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Sturgis Elementary - 03

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

1121 Ballpark Rd, Sturgis, SD 57785 · (605) 347-2386 · Part of Meade School District 46-1

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

Students
531
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Sturgis Elementary - 03

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Sturgis kids: Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02

On the path

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

K–4Sturgis Elementary - 03You are here
5–8Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02490 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1121 Ballpark Rd, Sturgis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten107
Grade 198
Grade 2111
Grade 3106
Grade 4109
Enrollment over time
534’20
544’21
552’22
538’23
531’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sturgis Elementary - 03 from Sturgis families.

Other schools in Meade School District 46-1

The district →
Whitewood Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whitewood
B+
138 students14:1
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Piedmont
B+
514 students14:1
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; Sturgis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.