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Elm Springs Elementary - 13

Public Grades K-8
Summary

Elm Springs Elementary - 13 is a small public elementary school in Wasta, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with just 11 students. Despite its tiny size, this school stands out as an academic powerhouse, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

Elm Springs Elementary - 13 has a long history of exceptional academic performance, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming both the Meade School District 46-1 and the state of South Dakota in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. The school's 4th and 6th grade students, in particular, excel in ELA, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages. In Mathematics, the school's 4th graders achieved an impressive 100% proficiency rate.

While Elm Springs Elementary - 13 has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to nearby schools like Hereford Elementary - 08 and Central Meade County School - 09, the school still maintains a diverse student population, ranking 33rd out of 287 South Dakota elementary schools for White students. The school's resource allocation, as evidenced by fluctuations in per-student spending and student-teacher ratio, suggests that the school and district are working to meet the needs of this small but high-performing student body.

10
Students ?
7.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
30.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 21309 Elm Springs Rd
       Wasta, SD  57793

(605) 269-2264

District: Meade School District 46-1


Students who attend Elm Springs Elementary - 13 usually attend:

Middle:    Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02
High:    Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Racial breakdown:

White:
100.0%
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At a glance
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Not ranked this year
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50th of 126Meade School District 46-1 among South Dakota districts
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)
Elementary school
White (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
Female (2025)75th percentile+21 vs school
White (2025)44th percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2025)18th percentile-35 vs school
Male (2025)8th percentile-45 vs school

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Students who attend Elm Springs Elementary - 13 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02
High : Sturgis Brown High School - 01

Students at Elm Springs Elementary - 13 are 100% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 10 students attended Elm Springs Elementary - 13.

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Latest South Dakota data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewNov 6, 2026
2025–26 SD ACT & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewNov 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation rates (updated)NewNov 1, 2026
2025–26 immunization ratesOct 24, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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