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May Overby Elementary - 09

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

612 14th Ave SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401 · (605) 725-7300 · Part of Aberdeen School District 06-1

Aberdeen’s School Grade B better than 56% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
327
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about May Overby Elementary - 09

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Aberdeen kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Aberdeen kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5May Overby Elementary - 09You are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

612 14th Ave SE, Aberdeen

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten53
Grade 157
Grade 261
Grade 351
Grade 455
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
348’20
353’21
357’22
353’23
327’24

Down 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Asian 6%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about May Overby Elementary - 09 from Aberdeen families.

Other schools in Aberdeen School District 06-1

The district →
Lincoln Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aberdeen
C
233 students8:1
Simmons Elementary - 10
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
C
386 students13:1
C C Lee Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
A+
356 students15:1
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
B−
304 students13:1
Mike Miller Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
B+
282 students14:1
Holgate Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Aberdeen
B
497 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Dakota’s other public schools; Aberdeen’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.