Summary:
The 57235 zip code in South Dakota has only one elementary school, Florence Elementary - 02, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 172 students. The school is part of the Florence School District 14-1, which is ranked 121 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Florence Elementary - 02 has shown mixed academic performance in recent years. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (48.05%) and Mathematics (48.05%) were slightly above the district average but below the state average. However, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were lower, with 34.61% in ELA and 37.18% in Math. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was also below the state average at 33.33% in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance.
Despite the school's challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16:1 and a per-student spending of $11,291 for the 2023-2024 school year. However, it's unclear how these resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement. The school also serves a population with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (26.74% in 2023-2024), which suggests that socioeconomic factors may be impacting the school's performance.
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