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Woonsocket Elementary - 03

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Woonsocket Elementary - 03 ranks 166 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Woonsocket Elementary - 03 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Woonsocket, South Dakota, with 193 students. The school is part of the Woonsocket School District 55-4, which is ranked 88 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woonsocket Elementary - 03 has consistently underperformed the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rate in ELA was 36.36% compared to the state average of 50.93%, and in Math it was 50.91% compared to the state's 43.49%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.5% to 20.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state's average. However, the school performs better for Native American and Low Socio-Economic Status students compared to the state.

Comparing Woonsocket Elementary - 03 to nearby schools, Upland Colony Elementary - 05 has lower test scores in both ELA and Math, but a lower chronic absenteeism rate. Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 outperforms Woonsocket Elementary - 03 in both ELA and Math, and has a lower student-teacher ratio. Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 also has higher test scores than Woonsocket Elementary - 03 in both ELA and Math, and a lower student-teacher ratio.

181

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,048

Per pupil spending ?

40.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 N 2nd Ave
Woonsocket, SD 57385

(605) 796-4431

District: Woonsocket School District 55-4

Students who attend Woonsocket Elementary - 03 usually attend:

High:

Woonsocket High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.8%

Hispanic:

6.6%

American Indian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg44%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

166^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

132^nd of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^th of 147Woonsocket School District 55-4 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	166 of 300	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	149 of 201	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	130 of 204	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	132 of 202	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	105 of 202	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	155 of 206	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	126 of 204	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.4	138 of 207	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.4	133 of 206	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.1	124 of 209	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.8	152 of 201	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.7	161 of 214	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.4	129 of 205	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.7	92 of 206	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.7	33 of 196	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	68.1	60 of 194	69.1%	★★★★☆
2007	65.3	66 of 194	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	82.9	5 of 197	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	87.0	2 of 194	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	77.3	18 of 189	90.5%	★★★★★
2003	50.5	115 of 187	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	148 of 291	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 151	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	111 of 155	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	115 of 163	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	151 of 163	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	75 of 237	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	166 of 292	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	106 of 161	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	109 of 166	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	98 of 154	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	128 of 160	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	116 of 170	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	68 of 152	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	152 of 248	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	179 of 287	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	155 of 184	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	142 of 185	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	143 of 184	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	129 of 185	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	179 of 191	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	147 of 186	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	132 of 246	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	54 of 147	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	62 of 150	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	54 of 143	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	111 of 145	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	92 of 149	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	79 of 147	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	70.1	33 of 146	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	35.8	113 of 147	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	115 of 145	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	58.3	67 of 145	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.9	39 of 146	73.3%	★★★★☆
2011	68.9	35 of 140	75.0%	★★★★☆
2010	70.6	34 of 139	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	50.2	88 of 139	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.6	30 of 136	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	85.6	3 of 136	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	63.2	51 of 141	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.4	14 of 136	89.7%	★★★★★
2004	76.4	13 of 134	90.3%	★★★★★
2003	77.1	10 of 133	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	102 of 229	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.8	15 of 107	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	35 of 102	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	87 of 113	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	66 of 107	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	66 of 99	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	41 of 187	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	135 of 233	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	52 of 115	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	85 of 116	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.6	51 of 104	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	88 of 115	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	76 of 110	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	8 of 111	92.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	79 of 181	56.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	141 of 230	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	66 of 132	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	85 of 136	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	64 of 132	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.3	117 of 136	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	86 of 136	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	74 of 131	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+24 vs school

Native American (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2025)93rd percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+7 vs state

Science41%-3 vs state

English Language Arts36%-15 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
Woonsocket Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	101 N 2nd Ave	Woonsocket	57385	Sanborn County	Woonsocket School District 55-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 796-4431	181	13	13.9	40.3%	159 (87.8%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	50	166^th of 300 public elementary schools	44.7%		32.1	149^th of 201 public elementary schools	25.9%	17	58.3	38.1	34.8	18.2	44.4	35.7	36.4	58.3	42.9	47.8	45.5	61.1	57.1	50.9	47.8	28.6	40.5	$11,048	$1,174	$9,874
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06	Public	PK, KG-5	40405 SD Hwy 34	Forestburg	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 495-4183	102	9	11.2	19.6%	95 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	71.6	73^rd of 300 public elementary schools	75.7%		62.7	71^st of 201 public elementary schools	64.7%	2	61.1	66.7	60.0				62.2	38.9	66.7	60.0				53.3	66.7			$14,040	$598	$13,442
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	904 2nd St NE	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 539-1754	145	13	10.9	41.4%	138 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.8	87^th of 300 public elementary schools	71.0%					(n/a)	100.0	75.0	33.3	60.0			65.2	76.9	65.0	27.8	60.0			56.1	50.0			$13,482	$1,321	$12,160
Wessington Springs Elementary Cyber School - 94	Public, Virtual	K-6	904 2nd St NE	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 539-9500	5	0	500.0		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.5	235^th of 300 public elementary schools	21.7%					(n/a)		25.0	33.3	50.0			33.3		25.0	0.0	50.0			22.2	0.0
Upland Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	24221 412th Ave	Artesian	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 495-4183	42	3	13.6		42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	232^nd of 300 public elementary schools	22.7%					(n/a)	0.0	100.0	33.3	100.0	100.0	80.0	56.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	50.0	60.0	30.4	0.0	80.0	36.4	$13,976	$1,364	$12,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Woonsocket Elementary - 03

What is the racial makeup of Woonsocket Elementary - 03?

Students at Woonsocket Elementary - 03 are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% American Indian.

What district is Woonsocket Elementary - 03 in?

Woonsocket School District 55-4

Is Woonsocket Elementary - 03 a good school?

Woonsocket Elementary - 03 ranks 166^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Woonsocket Elementary - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Woonsocket Elementary - 03.

What schools do graduates of Woonsocket Elementary - 03 attend?

Students who attend Woonsocket Elementary - 03 usually go on to attend:

High : Woonsocket High School - 01

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