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Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07

Public Grades K-8

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 is a small public elementary school located in White, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 28 students. The school is part of the Deubrook Area School District 05-6, which is ranked 124 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 consistently underperforms compared to the Deubrook Area School District and the state of South Dakota in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was only 17.64%, compared to 42.27% for the district and 50.93% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate for all grades was a mere 5.88%, while the district and state scored 45.91% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning in the lower grades, with 0% proficiency in ELA and Mathematics for grades 3-6 in 2024-2025. Additionally, Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0% to 20.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.6 to 12 over the past few years, its academic performance is significantly lower than that of the nearby Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 and Deubrook Elementary - 03, which are both higher-performing schools within the same region. Addressing the root causes of the school's struggles, such as chronic absenteeism and access to resources, could be crucial in improving student outcomes and overall school performance.

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,041

Per pupil spending ?

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20426 482nd Ave
White, SD 57276

(605) 794-1152

District: Deubrook Area School District 05-6

Students who attend Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 usually attend:

Middle:	Deubrook Junior High - 02
High:	Deubrook High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (10% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Science scores 44 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg44%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

296^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

200^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Deubrook Area School District 05-6

124^th of 147Deubrook Area School District 05-6 among South Dakota districts

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

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-33 vs state

Mathematics6%-38 vs state

Science0%-44 vs state

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Schools Near Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07

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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
Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07	Public	K-8	20426 482nd Ave	White	57276	Brookings County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 794-1152	26	3	9.4		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	296^th of 300 public elementary schools	1.3%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	40.0	33.3	17.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	$15,041	$4,634	$10,407
Rolland Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	48088 210th St	White	57276	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	9	1	9.0		9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.3	69^th of 300 public elementary schools	77.0%					(n/a)	50.0	100.0		33.3		100.0	57.1	100.0	100.0		66.7		100.0	85.7		0.0
Newdale Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	21336 484th Ave	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	29	1	29.0		29 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.1	171^st of 300 public elementary schools	43.0%					(n/a)	0.0	66.7	33.3	50.0	33.3	100.0	43.8	66.7	66.7	33.3	0.0	66.7	0.0	43.8	33.3	0.0	20.0	$9,286	$04	$9,282
Red Willow Colony School - 09	Public	K-8	20019 474th Ave	White	57276	Brookings County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 629-1152	26	2	14.8		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	268^th of 300 public elementary schools	10.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0		25.0	0.0	50.0	13.3	16.7	0.0		25.0	0.0	0.0	13.3		100.0		$11,693	$00	$11,693
Deubrook Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	695 Palisades Ave	Toronto	57268	Deuel County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 794-1152	225	19	11.8	18.2%	215 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	60.3	122^nd of 300 public elementary schools	59.3%		58.8	81^st of 201 public elementary schools	59.7%	41	27.3	65.4	45.2	45.5			46.4	63.6	96.2	29.0	63.6			61.6	35.5			$11,794	$01	$11,793
Hillcrest Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-3	304 15th Ave	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4600	316	23	13.4	26.3%	235 (74.4%)	9 (2.8%)	30 (9.5%)	12 (3.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)								(n/a)	36.2							40.6										$13,363	$1,756	$11,607
Elkton Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	508 Buffalo St	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 542-2541	186	18	10.0	43.0%	145 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	46	180^th of 300 public elementary schools	40.0%		35.3	143^rd of 201 public elementary schools	28.9%	37	38.5	51.6	26.9	52.6			42.2	57.7	58.1	11.5	36.9			42.2	23.1			$8,119	$330	$7,788
Bobcat Plains Academy Elementary School - 94	Public, Virtual	K-5	1910 12th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(605) 696-4714	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Medary Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-3	718 5th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4300	358	28	12.6	27.1%	235 (65.6%)	6 (1.7%)	78 (21.8%)	9 (2.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)								(n/a)	50.0							55.1										$12,465	$1,128	$11,337
Camelot Intermediate - 06	Public	4-5	1401 15th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4400	523	30	17.2	21.4%	396 (75.7%)	18 (3.4%)	53 (10.1%)	8 (1.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.5%)	54.2	149^th of 300 public elementary schools	50.3%		40	129^th of 201 public elementary schools	35.8%	20		52.3	46.7				49.5		51.2	28.4				39.8	41.6			$10,923	$311	$10,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07

What schools do graduates of Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 attend?

Students who attend Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Deubrook Junior High - 02
High : Deubrook High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07?

Students at Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 are 100% White.

How many students attend Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07?

In the 2024-25 school year, 26 students attended Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07.

What district is Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 in?

Deubrook Area School District 05-6

Is Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 a good school?

Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 ranks in the bottom 1.3% of South Dakota elementary schools.

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