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Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10

Public Grades PK, KG-5

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 is a public elementary school in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 330 students.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 179-243 out of around 200-300 schools. It has received 0-1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating below average performance. Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 significantly underperforms the Sioux Falls School District and the state of South Dakota in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.47% of students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 49.18% for the district and 50.93% for the state. In Math, only 23.53% were proficient compared to 42.76% for the district and 43.49% for the state. The school has also had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.1% to 25.5% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

Comparing Laura B. Anderson to nearby schools in the Sioux Falls district, it is clear the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. Schools like Eugene Field A+ Elementary and All City Elementary, which are also in high-poverty areas, significantly outperform Laura B. Anderson on state assessments. This suggests factors beyond just poverty, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and curriculum, may be contributing to the poor performance at Laura B. Anderson.

291

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,906

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 N Wayland Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57103

(605) 367-6130

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Students who attend Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 usually attend:

Middle:	Whittier Middle School - 08
High:	Washington High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.1%

White:

32.6%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 24 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

243^rd of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	23.0	243 of 300	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	186 of 201	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	182 of 204	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	187 of 202	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	182 of 202	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	189 of 206	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	179 of 204	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	192 of 207	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	191 of 206	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	194 of 209	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	178 of 201	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.2	180 of 214	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.6	178 of 205	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.7	192 of 206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	183 of 196	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	175 of 194	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	181 of 194	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.3	183 of 197	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.9	180 of 194	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.9	171 of 189	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.7	172 of 187	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	30 of 81	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	95 of 176	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2022	58.3	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.4	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2018	50.0	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	226 of 291	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	146 of 165	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	133 of 154	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	133 of 150	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	134 of 151	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	136 of 155	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	140 of 163	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	41 of 61	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	98 of 163	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	35 of 61	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	197 of 237	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	75 of 112	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	42 of 80	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	71 of 106	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	89 of 121	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	84 of 121	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	251 of 292	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	152 of 161	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	146 of 166	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	137 of 154	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	134 of 157	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	143 of 160	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	146 of 170	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	24 of 29	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	148 of 165	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	77 of 152	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	187 of 248	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	53 of 72	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	60 of 72	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	50 of 62	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	249 of 287	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	175 of 184	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	177 of 185	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	179 of 184	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	162 of 185	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	182 of 191	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	170 of 186	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)63rd percentile+44 vs school

Native American (2025)49th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+21 vs school

Foster Care (2025)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Migrant (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-24 vs state

Mathematics24%-20 vs state

Science17%-24 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
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
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
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
Hawthorne Elementary - 56	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Spring Ave	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4580	443	34	12.9	100.0%	136 (30.7%)	90 (20.3%)	97 (21.9%)	15 (3.4%)	58 (13.1%)	6 (1.4%)	41 (9.3%)	16.9	261^st of 300 public elementary schools	13.0%		4.2	196^th of 201 public elementary schools	2.5%	65	11.8	19.6	28.0	19.7	13.7	13.0	14.0	13.6	20.0	$12,992	$2,182	$10,810
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
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)
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
Lowell Elementary - 28	Public	PK, KG-5	710 W 18th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-8378	426	30	14.2	87.3%	114 (26.8%)	55 (12.9%)	143 (33.6%)	11 (2.6%)	57 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	43 (10.1%)	28.2	233^rd of 300 public elementary schools	22.3%		18.3	177^th of 201 public elementary schools	11.9%	56	19.1	31.4	31.5	27.3	22.2	29.4	27.4	26.2	28.8	$12,342	$1,779	$10,563
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10

Is Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 a good school?

Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 ranks in the bottom 19.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10?

Students at Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 are 36% Hispanic, 33% White, 11% African American, 9% American Indian, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10.

What district is Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

What schools do graduates of Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 attend?

Students who attend Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whittier Middle School - 08
High : Washington High School - 01

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