Summary
Spring Creek Elementary - 07 is a public elementary school located in Saint Francis, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 60 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.
Spring Creek Elementary - 07 has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing schools in South Dakota, with 0% of students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades in the 2024-2025 school year. This is significantly lower than the state averages. The school has also experienced extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 70.7% to 72% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school ranks in the bottom 10-20% of South Dakota elementary schools for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.
Despite the relatively high spending per student, ranging from $16,868 to $21,709 in recent years, and the low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.2 to 16 students per teacher, the school has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the years. In comparison, the nearby schools, such as Lakeview Elementary - 09, Rosebud Elementary - 04, and He Dog Elementary - 05, while still performing below state averages, generally have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Spring Creek Elementary - 07.
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