For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 193 students in Woonsocket School District 55-4. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in South Dakota.
Public Elementary School in Woonsocket School District 55-4 have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the South Dakota public elementary school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public elementary school average of 36% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
2 Schools
497 Schools
# Students
278 Students
101,009 Students
# Teachers
21 Teachers
7,507 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Woonsocket School District 55-4, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 146 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#79 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
42%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.55
# American Indian Students
7 Students
16,670 Students
% American Indian Students
3%
17%
# Asian Students
3 Students
1,571 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
14 Students
8,335 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
8%
# Black Students
n/a
3,317 Students
% Black Students
n/a
3%
# White Students
250 Students
64,951 Students
% White Students
90%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
129 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
6,036 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
27
2,878
# Students in K Grade:
12
11,668
# Students in 1st Grade:
20
10,796
# Students in 2nd Grade:
12
10,955
# Students in 3rd Grade:
21
10,445
# Students in 4th Grade:
23
10,671
# Students in 5th Grade:
19
10,790
# Students in 6th Grade:
21
10,958
# Students in 7th Grade:
16
9,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
22
9,926
# Students in 9th Grade:
13
674
# Students in 10th Grade:
25
577
# Students in 11th Grade:
24
475
# Students in 12th Grade:
23
415
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,277 is higher than the state median of $13,121. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,540 is less than the state median of $12,623. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,277
$13,121
Spending / Student
$11,540
$12,623
Best Woonsocket School District 55-4 Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Woonsocket Elementary - 03
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
101 N 2nd Ave
Woonsocket, SD 57385
(605) 796-4431
Woonsocket, SD 57385
(605) 796-4431
Grades: PK-8
| 193 students
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