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Red Willow Colony School - 09

Public Grades K-8

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Red Willow Colony School - 09 is a small public elementary school serving grades K-8 with an enrollment of 27 students in White, South Dakota. The school is part of the Deubrook Area School District 05-6, which is ranked 124 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Red Willow Colony School - 09 consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.33% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.27% in the district and 50.93% statewide. In Mathematics, 13.33% of students were proficient or better, compared to 45.91% in the district and 43.49% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in certain grade levels, such as 3rd and 7th grade ELA, and 4th, 7th, and 8th grade Mathematics, where the proficiency rates are 0%. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0% to 20.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 and Rolland Colony Elementary - 05 schools, which are also part of the Deubrook Area School District, show similar academic performance challenges to Red Willow Colony School - 09. However, the Deubrook Elementary - 03 school, which is also in the same district, performs significantly better than the colony schools, suggesting that the district-level factors may not be the sole driver of the low performance. The school and district should closely examine the factors contributing to the low academic performance and develop targeted strategies to address the specific needs of the student population.

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,693

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20019 474th Ave
White, SD 57276

(605) 629-1152

District: Deubrook Area School District 05-6

Students who attend Red Willow Colony School - 09 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 38 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg44%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

268^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

186^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)41st percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+42 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+57 vs state

English Language Arts13%-38 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 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
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
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
Estelline Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	404 6th St N	Estelline	57234	Hamlin County	Estelline School District 28-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 873-2201	149	11	14.1	34.9%	112 (75.2%)	1 (0.7%)	31 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	72.7	65^th of 300 public elementary schools	78.3%		44.5	120^th of 201 public elementary schools	40.3%	55	66.7	70.6	45.8				59.3	66.7	70.6	50.0				61.0	54.2			$13,692	$1,363	$12,330
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
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
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
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)
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
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 627-5657	372	26	14.2	14.0%	338 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	75	51^st of 300 public elementary schools	83.0%		60.1	77^th of 201 public elementary schools	61.7%	26	63.3	51.9	62.3				59.6	78.3	63.0	58.0				66.1	49.3			$10,839	$264	$10,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Willow Colony School - 09

How many students attend Red Willow Colony School - 09?

In the 2024-25 school year, 26 students attended Red Willow Colony School - 09.

Is Red Willow Colony School - 09 a good school?

Red Willow Colony School - 09 ranks in the bottom 10.7% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What district is Red Willow Colony School - 09 in?

Deubrook Area School District 05-6

What schools do graduates of Red Willow Colony School - 09 attend?

Students who attend Red Willow Colony School - 09 usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Red Willow Colony School - 09?

Students at Red Willow Colony School - 09 are 100% White.

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