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Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

405 Ingalls Ave SW, De Smet, SD 57231 · (605) 854-3963 · Part of De Smet School District 38-2

De Smet’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
176
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 17.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for De Smet kids: De Smet Middle School - 03

On the path

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

PK–5Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02You are here
6–8De Smet Middle School - 0391 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

405 Ingalls Ave SW, De Smet

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten35
Grade 125
Grade 223
Grade 325
Grade 428
Grade 520
Enrollment over time
150’20
160’21
163’22
178’23
176’24

Up 17.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02 from De Smet families.

Other schools in De Smet School District 38-2

The district →
De Smet Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · De Smet
C−
91 students16:1
De Smet High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · De Smet
C
95 students10:1

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; De Smet’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.