Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Pierre

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Kennedy Elementary - 08

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2306 Brookstone Loop, Pierre, SD 57501 · (605) 773-7370 · Part of Pierre School District 32-2

Pierre’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
413
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Kennedy Elementary - 08

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Pierre kids: Georgia Morse Middle School - 02

On the path

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

K–5Kennedy Elementary - 08You are here
6–8Georgia Morse Middle School - 02672 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts50%
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 ↗

2306 Brookstone Loop, Pierre

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten80
Grade 164
Grade 264
Grade 360
Grade 476
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
397’20
402’21
388’22
394’23
413’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%American Indian/Alaska Native 20%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kennedy Elementary - 08 from Pierre families.

Other schools in Pierre School District 32-2

The district →
Buchanan Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pierre
B+
432 students17:1
Jefferson Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pierre
C+
377 students13:1
Georgia Morse Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pierre
B−
672 students17:1
T F Riggs High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Pierre
B
855 students18:1

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