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Hayward Elementary - 38

Public Grades PK, KG-5

265^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Hayward Elementary - 38 is a public elementary school in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 in South Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with 676 students. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of South Dakota elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period.

Hayward Elementary - 38 significantly underperforms compared to the Sioux Falls School District and the state of South Dakota on standardized test scores, with only 17.04% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 13.69% proficient or better in math, compared to district and state averages around 50%. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 29.6% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state. Additionally, Hayward Elementary - 38 has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.12% to 74.41%, again much higher than the district and state averages.

In comparison, nearby schools like Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 and All City Elementary - 50 have much higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The data suggests that Hayward Elementary - 38 faces significant challenges in terms of student and family support, resource allocation, and targeted interventions, and has substantial room for improvement, particularly in the areas of academic achievement, attendance, and support for disadvantaged student populations.

728

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,446

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 N Valley View Rd
Sioux Falls, SD 57107

(605) 367-4590

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Students who attend Hayward Elementary - 38 usually attend:

Middle:	George McGovern Middle School -09
High:	Jefferson High School - 67

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.0%

White:

27.7%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (15% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% South Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

265^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	14.8	265 of 300	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	192 of 201	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	195 of 204	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	193 of 202	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	196 of 202	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	202 of 206	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	193 of 204	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	188 of 207	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	194 of 206	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	191 of 209	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	181 of 201	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	176 of 214	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	177 of 205	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	189 of 206	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.7	177 of 196	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	168 of 194	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	174 of 194	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.3	171 of 197	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.2	164 of 194	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.0	158 of 189	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.3	160 of 187	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	55 of 81	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	34.5	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	138 of 176	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.8	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	263 of 291	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	158 of 165	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	150 of 154	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	143 of 150	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	150 of 151	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	149 of 155	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	150 of 163	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	38 of 61	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	139 of 163	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	52 of 61	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	221 of 237	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	105 of 110	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	101 of 112	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	69 of 80	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	102 of 106	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	117 of 121	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	110 of 121	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	255 of 292	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	151 of 161	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	156 of 166	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	149 of 154	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	147 of 157	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	160 of 170	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	141 of 165	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	100 of 152	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	19 of 28	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	207 of 248	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	58 of 61	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	52 of 62	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	256 of 287	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	171 of 184	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	180 of 185	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	181 of 184	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	176 of 185	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	190 of 191	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	186 of 186	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2025)38th percentile+26 vs school

Native American (2025)34th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Migrant (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-34 vs state

Mathematics14%-30 vs state

Science12%-28 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
Hayward Elementary - 38	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Valley View Rd	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4590	728	51	14.1	83.5%	202 (27.7%)	73 (10.0%)	342 (47.0%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.4%)	14.8	265^th of 300 public elementary schools	11.7%		6.1	192^nd of 201 public elementary schools	4.5%	73	10.7	26.9	15.5	17.0	9.2	22.1	11.4	13.7	12.2	$11,446	$1,508	$9,938
Discovery Elementary - 26	Public	PK, KG-5	1506 S Discovery Ave	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-3530	873	50	17.3	21.9%	699 (80.1%)	51 (5.8%)	51 (5.8%)	6 (0.7%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)	72.8	63^rd of 300 public elementary schools	79.0%		71.6	46^th of 201 public elementary schools	77.1%	17	61.6	56.6	61.9	60.0	66.7	59.3	60.4	62.1	46.8	$10,792	$577	$10,214
All City Elementary - 50	Public	K-5	2511 W Brookings St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6120	149	9	17.4	22.8%	123 (82.6%)	13 (8.7%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	84.9	10^th of 300 public elementary schools	96.7%		85.3	17^th of 201 public elementary schools	91.5%	7	80.0	62.5	66.7	70.0	88.0	70.8	57.1	72.9	71.4	$11,236	$590	$10,646
Elementary Immersion Center - 43	Public	K-5	2511 W Brookings St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6120	106	8	13.3	100.0%	6 (5.7%)	37 (34.9%)	55 (51.9%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	293^rd of 300 public elementary schools	2.3%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$12,099	$1,661	$10,437
Oscar Howe Elementary - 58	Public	K-5	2801 Valley View Rd	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2752	608	35	17.1	52.0%	366 (60.2%)	64 (10.5%)	100 (16.4%)	7 (1.2%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	51.5	161^st of 300 public elementary schools	46.3%		35.4	142^nd of 201 public elementary schools	29.4%	19	43.1	53.9	37.8	45.5	47.1	54.9	32.9	45.8	36.6	$11,050	$600	$10,450
Garfield Elementary - 19	Public	PK, KG-5	705 S Roberts Dr	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6180	574	41	14.1	88.3%	183 (31.9%)	100 (17.4%)	141 (24.6%)	14 (2.4%)	59 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.4%)	17	260^th of 300 public elementary schools	13.3%		7.9	189^th of 201 public elementary schools	6.0%	71	16.2	26.4	18.5	19.7	22.2	20.8	10.2	17.2	14.8	$12,120	$1,798	$10,323
Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	2700 S Lancaster Dr	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 498-2700	292	21	13.9	40.1%	158 (54.1%)	39 (13.4%)	57 (19.5%)	12 (4.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	53.6	152^nd of 300 public elementary schools	49.3%		49.2	113^th of 201 public elementary schools	43.8%	39	35.9	55.6	53.7	47.5	43.4	53.3	43.9	46.8	36.6	$10,586	$412	$10,174
Laura Wilder Elementary - 31	Public	K-5	2300 S Lyndale Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4570	447	30	14.8	66.7%	226 (50.6%)	60 (13.4%)	65 (14.5%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	36.3	211^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.7%		18.7	175^th of 201 public elementary schools	12.9%	36	41.7	40.0	23.9	35.1	56.9	34.5	16.4	36.6	20.9	$10,790	$621	$10,170
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 S Lake Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4655	690	38	18.1	14.1%	514 (74.5%)	7 (1.0%)	121 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	83.9	12^th of 300 public elementary schools	96.0%		82.6	21^st of 201 public elementary schools	89.6%	9	59.4	70.4	75.0	68.0	77.2	67.3	73.9	72.9	64.1	$11,008	$567	$10,441
John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57	Public	K-5	4501 S Holbrook Ave	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2784	661	43	15.4	37.5%	481 (72.8%)	45 (6.8%)	48 (7.3%)	10 (1.5%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.1%)	72.9	62^nd of 300 public elementary schools	79.3%		73.4	44^th of 201 public elementary schools	78.1%	18	51.4	69.2	66.3	61.9	57.0	68.1	54.5	59.5	51.5	$10,658	$608	$10,049

Frequently Asked Questions about Hayward Elementary - 38

What district is Hayward Elementary - 38 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

How many students attend Hayward Elementary - 38?

In the 2024-25 school year, 728 students attended Hayward Elementary - 38.

What is the racial makeup of Hayward Elementary - 38?

Students at Hayward Elementary - 38 are 47% Hispanic, 28% White, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% American Indian.

Is Hayward Elementary - 38 a good school?

Hayward Elementary - 38 ranks in the bottom 11.7% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hayward Elementary - 38 attend?

Students who attend Hayward Elementary - 38 usually go on to attend:

Middle : George McGovern Middle School -09
High : Jefferson High School - 67

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