Summary:
Zip code 57025 includes three schools in Elk Point, South Dakota: an elementary school serving grades K–5, a middle school serving grades 6–8, and a high school serving grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, the elementary school was above the state in all-grades English language arts (ELA) but slightly below in math, while the middle school was above in math but below in ELA. The main takeaway is a mixed picture: performance varies by subject and grade, rather than one school or subject leading across the board.
The high school stands out most on its latest grade-11 results: it exceeded state rates by 3 points in ELA, 13 points in math, and 5 points in science, and its graduation rate was 100% versus 88% statewide. Among the elementary and middle schools, the elementary school had the stronger all-grades ELA result, 52% versus 43% at middle school, while middle school led in math, 48% versus 43%. Middle-school all-grades ELA was the weakest of those two schools’ current results, 6 points below the state; elementary math was 1 point below. Grade-level differences matter too: elementary grade-5 math was 14 points below the state, while middle grade-8 math was 16 points above. The high school’s ACT results should not be directly ranked against the other schools’ Smarter Balanced results.
Recent changes were uneven: elementary ELA rose 10 points from 2024–2025, while middle-school ELA fell 3 points; math fell 2 points at elementary and 6 points at middle school. SchoolDigger ranks the high school at the 72nd percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 94th percentile the prior year; middle school is at the 50th percentile and elementary at the 46th. Student-teacher ratios were 12.8:1 at elementary and 16.2:1 at middle school. In 2024–2025, the reported low-income measure was free/reduced lunch eligible: 17% at elementary, 19% at middle school, and 15% at high school; these are contextual figures, not explanations for results.
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