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Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04

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Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 ranks 206 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 is a small public elementary school located in Willow Lake, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 32 students. The school is part of the Willow Lake School District 12-3, which is ranked 131 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 has mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (41.18%) were higher than the district (38.6%) but lower than the state (50.93%). However, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate (17.65%) was significantly lower than both the district (38.6%) and the state (43.49%). The school's performance varies across grade levels, with 6th grade ELA students performing much better than the district and state, while 3rd grade ELA students had a 0% proficiency rate. Interestingly, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students performed exceptionally well, ranking 53 out of 176 SD elementary schools in 2024-2025.

Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 is one of the smaller schools in the area, with nearby Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 and Collins Colony Elementary - 06 also having small enrollments. These small colony schools generally perform worse academically than the larger Willow Lake Elementary - 02 and the higher-performing schools in the Clark School District, such as Clark Elementary - 02 and Hamlin Elementary - 09. Additionally, the colony schools, including Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04, have significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the other nearby schools.

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,730

Per pupil spending ?

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43188 Mayfield Rd
Willow Lake, SD 57278

(605) 625-5945

District: Willow Lake School District 12-3

Students who attend Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 usually attend:

High:

Willow Lake 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 (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

206^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%

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★★★★★

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Middle school

134^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Willow Lake School District 12-3

131^st of 147Willow Lake School District 12-3 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)70th percentile+39 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+9 vs state

English Language Arts41%-10 vs state

Mathematics18%-26 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
Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	43188 Mayfield Rd	Willow Lake	57278	Clark County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 625-5945	31	2	15.5		31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.6	206^th of 300 public elementary schools	31.3%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	50.0	75.0	33.3		41.2	33.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	33.3		17.7	50.0			$10,730	$95	$10,635
Willow Lake Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Garfield Ave	Willow Lake	57278	Clark County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 625-5945	153	11	14.2	48.4%	148 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.9	163^rd of 300 public elementary schools	45.7%		29.6	152^nd of 201 public elementary schools	24.4%	11	31.3	34.6	47.6				38.1	56.3	46.2	52.4				50.8	38.1			$11,886	$946	$10,940
Collins Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	19606 Collins Ave.	Iroquois	57353	Clark County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 625-5945	16	0	106.6		16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	274^th of 300 public elementary schools	8.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$10,927	$98	$10,829
Silver Lake Colony - 07	Public	K-8	17354 430th Ave	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	16	2	8.0	81.3%	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.1	190^th of 300 public elementary schools	36.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	50.0	80.0	0.0	50.0	42.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	21.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	$16,690	$34	$16,656
Henry Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	111 N Cedar	Henry	57243	Codington County	Henry School District 14-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 532-5364	93	10	9.5	49.5%	87 (93.5%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	220^th of 300 public elementary schools	26.7%		26.9	158^th of 201 public elementary schools	21.4%	62	35.3	40.0	28.6				34.8	41.2	40.0	0.0				28.3	28.6			$14,113	$611	$13,502
Hamlin Elementary - 09	Public	PK, KG-5	44577 188th St	Hayti	57241	Hamlin County	Hamlin School District 28-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 783-3631	472	29	16.4	35.8%	443 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	74.1	59^th of 300 public elementary schools	80.3%		67.1	56^th of 201 public elementary schools	72.1%	3	59.7	53.0	69.0				60.8	64.2	48.5	70.4				61.3	57.8			$9,938	$1,498	$8,440
Clark Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	200 2nd Ave NW	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 532-3606	212	17	12.1	26.4%	180 (84.9%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	61.5	118^th of 300 public elementary schools	60.7%		57.1	91^st of 201 public elementary schools	54.7%	27	53.6	47.1	64.5				54.8	57.1	50.0	45.2				50.5	38.7			$11,695	$711	$10,984
Fordham Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	533 Fordham Dr	Carpenter	57322	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	42	3	14.0		42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.6	252^nd of 300 public elementary schools	16.0%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	33.3	0.0	33.3	0.0	18.5	25.0	16.7	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.1	16.7	0.0	9.1	$10,821	$34	$10,787
Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	1004 Hillcrest Dr	Garden City	57236	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	31	2	15.5	90.3%	31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.1	250^th of 300 public elementary schools	16.7%					(n/a)	50.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	18.2	25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	33.3	18.2	25.0	0.0	10.0	$11,141	$34	$11,106
Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	19087 413th Ave	Carpenter	57322	Beadle County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 625-5945	21	2	10.1		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.9	298^th of 300 public elementary schools	0.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	50.0	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$10,646	$95	$10,551

Frequently Asked Questions about Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04

How many students attend Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 31 students attended Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04.

What district is Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 in?

Willow Lake School District 12-3

What schools do graduates of Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 attend?

Students who attend Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 usually go on to attend:

High : Willow Lake High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04?

Students at Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 are 100% White.

Is Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 a good school?

Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 ranks 206^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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