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Kadoka Elementary - 02

Public Grades PK, KG-5
54th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 203 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 73% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Kadoka Elementary - 02 is a small school serving 118 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Kadoka, South Dakota. Its clearest current academic advantage is math: in 2025–2026, 60% of students were proficient, 17 percentage points above the state.

Kadoka is strongest in math and fifth-grade science, and its all-grades math result is ahead of the district and nearby Philip Elementary - 02 as well as the state. Fifth-grade science proficiency was 62%, 21 points above the state, 10 above the Kadoka Area School District 35-2, and 20 above Philip. ELA is a relative weak spot: its 55% proficiency was 6 points above the state and 7 above Philip, but 2 points below its district. The school’s results also rise by grade, with fifth-grade ELA at 62% and math at 67%; fourth-grade ELA was 3 points below Philip’s. The nearby comparison is limited to Philip, the only nearby school in the supplied data.

ELA and math have declined from their 2022–2023 levels, though both remain above the state. ELA fell 9 percentage points to 55%, and math fell 10 points to 60%; math improved from the previous year, while ELA had peaked in 2023–2024. SchoolDigger ranks Kadoka at the 73rd statewide percentile with 4 stars for 2025–2026, compared with Philip at the 41st percentile and 2 stars; Kadoka’s ranking is below its recent peak of the 83rd percentile. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 9.4, compared with 12.5 at Philip, and 52% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 25% at Philip. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 measure of how well the school serves Native American students ranked it at the 92nd percentile, versus the school’s overall 72nd percentile; for students in special education, it was at the 31st percentile. Fifth-grade science has also varied considerably, from 41% to 82% in the years reported, so the latest strong result should be read alongside that fluctuation.

118
Students ?
9.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,677
Per pupil spending ?
51.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
80%
Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 20% (any vaccine)
 800 Bayberry St
       Kadoka, SD  57543

(605) 837-2173

District: Kadoka Area School District 35-2

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.9%
American Indian:
42.4%
Two or more races:
1.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2023 → 73rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (58% vs 46% meeting standards)
✓Above the South Dakota median (73rd percentile)
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2023) to 73rd (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school58%
District avg56%
South Dakota avg46%
54th of 203
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Top 27%▲ up 26 pts since 2016
From bottom 48% (2016) to top 27% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
47th of 126Kadoka Area School District 35-2 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202668.654 of 20373.4%★★★★☆
202570.285 of 30071.7%★★★★☆
202477.234 of 20183.1%★★★★☆
202381.922 of 20489.2%★★★★☆
202267.456 of 20272.3%★★★★☆
202170.947 of 20276.7%★★★★☆
201959.476 of 20663.1%★★★☆☆
201864.970 of 20465.7%★★★☆☆
201776.031 of 20785.0%★★★★☆
201653.4108 of 20647.6%★★☆☆☆
201515.8189 of 2099.6%★☆☆☆☆
201351.9126 of 20137.3%★★☆☆☆
201227.4181 of 21415.4%★☆☆☆☆
201146.4144 of 20529.8%★★☆☆☆
201023.6182 of 20611.7%★☆☆☆☆
200936.0154 of 19621.4%★☆☆☆☆
200832.2163 of 19416.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202662.554 of 16667.5%★★★☆☆
202563.0100 of 29165.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202560.673 of 23769.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202567.480 of 29272.6%★★★★☆
202185.313 of 15791.7%★★★★★

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202578.812 of 15292.1%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202535.0172 of 24830.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202656.578 of 18457.6%★★★☆☆
202567.679 of 28772.5%★★★★☆
201894.32 of 18698.9%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
201751.583 of 14643.2%★★☆☆☆
201644.294 of 14736.1%★★☆☆☆
201550.873 of 14549.7%★★★☆☆
201339.3116 of 14520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201231.5120 of 14617.8%★☆☆☆☆
201127.2119 of 14015.0%★☆☆☆☆
201019.8126 of 1399.4%★☆☆☆☆
200919.8126 of 1399.4%★☆☆☆☆
200831.4119 of 13612.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
Native American (2025)92nd percentile+20 vs school
Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school
Female (2026)67th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)58th percentile-16 vs school
Special Education (2025)31st percentile-41 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?
Science62%+21 vs state
Mathematics60%+17 vs state
English Language Arts55%+6 vs state

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Kadoka Elementary - 02 ranks 54th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 118 students attended Kadoka Elementary - 02.

Students at Kadoka Elementary - 02 are 56% White, 42% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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Latest South Dakota data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewNov 6, 2026
2025–26 SD ACT & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewNov 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation rates (updated)NewNov 1, 2026
2025–26 immunization ratesOct 24, 2026


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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