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Timber Lake Elementary - 02

Public Grades PK, KG-5
34th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 89% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Timber Lake Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school in Timber Lake, South Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 198 students. This school is part of the Timber Lake School District 20-3, which is ranked 15th out of 147 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Timber Lake Elementary - 02 has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in South Dakota, with a statewide ranking between 9th and 38th over the past several years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is impressive, with the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics exceeding the state averages across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 62.16% in ELA and 75.67% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. Additionally, the school has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 20.8% in 2023-2024 to 4.7% in 2024-2025, placing it well below the state average.

The Timber Lake School District has demonstrated a commitment to investing in the education of its students, as evidenced by the increased per-student spending at Timber Lake Elementary - 02, which has risen from $16,890 in 2020-2021 to $19,925 in 2023-2024. The school has also seen a decrease in its student-teacher ratio, from 9.6 in 2022-2023 to 10.1 in 2023-2024, suggesting a focus on providing a more personalized learning environment. These investments, along with the school's consistent high performance and improvement in chronic absenteeism, make Timber Lake Elementary - 02 an exemplary institution within the Timber Lake School District and the state of South Dakota.

185
Students ?
9.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,985
Per pupil spending ?
38.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 500 Main St
       Timber Lake, SD  57656

(605) 865-3654

District: Timber Lake School District 20-3


Students who attend Timber Lake Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:    Timber Lake Middle School - 03
High:    Timber Lake High School - 01
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
58.4%
White:
37.3%
Hispanic:
2.2%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (67% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 11% of South Dakota elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school67%
District avg63%
South Dakota avg47%
34th of 300
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Top 11%▲ up 33 pts since 2015
From top 44% (2015) to top 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 147Timber Lake School District 20-3 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202579.134 of 30088.7%★★★★☆
202488.79 of 20195.5%★★★★★
202376.934 of 20483.3%★★★★☆
202281.130 of 20285.1%★★★★☆
202174.338 of 20281.2%★★★★☆
201960.971 of 20665.5%★★★☆☆
201858.886 of 20457.8%★★★☆☆
201744.6129 of 20737.7%★★☆☆☆
201664.267 of 20667.5%★★★☆☆
201557.492 of 20956.0%★★★☆☆
201352.3123 of 20138.8%★★☆☆☆
201240.1166 of 21422.4%★☆☆☆☆
201147.9135 of 20534.1%★★☆☆☆
201022.7185 of 20610.2%★☆☆☆☆
200951.0123 of 19637.2%★★☆☆☆
200858.999 of 19449.0%★★★☆☆
200766.062 of 19468.0%★★★☆☆
200659.099 of 19749.7%★★★☆☆
200556.1106 of 19445.4%★★☆☆☆
200447.3127 of 18932.8%★★☆☆☆
200355.499 of 18747.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202575.439 of 29186.6%★★★★☆
202490.17 of 16595.8%★★★★★
202381.615 of 15490.3%★★★★★
202286.812 of 15092.0%★★★★★
202176.126 of 15182.8%★★★★☆
201958.960 of 15561.3%★★★☆☆
201849.495 of 16341.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202577.721 of 23791.1%★★★★★
202485.86 of 11094.5%★★★★★
202394.24 of 11296.4%★★★★★
201973.316 of 12186.8%★★★★☆
201857.145 of 12162.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202576.737 of 29287.3%★★★★☆
202484.814 of 16191.3%★★★★★
202372.938 of 16677.1%★★★★☆
202282.321 of 15486.4%★★★★☆
202177.128 of 15782.2%★★★★☆
201959.658 of 16063.8%★★★☆☆
201862.070 of 17058.8%★★★☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202585.46 of 15296.1%★★★★★
2024100.01 of 2596.0%★★★★★
202394.81 of 2596.0%★★★★★
202299.11 of 2395.7%★★★★★
202198.31 of 2195.2%★★★★★
201987.72 of 2892.9%★★★★★
201889.92 of 3594.3%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202566.543 of 24882.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202585.510 of 28796.5%★★★★★
202489.56 of 18496.7%★★★★★
202375.435 of 18581.1%★★★★☆
202283.017 of 18490.8%★★★★★
202186.410 of 18594.6%★★★★★
201972.834 of 19182.2%★★★★☆
201857.679 of 18657.5%★★★☆☆
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)
White (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school
Native American (2025)96th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school
Male (2025)87th percentile~ school
Female (2025)87th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics76%+32 vs state
English Language Arts62%+11 vs state
Science54%+13 vs state

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Students who attend Timber Lake Elementary - 02 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Timber Lake Middle School - 03
High : Timber Lake High School - 01

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Timber Lake Elementary - 02.

Students at Timber Lake Elementary - 02 are 58% American Indian, 37% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Timber Lake Elementary - 02 ranks 34th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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