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Andes Central Elementary - 02

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1001 High St, Lake Andes, SD 57356 · (605) 487-5243 · Part of Andes Central School District 11-1

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Directions
Students
184
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Andes Central Elementary - 02

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Lake Andes kids: Andes Central Middle School - 04

On the path

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

PK–5Andes Central Elementary - 02You are here
6–8Andes Central Middle School - 0451 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 52.3%

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

Location

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1001 High St, Lake Andes

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten22
Grade 125
Grade 228
Grade 326
Grade 424
Grade 525
Enrollment over time
175’20
171’21
189’22
179’23
184’24

Up 5.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 59%Two or more races 21%White 17%Hispanic 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Andes Central Elementary - 02 from Lake Andes families.

Other schools in Andes Central School District 11-1

The district →
Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lake Andes
23 students12:1
Andes Central Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Andes
D
51 students7:1
Andes Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Andes
C
65 students9:1

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