?

Parkston Elementary - 02 ranks 84^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Parkston Elementary - 02 in?

Parkston School District 33-3

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