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Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2400 S Bahnson Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57103 · (605) 371-4120 · Part of Sioux Falls School District 49-5

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

Directions
Students
681
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Sioux Falls kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54You are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

2400 S Bahnson Ave, Sioux Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K117
Kindergarten84
Grade 1103
Grade 297
Grade 397
Grade 490
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
685’20
663’21
632’22
662’23
681’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 14%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 from Sioux Falls families.

Other schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5

The district →
Discovery Elementary - 26
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
B
873 students17:1
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
B+
846 students17:1
Hayward Elementary - 38
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
D
728 students14:1
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
A
690 students18:1
John Harris Elementary - 23
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
A−
666 students18:1
Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
D
632 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; Sioux Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.