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White River Elementary - 02

Public Grades PK, KG-5
248th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 17% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

White River Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in White River, South Dakota, with 164 students. The school is part of the White River School District 47-1, which is ranked 143 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

White River Elementary - 02 has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of South Dakota elementary schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The school's performance is also lower than the district average, indicating that it is one of the lower-performing schools within the White River School District. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 24.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

The closest neighboring school, Todd County Elementary - 16, is also a low-performing school, ranking in the bottom 20% of South Dakota elementary schools and facing similar academic performance challenges. This suggests that the challenges faced by White River Elementary - 02 may be part of a broader, systemic issue within the region or the state's education system, requiring a collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach to address the persistent low performance and high chronic absenteeism at the school.

172
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,296
Per pupil spending ?
98.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 501 E 3rd St
       White River, SD  57579

(605) 259-3137

District: White River School District 47-1

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
68.6%
White:
19.2%
Two or more races:
9.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Dakota average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!Science scores 33 pts below the South Dakota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg19%
South Dakota avg47%
248th of 300
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 17%▲ up 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the White River School District 47-1
143rd of 147White River School District 47-1 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202521.0248 of 30017.3%★☆☆☆☆
202410.8184 of 2018.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.5192 of 2045.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.8190 of 2025.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.7201 of 2020.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.3190 of 2067.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.6196 of 2043.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.4195 of 2075.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.6197 of 2064.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20159.4195 of 2096.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.2193 of 2014.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.5206 of 2143.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20111.6201 of 2052.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.0202 of 2061.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200911.9181 of 1967.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200811.5180 of 1947.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200714.9177 of 1948.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20066.4188 of 1974.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.5187 of 1943.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20043.2183 of 1893.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20035.4178 of 1874.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202524.8241 of 29117.2%★☆☆☆☆
202413.8147 of 16510.9%★☆☆☆☆
20228.0142 of 1505.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.2158 of 1633.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202530.0190 of 23719.8%★☆☆☆☆
202434.876 of 11030.9%★★☆☆☆
202329.183 of 11225.9%★☆☆☆☆
202234.955 of 8031.3%★★☆☆☆
202110.1105 of 1060.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.694 of 12122.3%★☆☆☆☆
201814.0113 of 1216.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202520.0242 of 29217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202416.4143 of 16111.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.0132 of 16620.5%★☆☆☆☆
202218.9134 of 15413.0%★☆☆☆☆
20214.3155 of 1571.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.0141 of 16011.9%★☆☆☆☆
20184.0163 of 1704.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202541.898 of 16540.6%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202539.288 of 15242.1%★★☆☆☆
202440.513 of 2548.0%★★★☆☆
202329.919 of 2524.0%★★☆☆☆
202254.39 of 2360.9%★★★★☆
202124.220 of 214.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.112 of 2857.1%★★★☆☆
201828.527 of 3522.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202544.4127 of 24848.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202541.2197 of 28731.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)49th percentile+31 vs school
Native American (2025)42nd percentile+25 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile+23 vs school
White (2025)31st percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
Male (2025)17th percentile~ school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts23%-28 vs state
Mathematics23%-21 vs state
Science7%-33 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 172 students attended White River Elementary - 02.

White River Elementary - 02 ranks in the bottom 17.3% of South Dakota elementary schools.

Students at White River Elementary - 02 are 69% American Indian, 19% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.


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