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Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54

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Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 ranks 70 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 is a public elementary school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving 662 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top 50-70 elementary schools in the state, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong academic performance across various student subgroups.

Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 outperforms most nearby schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, with higher academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's 5th-grade students, in particular, excel, with 70% proficient or better in ELA and 67.77% in Math, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the district and state, it has been decreasing over the past few years.

Interestingly, the school's higher per-student spending and relatively lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients suggest that it may have access to more resources and support for its students, which could contribute to its academic success. Nearby schools like John Harris Elementary - 23 and Challenge Center - 51 also demonstrate high academic performance, while others, such as Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 and Cleveland Elementary - 14, struggle with lower proficiency and higher chronic absenteeism.

681

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,876

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 S Bahnson Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57103

(605) 371-4120

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Students who attend Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

African American:

13.8%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of South Dakota elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

70^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	72.2	70 of 300	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	45 of 201	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	52 of 204	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	81 of 202	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	69 of 202	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	59 of 206	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	39 of 204	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.9	32 of 207	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	64.1	69 of 206	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.9	54 of 209	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	15 of 201	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.9	4 of 214	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	8 of 205	96.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.0	11 of 206	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	4 of 196	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	79.7	11 of 194	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	79.2	11 of 194	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	76.4	21 of 197	89.3%	★★★★☆
2005	74.9	23 of 194	88.1%	★★★★☆
2004	63.7	77 of 189	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.5	34 of 187	81.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	52 of 81	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	81 of 176	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	79 of 291	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	41 of 165	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	42 of 154	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	64 of 150	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	73 of 151	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	54 of 155	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	64 of 163	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	46 of 163	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	23 of 61	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	80 of 237	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	28 of 112	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	22 of 80	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	45 of 106	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	56 of 121	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.1	8 of 121	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	57 of 292	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	32 of 161	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	36 of 166	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	62 of 154	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.1	33 of 157	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	34 of 160	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	18 of 170	89.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	13 of 58	77.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	61 of 165	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	34 of 152	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	138 of 248	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	37 of 72	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.2	61 of 72	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	44 of 61	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.0	10 of 62	83.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	44 of 287	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	35 of 184	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	33 of 185	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	51 of 184	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	41 of 185	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	49 of 191	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	35 of 186	81.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)85th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2025)78th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-32 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile-41 vs school

Foster Care (2025)3rd percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+17 vs state

Science60%+19 vs state

English Language Arts58%+7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Robert Frost Elementary - 18	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 S 4th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6170	447	26	16.8	42.1%	317 (70.9%)	37 (8.3%)	33 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.1%)	57.4	139^th of 300 public elementary schools	53.7%		53.8	99^th of 201 public elementary schools	50.7%	40	41.9	58.9	48.4	49.0	46.0	41.1	54.8	47.4	48.4	$11,331	$597	$10,735

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54

What district is Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Is Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 a good school?

Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 ranks 70^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 attend?

Students who attend Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54?

In the 2024-25 school year, 681 students attended Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54.

What is the racial makeup of Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54?

Students at Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 are 63% White, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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