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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 57471

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Top rankedBoulder Colony School - 061^st of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 up 43 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Boulder Colony School - 06

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Summary:

The 57471 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Edmunds Central Elementary - 05, which serves students in the Edmunds Central School District 22-5. This small, rural school has a unique profile, with a low student-teacher ratio but mixed academic performance compared to district and state averages.

Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 has just 64 students enrolled, resulting in a student-teacher ratio of 6.8, significantly lower than the state average. However, the school's performance on standardized tests is somewhat uneven, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45%) and Mathematics (50%) slightly below the district and state averages. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%, higher than the state average.

Despite these challenges, Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 has some strengths, including a relatively high per-student spending of $22,506, which is significantly above the state average. The school also serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 34.38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, this small, rural school is navigating a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, and may require targeted interventions and support to ensure its students' success.

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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 (2025)	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 7th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-5	105 1st Ave	Roscoe	57471	Edmunds County	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 287-4251	61	9	6.8	34.4%	47 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53.3	155^th of 300 public elementary schools	48.3%		3.1	198^th of 201 public elementary schools	1.5%	43	16.7	83.3	37.5		45.0	66.7	16.7	62.5		50.0	37.5	$21,855	$2,814	$19,040
Boulder Colony School - 06	Public	K-8	301 E Main St	Hosmer	57471	Edmunds County	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 287-4251	12	1	12.0		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98.1	1^st of 300 public elementary schools	99.7%					(n/a)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Cities Near Zip Code 57471

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roscoe	1.65 mi	3	133^rd
Hosmer	12.28 mi	1	1^st
Ipswich	14.87 mi	4	4^th
Faulkton	15.2 mi	8	52^nd
Bowdle	15.33 mi	2	145^th

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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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