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Spring Lake Colony Elementary

Public Grades K-8

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Spring Lake Colony Elementary is a small public elementary school in Arlington, South Dakota, serving just 18 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 school district, which is ranked 139 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Spring Lake Colony Elementary struggles significantly compared to the state and its district. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.38% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.93% statewide and 35.77% in the district. In math, 0% of students were proficient, far below the state average of 43.49% and the district average of 22.63%. The school's performance is particularly low in the lower grades, with 0% proficiency in 3rd, 5th, and 6th grade ELA, and 0% proficiency in math for all grades. The only bright spot is in 8th grade ELA, where 50% of students were proficient, but this is still below the state and district averages.

In addition to the academic challenges, Spring Lake Colony Elementary also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0% to 20.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's small size, with just 7.8 students per teacher, and its high per-student spending of $17,371 suggest that addressing the issues of chronic absenteeism and low academic performance may require targeted interventions and support. While the nearby Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary and Camridge Colony School also struggle academically, Spring Lake Colony Elementary faces the most significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,734

Per pupil spending ?

21727 452nd Ave
Arlington, SD 57212

(605) 482-8244

District: Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (7% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 44 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg30%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

285^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

222^nd of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6

139^th of 147Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 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)20th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-36 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
Spring Lake Colony Elementary	Public	K-8	21727 452nd Ave	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 482-8244	18	2	7.7		18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	285^th of 300 public elementary schools	5.0%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	15.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$15,734	$1,456	$14,278
Arlington Elementary - 02	Public	K-6	306 S Main St	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Arlington School District 38-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 983-5741	152	11	14.0	20.4%	139 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	83.5	17^th of 300 public elementary schools	94.3%		83.3	20^th of 201 public elementary schools	90.0%	3	69.6	78.9	62.5	72.0			70.3	82.6	68.4	66.7	76.0			73.6	45.8			$14,891	$594	$14,297
Lake Preston Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	300 1st St NE	Lake Preston	57249	Kingsbury County	Lake Preston School District 38-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 847-4464	96	11	9.1	38.5%	89 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	81.5	25^th of 300 public elementary schools	91.7%		79	29^th of 201 public elementary schools	85.6%	4	43.8	76.9	57.1				58.1	81.3	92.3	85.7				86.1	64.3			$18,707	$1,189	$17,518
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 627-5657	372	26	14.2	14.0%	338 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	75	51^st of 300 public elementary schools	83.0%		60.1	77^th of 201 public elementary schools	61.7%	26	63.3	51.9	62.3				59.6	78.3	63.0	58.0				66.1	49.3			$10,839	$264	$10,575
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 School St	Rutland	57054	Lake County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 586-4352	116	14	8.0	21.6%	103 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	47.2	177^th of 300 public elementary schools	41.0%					(n/a)	35.7	57.2	41.2				44.5	28.6	71.4	23.5				40.0	35.3			$18,035	$1,300	$16,735
Camridge Colony School	Public	K-8	102 School St	Rutland	57054	Lake County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 586-4352	24	2	10.5		24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.6	256^th of 300 public elementary schools	14.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	5.3	66.7	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	$15,690	$1,291	$14,400
Madison Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	700 NW 9th St	Madison	57042	Lake County	Madison Central School District 39-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 256-7721	515	33	15.6	28.5%	412 (80.0%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (11.3%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	66.4	100^th of 300 public elementary schools	66.7%		55.9	94^th of 201 public elementary schools	53.2%	6	41.5	57.1	69.4				56.2	41.5	56.0	57.6				51.8	57.7			$10,752	$967	$9,785
Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07	Public	PK, KG-3	111 26th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4900	509	35	14.6	12.4%	418 (82.1%)	17 (3.3%)	31 (6.1%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)								(n/a)	60.8							72.5										$10,932	$436	$10,496
Medary Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-3	718 5th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4300	358	28	12.6	27.1%	235 (65.6%)	6 (1.7%)	78 (21.8%)	9 (2.5%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)								(n/a)	50.0							55.1										$12,465	$1,128	$11,337
Camelot Intermediate - 06	Public	4-5	1401 15th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4400	523	30	17.2	21.4%	396 (75.7%)	18 (3.4%)	53 (10.1%)	8 (1.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.5%)	54.2	149^th of 300 public elementary schools	50.3%		40	129^th of 201 public elementary schools	35.8%	20		52.3	46.7				49.5		51.2	28.4				39.8	41.6			$10,923	$311	$10,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Lake Colony Elementary

How many students attend Spring Lake Colony Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 18 students attended Spring Lake Colony Elementary.

Is Spring Lake Colony Elementary a good school?

Spring Lake Colony Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Lake Colony Elementary?

Students at Spring Lake Colony Elementary are 100% White.

What district is Spring Lake Colony Elementary in?

Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6

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