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Summit Elementary - 02

Public Grades PK, KG-8

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Summit Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Summit, South Dakota, with 135 students. The school is part of the Summit School District 54-6, which is ranked 138 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Summit Elementary - 02 faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently underperforming the state and district averages on standardized tests, and struggling to effectively serve certain student subgroups. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.08% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.93% statewide. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 109 out of 206 schools in 2018-2019 to 246 out of 300 schools in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Waubay Elementary - 02 and Wilmot Elementary - 02, generally outperform Summit Elementary - 02 on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that the challenges faced by Summit Elementary - 02 may be unique to the school or district. Additionally, the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Summit Elementary - 02 (up to 42.96% in 2023-2024) may be a contributing factor to the school's underperformance, as research has shown a strong correlation between poverty and academic achievement.

132

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,464

Per pupil spending ?

51.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 W Sherman Ave
Summit, SD 57266

(605) 398-6211

District: Summit School District 54-6

Students who attend Summit Elementary - 02 usually attend:

High:

Summit High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

American Indian:

23.5%

Hispanic:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2021 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg24%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

246^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

204^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

138^th of 147Summit School District 54-6 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	246 of 300	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	185 of 201	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	183 of 204	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	183 of 202	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	189 of 202	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	109 of 206	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	136 of 204	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	157 of 207	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	177 of 206	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.6	118 of 209	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	18.0	182 of 201	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	178 of 214	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.0	162 of 205	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.7	136 of 206	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.8	105 of 197	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.7	107 of 194	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.0	98 of 189	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	20 of 81	75.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	165 of 176	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	207 of 291	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	144 of 165	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	152 of 163	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	193 of 237	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	259 of 292	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	159 of 165	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	119 of 152	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	196 of 248	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	241 of 287	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	172 of 184	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	204 of 246	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	132 of 147	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	133 of 150	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	129 of 143	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	85 of 145	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	88 of 149	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	124 of 147	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	120 of 146	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	132 of 147	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	134 of 145	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	40 of 47	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	98 of 117	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	182 of 229	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	107 of 113	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	114 of 117	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	180 of 187	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	185 of 233	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	55 of 115	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	109 of 111	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	178 of 181	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	195 of 230	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.8	41 of 136	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	87 of 136	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	122 of 131	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)75th percentile+57 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

African American (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

Native American (2025)2nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science23%-21 vs state

English Language Arts22%-29 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

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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
Summit Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-8	400 W Sherman Ave	Summit	57266	Roberts County	Summit School District 54-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 398-6211	132	13	10.1	51.5%	74 (56.1%)	4 (3.0%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	22.1	246^th of 300 public elementary schools	18.0%		10.7	185^th of 201 public elementary schools	8.0%	61	22.2	53.3	6.7	11.8	10.0	27.3	22.1	33.3	26.7	13.3	11.8	20.0	18.2	19.5	13.3	36.4	23.1	$15,464	$1,325	$14,139
Sunrise Colony - 15	Public	K-8	45425 152nd St	Summit	57266	Grant County	Watertown School District 14-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 882-6340	20	2	10.0		20 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	277^th of 300 public elementary schools	7.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	10.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wilmot Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Ordway St	Wilmot	57279	Roberts County	Wilmot School District 54-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 938-4647	112	11	10.3	48.2%	89 (79.5%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	45.6	182^nd of 300 public elementary schools	39.3%		20	171^st of 201 public elementary schools	14.9%	11	26.7	41.2	56.5				43.6	26.7	47.1	43.5				40.0	26.1			$15,089	$2,342	$12,747
Waubay Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	202 W School Rd	Waubay	57273	Day County	Waubay School District 18-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 947-4529	88	11	7.7	64.8%	53 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (25.0%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (13.6%)	56.4	142^nd of 300 public elementary schools	52.7%		58.1	83^rd of 201 public elementary schools	58.7%	59	27.3	52.9	66.7	33.3			43.5	45.5	52.9	66.7	50.0			52.2	50.0			$17,598	$2,189	$15,409
Enemy Swim Day School	Public	K-8	13525 446th Avenue	Waubay	57273	Day County	Enemy Swim Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(605) 947-4605	158	1	158.0	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit Elementary - 02

What district is Summit Elementary - 02 in?

Summit School District 54-6

How many students attend Summit Elementary - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Summit Elementary - 02.

Is Summit Elementary - 02 a good school?

Summit Elementary - 02 ranks in the bottom 18.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Summit Elementary - 02 attend?

Students who attend Summit Elementary - 02 usually go on to attend:

High : Summit High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Summit Elementary - 02?

Students at Summit Elementary - 02 are 56% White, 23% American Indian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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