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He Dog Elementary - 05

Q: Is He Dog Elementary - 05 a good school?

He Dog Elementary - 05 ranks in the bottom 3.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend He Dog Elementary - 05?

In the 2024-25 school year, 189 students attended He Dog Elementary - 05.

Q: What is the racial makeup of He Dog Elementary - 05?

Students at He Dog Elementary - 05 are 92% American Indian, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of He Dog Elementary - 05 attend?

Students who attend He Dog Elementary - 05 usually go on to attend: Middle : Todd County Middle School - 10 High : Todd County High School - 01

Public Grades K-8

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

He Dog Elementary - 05 is a public elementary school located in Parmelee, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 200 students. The school is part of the Todd County School District 66-1, which is ranked 142 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

He Dog Elementary - 05 has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in South Dakota over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 194 out of 194 schools in 2007-2008 to 291 out of 300 schools in 2024-2025. The school has experienced extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 75.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for all grades at just 8.13% and 0%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%.

The nearby schools, such as Spring Creek Elementary - 07 and Rosebud Elementary - 04, which are also part of the Todd County School District 66-1, perform similarly to He Dog Elementary - 05 in terms of low academic achievement and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that the challenges faced by this school are not unique but rather systemic within the district. Despite the school's consistently low performance over the past decade, there does not appear to be a clear trend of improvement or intervention strategies that have been effective in raising student achievement.

189

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,063

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28152 Hwy 63
Parmelee, SD 57566

(605) 856-3553

District: Todd County School District 66-1

Students who attend He Dog Elementary - 05 usually attend:

Middle:	Todd County Middle School - 10
High:	Todd County High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

91.5%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2008 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (5% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (75% vs 20% South Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg9%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

291^st of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

224^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2024

From bottom 1% (2024) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Todd County School District 66-1

142^nd of 147Todd County School District 66-1 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	5.9	291 of 300	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	202 of 204	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.0	205 of 207	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.8	205 of 206	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.1	206 of 209	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.0	214 of 214	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.0	205 of 205	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.0	206 of 206	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.0	196 of 196	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.0	194 of 194	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.0	194 of 194	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.0	197 of 197	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.0	194 of 194	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.1	188 of 189	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.1	187 of 187	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	280 of 291	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	36 of 61	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	154 of 163	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	233 of 237	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	118 of 121	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	278 of 292	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	167 of 170	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	136 of 152	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	240 of 248	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	224 of 246	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	146 of 147	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.0	136 of 136	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.0	140 of 141	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.0	134 of 134	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.3	132 of 133	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	208 of 229	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	68 of 117	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	168 of 187	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	64 of 65	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	203 of 233	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	114 of 116	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	104 of 104	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	87 of 111	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	131 of 181	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Foster Care (2025)41st percentile+38 vs school

Native American (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Foster Care (2025)49th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+19 vs school

Native American (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts8%-43 vs state

Science7%-37 vs state

Mathematics0%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
He Dog Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	28152 Hwy 63	Parmelee	57566	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3553	189	10	18.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5.9	291^st of 300 public elementary schools	3.0%					(n/a)	4.6	5.0	0.0	5.6	15.8	20.0	8.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	6.8	$14,063	$4,147	$9,915
Rosebud Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	405 Spotted Tail Dr	Rosebud	57570	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 747-2411	292	21	13.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	288 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10.2	278^th of 300 public elementary schools	7.3%					(n/a)	11.3	16.3	14.9				13.8	3.2	11.6	2.1				5.3	8.5			$18,425	$4,087	$14,338
Spring Creek Elementary - 07	Public	K-8	233 Yellow Cloud Dr	Saint Francis	57572	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 747-2541	57	5	11.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	297^th of 300 public elementary schools	1.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$27,401	$4,224	$23,177
Norris Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	331 School Loop	Norris	57560	Mellette County	White River School District 47-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 462-6455	43	5	8.6	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (95.3%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	280^th of 300 public elementary schools	6.7%					(n/a)	11.1	14.3	0.0				9.5	11.1	0.0	0.0				4.8	20.0			$19,333	$2,035	$17,298

Frequently Asked Questions about He Dog Elementary - 05

What is the racial makeup of He Dog Elementary - 05?

Students at He Dog Elementary - 05 are 92% American Indian, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend He Dog Elementary - 05?

In the 2024-25 school year, 189 students attended He Dog Elementary - 05.

What schools do graduates of He Dog Elementary - 05 attend?

Students who attend He Dog Elementary - 05 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Todd County Middle School - 10
High : Todd County High School - 01

Is He Dog Elementary - 05 a good school?

He Dog Elementary - 05 ranks in the bottom 3.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What district is He Dog Elementary - 05 in?

Todd County School District 66-1

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