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Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

1004 Hillcrest Dr, Garden City, SD 57236 · (605) 532-3606 · Part of Clark School District 12-2

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Directions
Students
31
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Mount Pleasant Township kids: Clark High School - 01

On the path

Where Mount Pleasant Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05You are here
9–12Clark High School - 01in Clark

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 52.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1004 Hillcrest Dr, Garden City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten2
Grade 15
Grade 22
Grade 34
Grade 44
Grade 54
Grade 61
Grade 73
Grade 86
Enrollment over time
29’20
30’21
29’22
32’23
31’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 100%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05 from Mount Pleasant Township families.

Other schools in Clark School District 12-2

The district →
Clark Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clark
B−
212 students12:1
Fordham Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Carpenter
D−
42 students14:1
Silver Lake Colony - 07
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Clark
16 students8:1
Clark Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clark
C−
72 students10:1
Clark High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Clark
B+
124 students13:1

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; Mount Pleasant Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.