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Laura Wilder Elementary - 31

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Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 ranks 211 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 is a public elementary school serving 485 students in grades K-5 within the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 in South Dakota. However, the school has consistently underperformed compared to its peers, ranking in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools over the past decade and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 struggles with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, significantly trailing the Sioux Falls School District and South Dakota state averages. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 25.5% over the past few years, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families. These factors may contribute to the school's consistently low performance, which is evident across various student subgroups, with the exception of Asian students.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65, which consistently ranks among the top 5% of South Dakota elementary schools, the stark contrast in performance highlights the unique challenges faced by Laura Wilder Elementary - 31. However, the data suggests that there is room for improvement, and by addressing the underlying issues, such as chronic absenteeism and supporting students from low-income families, the school may be able to enhance the educational experience for its students.

447

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,790

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 S Lyndale Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 367-4570

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Students who attend Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle School - 06
High:	Roosevelt High School - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

14.5%

African American:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2024 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

211^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	36.3	211 of 300	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	175 of 201	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	176 of 204	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	162 of 202	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	175 of 202	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	173 of 206	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	149 of 204	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	155 of 207	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.4	127 of 206	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.7	120 of 209	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.6	153 of 201	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.1	141 of 214	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.2	138 of 205	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.6	164 of 206	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.3	132 of 196	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.6	141 of 194	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.6	146 of 194	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.1	134 of 197	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.2	105 of 194	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.9	100 of 189	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.3	81 of 187	56.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	66 of 81	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	50 of 176	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	201 of 291	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	136 of 165	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	128 of 154	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	120 of 150	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	129 of 151	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	123 of 155	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	126 of 163	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	115 of 163	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	34 of 61	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	189 of 237	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	90 of 110	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	90 of 112	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	54 of 80	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	64 of 121	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	58 of 121	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	207 of 292	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	139 of 161	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	143 of 166	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	123 of 154	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	128 of 157	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	125 of 160	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	103 of 170	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	79 of 165	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	84 of 152	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	128 of 248	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	31 of 72	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	30 of 62	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	169 of 287	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	153 of 184	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	149 of 185	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	142 of 184	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	153 of 185	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	155 of 191	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	138 of 186	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)74th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+42 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

Native American (2025)45th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%-7 vs state

English Language Arts35%-16 vs state

Science21%-20 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 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
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
Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66	Public	K-5	2000 S Dakota Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4560	472	31	15.0	61.4%	232 (49.2%)	89 (18.9%)	46 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.9%)	36.2	212^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.3%		28.4	155^th of 201 public elementary schools	22.9%	57	25.3	27.4	39.2	30.5	33.7	31.0	38.0	34.2	39.2	$11,068	$651	$10,418
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
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
Challenge Center - 51	Public	2-5	3101 S 4th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6170	165	11	14.8	15.8%	136 (82.4%)	8 (4.8%)	9 (5.5%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	97.8	2^nd of 300 public elementary schools	99.3%		99.2	1^st of 201 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	100.0	100.0	94.3	97.9	100.0	98.1	88.7	95.2	90.6	$6,651	$560	$6,091
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Laura Wilder Elementary - 31

What district is Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

How many students attend Laura Wilder Elementary - 31?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Laura Wilder Elementary - 31.

What is the racial makeup of Laura Wilder Elementary - 31?

Students at Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 are 51% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 attend?

Students who attend Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle School - 06
High : Roosevelt High School - 03

Is Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 a good school?

Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 ranks 211^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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