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Collins Colony Elementary - 06

Q: Is Collins Colony Elementary - 06 a good school?

Collins Colony Elementary - 06 ranks in the bottom 8.7% of South Dakota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Collins Colony Elementary - 06?

In the 2024-25 school year, 16 students attended Collins Colony Elementary - 06.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Collins Colony Elementary - 06?

Students at Collins Colony Elementary - 06 are 100% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Collins Colony Elementary - 06 attend?

Students who attend Collins Colony Elementary - 06 usually go on to attend: High : Willow Lake High School - 01

Public Grades K-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Collins Colony Elementary - 06 is a small public elementary school located in Iroquois, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with an enrollment of just 16 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.

Collins Colony Elementary - 06 faces significant challenges in academic performance, with 0% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and only 10% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades in the 2024-2025 school year. This is well below the Willow Lake School District (38.6% in both ELA and Math) and the state of South Dakota (50.93% in ELA, 43.49% in Math). The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0% to 20.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average of 20.2%. Additionally, the school's performance on student subgroups is concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 10-15% of South Dakota elementary schools for female, male, and white student performance in ELA.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Willow Lake School District, such as Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 and Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04, also have relatively low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, but they perform better than Collins Colony Elementary - 06 on most metrics. The small size of Collins Colony Elementary - 06, with only 16 students, and its rural location may contribute to the school's challenges, and targeted interventions and support could be crucial in improving student outcomes and providing a high-quality education for the community.

Students ?

106.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,927

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19606 Collins Ave.
Iroquois, SD 57353

(605) 625-5945

District: Willow Lake School District 12-3

Students who attend Collins Colony Elementary - 06 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 (4% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 51 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg37%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

274^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

244^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)24th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics10%-33 vs state

English Language Arts0%-51 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
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
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
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Ingalls Ave SW	De Smet	57231	Kingsbury County	De Smet School District 38-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 854-3963	176	12	14.2	29.0%	152 (86.4%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.5%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	70.6	77^th of 300 public elementary schools	74.3%		62.7	70^th of 201 public elementary schools	65.2%	7	80.0	53.6	45.0				60.3	84.0	57.2	45.0				63.0	45.0			$13,884	$681	$13,203
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Collins Colony Elementary - 06

What district is Collins Colony Elementary - 06 in?

Willow Lake School District 12-3

Is Collins Colony Elementary - 06 a good school?

Collins Colony Elementary - 06 ranks in the bottom 8.7% of South Dakota elementary schools.

How many students attend Collins Colony Elementary - 06?

In the 2024-25 school year, 16 students attended Collins Colony Elementary - 06.

What schools do graduates of Collins Colony Elementary - 06 attend?

Students who attend Collins Colony Elementary - 06 usually go on to attend:

High : Willow Lake High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Collins Colony Elementary - 06?

Students at Collins Colony Elementary - 06 are 100% White.

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