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Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

16159 2nd St, Piedmont, SD 57769 · (605) 787-5295 · Part of Meade School District 46-1

Piedmont’s School Grade B better than 63% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
514
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Piedmont kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

K–4Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05You are here
5–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency61%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts56%
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 ↗

16159 2nd St, Piedmont

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten102
Grade 1105
Grade 291
Grade 3104
Grade 4112
Enrollment over time
514’20
521’21
523’22
534’23
514’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 from Piedmont families.

Other schools in Meade School District 46-1

The district →
Whitewood Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewood
B+
138 students14:1
Sturgis Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sturgis
A
531 students12:1
Central Meade County School - 09
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Union Center
B−
49 students9:1
Hereford Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hereford
13 students9:1
Opal Elementary - 15
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Opal
13 students9:1
Atall Elementary - 17
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Union Center
12 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; Piedmont’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.