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Cleveland Elementary - 14

Public Grades PK, KG-5

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Cleveland Elementary - 14 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 in South Dakota. With 479 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Cleveland Elementary - 14 has significantly underperformed compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 23.67% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 20.71% in math, far below the district and state averages.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 25.5% over the past few years, and a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, from 63.45% to 75.57%, indicating a concentration of students from low-income families. Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 and Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16, which are located in the same district, have significantly higher academic performance, raising questions about why Cleveland Elementary - 14 continues to struggle.

Despite the school's low academic performance, Cleveland Elementary - 14 spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $10,644 to $12,427 per year. This raises concerns about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need for a more targeted approach to improving student outcomes, particularly for diverse student populations, where the school has struggled to support academic achievement.

465

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,612

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 S Edward Dr
Sioux Falls, SD 57103

(605) 367-6150

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary - 14 usually attend:

Middle:	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68
High:	Washington High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.9%

White:

23.9%

Hispanic:

21.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

247^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5

90^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	247 of 300	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	190 of 201	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	198 of 204	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	194 of 202	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	192 of 202	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	196 of 206	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	184 of 204	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	191 of 207	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	188 of 206	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	186 of 209	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.2	165 of 201	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.9	186 of 214	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	187 of 205	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	174 of 206	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	162 of 196	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.6	147 of 194	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.4	179 of 194	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.9	185 of 197	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.8	183 of 194	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.5	168 of 189	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.1	168 of 187	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	63 of 81	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	109 of 176	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	245 of 291	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	164 of 165	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	148 of 154	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	146 of 150	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	142 of 151	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	140 of 155	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	146 of 163	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	20 of 61	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	117 of 163	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	20 of 61	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	214 of 237	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	99 of 110	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	105 of 112	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	71 of 80	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	100 of 106	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	107 of 121	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	87 of 121	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	232 of 292	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	145 of 161	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	155 of 166	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	140 of 154	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	153 of 157	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	154 of 160	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	150 of 170	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	23 of 29	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	96 of 165	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	113 of 152	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	202 of 248	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	46 of 72	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	244 of 287	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	173 of 184	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	169 of 185	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	178 of 184	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	170 of 185	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	177 of 191	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	160 of 186	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)67th percentile+50 vs school

Foster Care (2025)67th percentile+50 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Migrant (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-16 vs state

English Language Arts24%-27 vs state

Mathematics21%-23 vs state

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Friday, May 15, 2020

Too much focus is on immersion of forigners receiving help that the rest of the students are left doing bare minimum and are falling behind. Close Quote

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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
Cleveland Elementary - 14	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 S Edward Dr	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6150	465	35	13.4	82.6%	111 (23.9%)	167 (35.9%)	99 (21.3%)	12 (2.6%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.4%)	21.8	247^th of 300 public elementary schools	17.7%		7.2	190^th of 201 public elementary schools	5.5%	57	17.7	26.4	27.8	23.7	24.2	17.0	20.4	20.7	24.1	$12,612	$1,749	$10,863
Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 S Bahnson Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4120	681	38	17.9	46.5%	431 (63.3%)	94 (13.8%)	47 (6.9%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.7%)	72.2	70^th of 300 public elementary schools	76.7%		73	45^th of 201 public elementary schools	77.6%	25	57.9	45.5	70.0	57.9	63.2	50.0	67.8	60.4	60.0	$10,876	$643	$10,233
Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	501 S Highland Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6160	444	27	16.2	46.6%	300 (67.6%)	32 (7.2%)	38 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (13.1%)	58.7	132^nd of 300 public elementary schools	56.0%		42.2	122^nd of 201 public elementary schools	39.3%	10	43.2	47.0	53.6	47.4	55.4	43.4	48.2	48.8	58.9	$10,649	$591	$10,058
Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 E 3rd St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6084	632	45	13.9	83.4%	91 (14.4%)	287 (45.4%)	85 (13.4%)	116 (18.4%)	25 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	27	238^th of 300 public elementary schools	20.7%		18.5	176^th of 201 public elementary schools	12.4%	62	23.4	30.6	37.1	30.4	24.5	27.1	22.7	24.6	21.7	$12,735	$1,470	$11,265
Terry Redlin Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	1721 E Austin St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6140	412	38	10.8	85.2%	107 (26.0%)	89 (21.6%)	85 (20.6%)	16 (3.9%)	65 (15.8%)	7 (1.7%)	43 (10.4%)	19.2	253^rd of 300 public elementary schools	15.7%		6.2	191^st of 201 public elementary schools	5.0%	62	17.6	25.0	23.3	21.9	26.3	13.5	11.7	17.2	21.7	$13,235	$1,920	$11,315
Rosa Parks Elementary - 15	Public	K-5	5701 E Red Oak Dr	Sioux Falls	57710	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4170	618	39	15.7	59.4%	259 (41.9%)	74 (12.0%)	184 (29.8%)	28 (4.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.3%)	36	214^th of 300 public elementary schools	28.7%		22.5	167^th of 201 public elementary schools	16.9%	47	33.6	43.2	30.1	35.4	35.3	45.5	26.9	35.7	23.7	$11,225	$598	$10,626
Bridges At Horace Mann - 52	Public	K-5	1401 E 26th St	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6190	55	16	3.4	100.0%	22 (40.0%)	12 (21.8%)	5 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (23.6%)	11	275^th of 300 public elementary schools	8.3%					(n/a)	7.1	11.1	15.4	11.1	7.1	11.1	15.4	11.1	7.7	$18,290	$708	$17,582
Teachwell Elementary and Intermediate - 09	Public	K-5	715 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
John Harris Elementary - 23	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 E 49th St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4111	666	38	17.7	21.0%	528 (79.3%)	35 (5.3%)	31 (4.7%)	8 (1.2%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.1%)	76	45^th of 300 public elementary schools	85.0%		80.6	25^th of 201 public elementary schools	87.6%	20	53.6	68.4	61.3	61.2	67.0	66.7	68.5	67.4	48.7	$11,015	$580	$10,436
Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Wayland Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6130	291	26	11.3	85.2%	95 (32.6%)	31 (10.7%)	105 (36.1%)	9 (3.1%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	23	243^rd of 300 public elementary schools	19.0%		9.8	186^th of 201 public elementary schools	7.5%	57	25.0	26.0	28.6	26.5	31.8	22.0	16.7	23.5	16.7	$13,906	$2,305	$11,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Elementary - 14

What district is Cleveland Elementary - 14 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

What schools do graduates of Cleveland Elementary - 14 attend?

Students who attend Cleveland Elementary - 14 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ben Reifel Middle School - 68
High : Washington High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Elementary - 14?

Students at Cleveland Elementary - 14 are 36% African American, 24% White, 21% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 3% Asian.

Is Cleveland Elementary - 14 a good school?

Cleveland Elementary - 14 ranks in the bottom 17.7% of South Dakota elementary schools.

How many students attend Cleveland Elementary - 14?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Cleveland Elementary - 14.

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