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Renberg Elementary - 42

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Renberg Elementary - 42 ranks 196 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Renberg Elementary - 42 is a public elementary school located in Renner, South Dakota, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 162 students. It is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, which is ranked 90 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Renberg Elementary - 42 consistently underperforms compared to the Sioux Falls School District and the state of South Dakota in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.3% to 25.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.56% to 56.79% over the past few years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Sioux Falls School District, such as Hayward Elementary - 38 and Garfield Elementary - 19, Renberg Elementary - 42 generally underperforms in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratio. However, it is worth noting that the nearby schools also struggle with similar challenges. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic and attendance-related issues at Renberg Elementary - 42 could be crucial in improving the school's overall outcomes.

155

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,972

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47260 258th St
Renner, SD 57055

(605) 543-5273

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.0%

African American:

14.8%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

196^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	40.7	196 of 300	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	153 of 201	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	167 of 204	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	164 of 202	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	161 of 202	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	149 of 206	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	141 of 204	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	160 of 207	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.1	124 of 206	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.4	141 of 209	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.6	168 of 201	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.9	159 of 214	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.7	159 of 205	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.6	160 of 206	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.5	171 of 196	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	58.8	100 of 194	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.4	102 of 194	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.6	121 of 197	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	71.0	39 of 194	79.9%	★★★★☆
2004	57.9	102 of 189	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.2	127 of 187	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	34 of 81	58.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	111 of 176	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	188 of 291	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	128 of 165	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	139 of 154	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	102 of 150	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	110 of 151	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	115 of 155	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	130 of 163	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	70 of 163	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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	42.4	146 of 237	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	44 of 110	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.8	95 of 112	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	77 of 80	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	51 of 106	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	81 of 121	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	193 of 292	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	106 of 166	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	128 of 154	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	118 of 157	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	87 of 160	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	109 of 170	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	146 of 165	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	74 of 152	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	146 of 248	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	199 of 287	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	128 of 184	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	136 of 185	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	128 of 184	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	156 of 185	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	116 of 191	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	137 of 186	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+22 vs school

Native American (2025)51st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)15th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%~ state avg

English Language Arts33%-18 vs state

Science32%-9 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
Renberg Elementary - 42	Public	K-5	47260 258th St	Renner	57055	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 543-5273	155	10	15.3	56.1%	93 (60.0%)	23 (14.8%)	17 (11.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	40.7	196^th of 300 public elementary schools	34.7%		29.5	153^rd of 201 public elementary schools	23.9%	43	33.3	37.5	28.0	33.3	45.8	43.8	36.0	42.0	32.0	$11,972	$794	$11,178
Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04	Public	K-4	705 S West Ave	Crooks	57020	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 446-3538	205	16	13.2	27.8%	148 (72.2%)	36 (17.6%)	9 (4.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	56.7	141^st of 300 public elementary schools	53.0%					(n/a)	53.1	46.5		49.3	59.4	44.2		50.7		$13,319	$630	$12,689
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Renberg Elementary - 42

Is Renberg Elementary - 42 a good school?

Renberg Elementary - 42 ranks 196^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Renberg Elementary - 42?

In the 2024-25 school year, 155 students attended Renberg Elementary - 42.

What is the racial makeup of Renberg Elementary - 42?

Students at Renberg Elementary - 42 are 60% White, 15% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% American Indian.

What district is Renberg Elementary - 42 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

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