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Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2700 S Lancaster Dr, Sioux Falls, SD 57106 · (605) 498-2700 · Part of Tea Area School District 41-5

Sioux Falls’ School Grade C+ better than 39% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
292
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 56.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts62%
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 ↗

2700 S Lancaster Dr, Sioux Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten64
Grade 140
Grade 254
Grade 351
Grade 443
Grade 540
Enrollment over time
187’20
205’21
236’22
262’23
292’24

Up 56.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 20%Black 13%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 from Sioux Falls families.

Other schools in Tea Area School District 41-5

The district →
Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tea
A
538 students17:1
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tea
A
379 students15:1
Tea Area Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tea
B−
583 students19:1
Tea Area High School - 03
High · Grades 9–12 · Tea
A
717 students20:1

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