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Jefferson Elementary - 06

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Jefferson Elementary - 06 ranks 119 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary - 06 is a public elementary school in Pierre, South Dakota, serving 383 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Pierre School District 32-2, which is ranked 32 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary - 06 consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 53.04% in ELA and 48.07% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th grade, where the proficiency rates were 60% in ELA and 49.09% in Math, outpacing the state averages. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.9% in 2020-2021 to 20.2% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the district's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.2% in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, the school's Native American students have consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking 3rd out of 25 South Dakota elementary schools in 2023-2024 and 4th out of 152 in 2024-2025. In contrast, the school's African American students have struggled, ranking 79th out of 81 South Dakota elementary schools in 2024-2025. Jefferson Elementary - 06 performs comparably to its district counterparts, Kennedy Elementary - 08 and Buchanan Elementary - 03, in terms of test scores and student performance, but has a higher chronic absenteeism rate.

377

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,750

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 N Poplar Ave
Pierre, SD 57501

(605) 773-7320

District: Pierre School District 32-2

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary - 06 usually attend:

Middle:	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02
High:	T F Riggs High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

American Indian:

17.0%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Dakota median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg54%

South Dakota avg47%

119^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Pierre School District 32-2

32^nd of 147Pierre School District 32-2 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	61.2	119 of 300	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	86 of 201	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	106 of 204	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	111 of 202	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	115 of 202	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	119 of 206	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	104 of 204	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.8	150 of 207	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.2	144 of 206	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.8	135 of 209	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.1	87 of 201	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	88 of 214	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	105 of 205	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.3	118 of 206	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.1	112 of 196	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.1	130 of 194	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.7	111 of 194	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.0	82 of 197	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.9	69 of 194	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.6	124 of 189	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	45.9	132 of 187	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	79 of 81	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	131 of 291	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	52 of 165	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	78 of 154	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	65 of 150	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	78 of 151	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	88 of 155	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	78 of 163	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	90 of 163	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	17 of 61	72.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	134 of 237	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	78 of 110	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	82 of 112	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	57 of 80	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	60 of 106	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	95 of 121	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	73 of 121	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	103 of 292	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	73 of 161	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	88 of 166	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	95 of 154	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	95 of 157	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	86 of 160	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	91 of 170	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	77 of 165	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	31 of 152	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★
2023	47.3	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	162 of 248	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	48 of 61	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	105 of 287	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	45 of 184	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	74 of 185	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	73 of 184	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	95 of 185	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	84 of 191	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	82 of 186	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)80th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Science51%+10 vs state

Mathematics48%+5 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
Jefferson Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	900 N Poplar Ave	Pierre	57501	Hughes County	Pierre School District 32-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 773-7320	377	28	13.4	35.5%	240 (63.7%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.9%)	61.2	119^th of 300 public elementary schools	60.3%		57.9	86^th of 201 public elementary schools	57.2%	33	48.4	51.6	60.0	53.0	53.2	42.2	49.1	48.1	50.9	$11,750	$956	$10,794
Kennedy Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	2306 Brookstone Loop	Pierre	57501	Hughes County	Pierre School District 32-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 773-7370	413	26	15.8	41.4%	254 (61.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	83 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.8%)	69.3	90^th of 300 public elementary schools	70.0%		64.9	63^rd of 201 public elementary schools	68.7%	27	45.2	58.1	67.2	57.0	58.1	62.2	56.3	59.0	46.9	$11,670	$916	$10,754
Stanley County Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	17 E 2nd Ave	Fort Pierre	57532	Stanley County	Stanley County School District 57-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 223-7745	178	18	9.8	32.6%	136 (76.4%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.9%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	53.7	151^st of 300 public elementary schools	49.7%		57.7	87^th of 201 public elementary schools	56.7%	64	40.6	65.2	44.8	48.8	34.4	60.9	44.8	45.2	37.9	$15,856	$885	$14,972
Buchanan Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	100 N Buchanan Ave	Pierre	57501	Hughes County	Pierre School District 32-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 773-7310	432	26	16.6	36.6%	270 (62.5%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.3%)	11 (2.5%)	60 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (14.8%)	75.1	50^th of 300 public elementary schools	83.3%		75.3	38^th of 201 public elementary schools	81.1%	12	42.4	76.1	73.0	63.8	62.1	56.7	57.2	58.7	69.8	$11,597	$863	$10,734
Pierre Indian Learning Center	Public	1-8	3001 East Sully Avenue	Pierre	57501	Hughes County	Pierre Indian Learning Center	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(605) 224-8661	156	8	19.5	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary - 06

What district is Jefferson Elementary - 06 in?

Pierre School District 32-2

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary - 06?

Students at Jefferson Elementary - 06 are 64% White, 17% American Indian, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary - 06 attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary - 06 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Georgia Morse Middle School - 02
High : T F Riggs High School - 01

Is Jefferson Elementary - 06 a good school?

Jefferson Elementary - 06 ranks 119^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary - 06?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Jefferson Elementary - 06.

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