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Sioux Valley Elementary - 02

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Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 ranks 51 st of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school in Volga, South Dakota, serving 350 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Sioux Valley School District 05-5, which is ranked 12th out of 147 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top half of South Dakota elementary schools and outperforming the district and state averages on standardized assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school earned a 4-star rating and 59.56% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.93%. In Mathematics, 66.12% of students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the state's 43.49%. The school's performance on Science assessments for 5th grade is also above the state average, with 49.28% proficient or better compared to 40.54% statewide.

Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 supports the academic success of various student subgroups, with high rankings in the state for female students, male students, Hispanic students, White students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school's performance for Native American students and migrant students is relatively lower, suggesting an area for potential improvement. Additionally, the school has seen a significant reduction in chronic absenteeism rates, from 20.8% in 2023-2024 to 4.7% in 2024-2025, indicating a positive trend in student engagement and attendance. With a higher per-student spending of $10,869 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.5 compared to the state average, Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 is effectively allocating resources to support student learning and create a favorable learning environment.

372

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,839

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Hansina Ave
Volga, SD 57071

(605) 627-5657

District: Sioux Valley School District 05-5

Students who attend Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:	Sioux Valley Middle School - 04
High:	Sioux Valley High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (61% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of South Dakota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 55 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg60%

South Dakota avg47%

51^st of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 55 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 147Sioux Valley School District 05-5 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	75.0	51 of 300	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	77 of 201	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	90 of 204	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	101 of 202	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	121 of 202	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	72 of 206	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	78 of 204	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.2	39 of 207	81.2%	★★★★☆
2016	63.0	72 of 206	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.7	150 of 209	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.4	122 of 201	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.1	59 of 214	72.4%	★★★★☆
2011	62.3	87 of 205	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.9	90 of 206	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.4	80 of 196	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.8	13 of 194	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	67.0	61 of 194	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.4	95 of 197	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.3	60 of 194	69.1%	★★★★☆
2004	68.2	52 of 189	72.5%	★★★★☆
2003	46.2	131 of 187	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	65 of 176	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	38 of 291	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	58 of 165	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	72 of 154	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	84 of 150	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	109 of 151	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.4	58 of 155	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	67 of 163	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	45 of 163	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	65 of 237	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	20 of 121	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	61 of 121	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	75 of 292	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	70 of 161	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	66 of 166	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	64 of 154	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	70 of 157	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	53 of 160	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	63 of 170	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	25 of 29	13.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	21 of 58	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	74 of 165	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	83 of 152	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	60 of 248	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	44.0	33 of 72	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	29 of 72	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	22 of 61	63.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	58 of 287	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	97 of 184	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	97 of 185	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	110 of 184	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	118 of 185	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	76 of 191	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	72 of 186	61.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-28 vs school

Native American (2025)45th percentile-38 vs school

Migrant (2025)14th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+23 vs state

English Language Arts60%+9 vs state

Science49%+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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 627-5657	372	26	14.2	14.0%	338 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	75	51^st of 300 public elementary schools	83.0%		60.1	77^th of 201 public elementary schools	61.7%	26	63.3	51.9	62.3				59.6	78.3	63.0	58.0				66.1	49.3			$10,839	$264	$10,575
Medary Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-3	718 5th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4300	358	28	12.6	27.1%	235 (65.6%)	6 (1.7%)	78 (21.8%)	9 (2.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)								(n/a)	50.0							55.1										$12,465	$1,128	$11,337
Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07	Public	PK, KG-3	111 26th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4900	509	35	14.6	12.4%	418 (82.1%)	17 (3.3%)	31 (6.1%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)								(n/a)	60.8							72.5										$10,932	$436	$10,496
Hillcrest Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-3	304 15th Ave	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4600	316	23	13.4	26.3%	235 (74.4%)	9 (2.8%)	30 (9.5%)	12 (3.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)								(n/a)	36.2							40.6										$13,363	$1,756	$11,607
Camelot Intermediate - 06	Public	4-5	1401 15th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4400	523	30	17.2	21.4%	396 (75.7%)	18 (3.4%)	53 (10.1%)	8 (1.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.5%)	54.2	149^th of 300 public elementary schools	50.3%		40	129^th of 201 public elementary schools	35.8%	20		52.3	46.7				49.5		51.2	28.4				39.8	41.6			$10,923	$311	$10,612
Bobcat Plains Academy Elementary School - 94	Public, Virtual	K-5	1910 12th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(605) 696-4714	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arlington Elementary - 02	Public	K-6	306 S Main St	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Arlington School District 38-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 983-5741	152	11	14.0	20.4%	139 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	83.5	17^th of 300 public elementary schools	94.3%		83.3	20^th of 201 public elementary schools	90.0%	3	69.6	78.9	62.5	72.0			70.3	82.6	68.4	66.7	76.0			73.6	45.8			$14,891	$594	$14,297
Spring Lake Colony Elementary	Public	K-8	21727 452nd Ave	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 482-8244	18	2	7.7		18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	285^th of 300 public elementary schools	5.0%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	15.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$15,734	$1,456	$14,278
Red Willow Colony School - 09	Public	K-8	20019 474th Ave	White	57276	Brookings County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 629-1152	26	2	14.8		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	268^th of 300 public elementary schools	10.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0		25.0	0.0	50.0	13.3	16.7	0.0		25.0	0.0	0.0	13.3		100.0		$11,693	$00	$11,693
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 School St	Rutland	57054	Lake County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 586-4352	116	14	8.0	21.6%	103 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	47.2	177^th of 300 public elementary schools	41.0%					(n/a)	35.7	57.2	41.2				44.5	28.6	71.4	23.5				40.0	35.3			$18,035	$1,300	$16,735

Frequently Asked Questions about Sioux Valley Elementary - 02

How many students attend Sioux Valley Elementary - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Sioux Valley Elementary - 02.

What schools do graduates of Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 attend?

Students who attend Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sioux Valley Middle School - 04
High : Sioux Valley High School - 01

Is Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 a good school?

Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 ranks 51^st of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 in?

Sioux Valley School District 05-5

What is the racial makeup of Sioux Valley Elementary - 02?

Students at Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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