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Todd County Elementary - 16

Public Grades K-5

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Todd County Elementary - 16 is a public elementary school in Mission, South Dakota, serving 509 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Todd County School District 66-1, which is ranked 142 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Todd County Elementary - 16 consistently performs poorly on standardized tests, with only 16.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 9.25% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly lower than the state averages. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 74.3% in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite the school's higher spending per student, reaching $18,560 in the 2023-2024 school year, its academic performance remains significantly below the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the same district, such as Lakeview Elementary - 09, Klein Elementary - 08, and O'Kreek Elementary - 14, also perform poorly on standardized tests, with proficiency rates generally below the state averages. However, these smaller schools tend to have higher proficiency rates than Todd County Elementary - 16, suggesting that the larger size of the school may be a contributing factor to its lower performance.

511

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,036

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27011 US Highway 83
Mission, SD 57555

(605) 856-3506

District: Todd County School District 66-1

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

92.0%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2017 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (12% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (74% vs 20% South Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg9%

South Dakota avg47%

273^rd of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2017

From bottom 3% (2017) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	273 of 300	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	200 of 201	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	201 of 202	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	200 of 204	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.7	201 of 207	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	168 of 176	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	260 of 291	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	150 of 150	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	161 of 163	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	31 of 61	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	140 of 163	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	46 of 61	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	222 of 237	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	109 of 110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	79 of 80	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	117 of 121	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	264 of 292	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	157 of 161	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	166 of 170	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	144 of 165	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	96 of 152	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	212 of 248	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	59 of 62	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

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

Native American (2025)37th percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-35 vs state

Mathematics9%-34 vs state

Science9%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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
Todd County Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	27011 US Highway 83	Mission	57555	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3506	511	38	13.5	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	470 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	12	273^rd of 300 public elementary schools	9.0%		2.7	200^th of 201 public elementary schools	0.5%	73	19.5	11.5	17.9				16.3	13.4	11.5	1.5				9.3	9.0			$18,036	$3,897	$14,139
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
Klein Elementary - 08	Public	K-8	28959 299th St	Valentine	69201	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 378-3854	5	1	5.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	67.3	93^rd of 300 public elementary schools	69.0%					(n/a)			0.0		0.0	75.0	42.9			100.0		50.0	0.0	28.6	100.0	50.0	60.0
O'Kreek Elementary - 14	Public	K-8	44 School St	O'Kreek	57563	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3507	27	2	13.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17	259^th of 300 public elementary schools	13.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0		33.3	0.0	0.0	8.3		33.3		$19,714	$4,060	$15,654
Lakeview Elementary - 09	Public	K-8	26886 299th St	Crookston	69212	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 429-3339	44	3	14.6	100.0%	6 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (72.7%)	1 (2.3%)	1 (2.3%)	25.1	241^st of 300 public elementary schools	19.7%					(n/a)	20.0	40.0	50.0	33.3	50.0	14.3	31.0	20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.9	25.0	0.0	9.1	$16,932	$3,191	$13,741
White River Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	501 E 3rd St	White River	57579	Mellette County	White River School District 47-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 259-3137	172	16	11.0	98.3%	33 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	118 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	21	248^th of 300 public elementary schools	17.3%		10.8	184^th of 201 public elementary schools	8.5%	64	12.5	32.1	21.4				22.7	16.7	35.7	7.1				22.7	7.1			$15,296	$3,793	$11,503

Frequently Asked Questions about Todd County Elementary - 16

What is the racial makeup of Todd County Elementary - 16?

Students at Todd County Elementary - 16 are 92% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Todd County Elementary - 16 a good school?

Todd County Elementary - 16 ranks in the bottom 9.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

How many students attend Todd County Elementary - 16?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Todd County Elementary - 16.

What district is Todd County Elementary - 16 in?

Todd County School District 66-1

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