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Westside Elementary - 03

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

320 W Walnut, Sisseton, SD 57262 · (605) 698-7613 · Part of Sisseton School District 54-2

Sisseton’s School Grade D better than 13% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
380
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Westside Elementary - 03

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Sisseton kids: Sisseton Middle School - 02

On the path

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

PK–4Westside Elementary - 03You are here
5–8Sisseton Middle School - 02281 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts47%
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

Directions ↗

320 W Walnut, Sisseton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten85
Grade 175
Grade 271
Grade 372
Grade 466
Enrollment over time
381’20
393’21
395’22
375’23
380’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 52%White 18%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 12%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Westside Elementary - 03 from Sisseton families.

Other schools in Sisseton School District 54-2

The district →
Sisseton Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Sisseton
C−
281 students11:1
Sisseton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Sisseton
C+
304 students15:1

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