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Terry Redlin Elementary - 11

Public Grades K-5
253rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 is a public elementary school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving 437 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, which is ranked 90 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively high per-student spending, Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of South Dakota elementary schools, with 0 or 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with low academic proficiency and high chronic absenteeism rates significantly exceeding district and state averages. For example, Harvey Dunn Elementary, located just 2 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism.

The combination of high poverty concentration, high chronic absenteeism, and low academic proficiency suggests that Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 may be facing significant challenges related to socioeconomic factors and student engagement that are impacting its ability to improve student outcomes. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, targeted approach to support the unique needs of the school and its student population.

412
Students ?
10.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,235
Per pupil spending ?
85.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1721 E Austin St
       Sioux Falls, SD  57103

(605) 367-6140

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5


Students who attend Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 usually attend:

Middle:    Whittier Middle School - 08
High:    Lincoln High School - 02
Racial breakdown:

White:
26.0%
African American:
21.6%
Hispanic:
20.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Dakota average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 20% South Dakota)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg45%
South Dakota avg47%
253rd of 300
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
20th of 25Elementary Schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5
90th of 147Sioux Falls School District 49-5 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202519.2253 of 30015.7%★☆☆☆☆
20246.2191 of 2015.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.1197 of 2043.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.4189 of 2026.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.6186 of 2027.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.1205 of 2060.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.2194 of 2044.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201715.5189 of 2078.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201614.8187 of 2069.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201519.7185 of 20911.5%★☆☆☆☆
201324.9173 of 20113.9%★☆☆☆☆
201220.3193 of 2149.8%★☆☆☆☆
201116.1189 of 2057.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201019.7188 of 2068.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200923.8173 of 19611.7%★☆☆☆☆
200812.9179 of 1947.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200715.0176 of 1949.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200615.2181 of 1978.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20059.6185 of 1944.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20049.9177 of 1896.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20037.6175 of 1876.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202532.261 of 8124.7%★☆☆☆☆
202437.77 of 1136.4%★★☆☆☆
202344.66 of 933.3%★★☆☆☆
202233.07 of 922.2%★★☆☆☆
202121.59 of 1010.0%★☆☆☆☆
201928.89 of 1118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201835.77 of 922.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202513.952 of 5810.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202537.2112 of 17636.4%★★☆☆☆
202423.712 of 137.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.514 of 156.7%★☆☆☆☆
202237.98 of 1020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202133.510 of 119.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.79 of 1118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201844.08 of 1127.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202519.8249 of 29114.4%★☆☆☆☆
20246.3159 of 1653.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.4151 of 1541.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.6134 of 15010.7%★☆☆☆☆
202110.6144 of 1514.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.0153 of 1551.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.8157 of 1633.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202553.018 of 6170.5%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202538.597 of 16340.5%★★☆☆☆
202419.420 of 229.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.217 of 185.6%★☆☆☆☆
202138.611 of 1838.9%★★☆☆☆
201923.719 of 219.5%★☆☆☆☆
201822.916 of 1811.1%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202538.033 of 6145.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202527.1199 of 23716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.1102 of 1107.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.199 of 11211.6%★☆☆☆☆
202237.353 of 8033.8%★★☆☆☆
202131.677 of 10627.4%★☆☆☆☆
20198.1119 of 1211.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.5104 of 12114.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202521.0240 of 29217.8%★☆☆☆☆
202411.8146 of 1619.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.2145 of 16612.7%★☆☆☆☆
20228.3146 of 1545.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.3136 of 15713.4%★☆☆☆☆
20193.9158 of 1601.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.4159 of 1706.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202552.813 of 2955.2%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202528.8135 of 16518.2%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202532.5111 of 15227.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.723 of 258.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.923 of 258.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202527.4200 of 24819.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.163 of 7212.5%★☆☆☆☆
202319.063 of 7212.5%★☆☆☆☆
202224.754 of 6111.5%★☆☆☆☆
201849.531 of 6250.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202526.1236 of 28717.8%★☆☆☆☆
20248.0174 of 1845.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.1175 of 1855.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.4173 of 1846.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.2169 of 1858.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.8191 of 1910.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.8176 of 1865.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Foster Care (2025)70th percentile+55 vs school
Migrant (2025)55th percentile+40 vs school
Homeless (2025)46th percentile+30 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+25 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school
Native American (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school
African American (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)18th percentile~ school
White (2025)18th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school
Female (2025)14th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts22%-29 vs state
Science22%-19 vs state
Mathematics17%-26 vs state

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Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 ranks in the bottom 15.7% of South Dakota elementary schools.

Students at Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 are 26% White, 22% African American, 21% Hispanic, 16% American Indian, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Students who attend Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whittier Middle School - 08
High : Lincoln High School - 02

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Terry Redlin Elementary - 11.


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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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