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Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05

Q: Is Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 a good school?

Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 ranks in the bottom 0.7% of South Dakota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05?

In the 2024-25 school year, 21 students attended Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05?

Students at Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 are 100% White.

Public Grades K-8

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 is a small public elementary school located in Carpenter, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 21 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.

Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 has significantly lower academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.67% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 0% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 50.93% and 43.49% statewide, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in the lower grade levels, with 0% proficiency in grades 3-7 for both ELA and Math. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 0% to 20.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average of 20.2%.

When compared to nearby schools in the Willow Lake School District, such as Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 and Willow Lake Elementary - 02, Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 performs significantly worse, with lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's declining performance over the past few years, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math dropping from 30% and 9.09% in 2023-2024 to 16.67% and 0% in 2024-2025, respectively, is a concerning trend that warrants further investigation and intervention.

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,646

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19087 413th Ave
Carpenter, SD 57322

(605) 625-5945

District: Willow Lake School District 12-3

Students who attend Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 usually attend:

High:

Willow Lake High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (7% 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 school7%

District avg37%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

298^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

208^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+39 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-34 vs state

Mathematics0%-43 vs state

Science0%-44 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
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
Hillside Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	18248 Hillside Ln	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-5302	8	1	7.4		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	258^th of 300 public elementary schools	14.0%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0		0.0	50.0	16.7		100.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	50.0	25.0
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
Clark Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	41181 179th St	Raymond	57258	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	24	2	11.5		23 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44	186^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.0%					(n/a)	66.7		0.0	50.0	100.0	50.0	50.0	100.0		0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Riverside Colony Elementary - 15	Public	K-8	40361 200th St	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 353-7800	18	2	9.0		18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	279^th of 300 public elementary schools	7.0%					(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	8.3	0.0	33.3	20.0	$16,044	$450	$15,594
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
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
Iroquois Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	111 E Washita St	Iroquois	57353	Kingsbury County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 546-2210	114	10	11.8	50.0%	94 (82.5%)	4 (3.5%)	15 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	27.5	234^th of 300 public elementary schools	22.0%		9.1	188^th of 201 public elementary schools	6.5%	46	21.7	38.5	31.3				28.9	52.2	23.1	12.5				32.7	0.0			$13,626	$591	$13,034
Spink Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	18206 Spink Ln	Frankfort	57440	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	21	3	8.0		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.3	18^th of 300 public elementary schools	94.0%					(n/a)	100.0		50.0	50.0		100.0	71.4	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	50.0	0.0	33.3	$16,183	$00	$16,183
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05

What is the racial makeup of Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05?

Students at Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 are 100% White.

How many students attend Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05?

In the 2024-25 school year, 21 students attended Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05.

What schools do graduates of Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 attend?

Students who attend Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 usually go on to attend:

High : Willow Lake High School - 01

Is Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 a good school?

Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 ranks in the bottom 0.7% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What district is Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 in?

Willow Lake School District 12-3

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