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New Underwood Elementary - 02

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

300 E Ash St, New Underwood, SD 57761 · (605) 754-6485 · Part of New Underwood School District 51-3

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Directions
Students
113
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about New Underwood Elementary - 02

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for New Underwood kids: New Underwood Middle School - 04

On the path

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

K–5New Underwood Elementary - 02You are here
6–8New Underwood Middle School - 0475 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts44%
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

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300 E Ash St, New Underwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten17
Grade 118
Grade 216
Grade 313
Grade 426
Grade 523
Enrollment over time
110’20
136’21
127’22
121’23
113’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Underwood Elementary - 02 from New Underwood families.

Other schools in New Underwood School District 51-3

The district →
New Underwood Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Underwood
C−
75 students17:1
New Underwood High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · New Underwood
B−
92 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; New Underwood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.