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Timber Lake Elementary - 02

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

500 Main St, Timber Lake, SD 57656 · (605) 865-3654 · Part of Timber Lake School District 20-3

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Directions
Students
185
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Timber Lake Elementary - 02

  • 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 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Timber Lake kids: Timber Lake Middle School - 03

On the path

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

PK–5Timber Lake Elementary - 02You are here
6–8Timber Lake Middle School - 0370 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts62%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

500 Main St, Timber Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten40
Grade 123
Grade 226
Grade 325
Grade 424
Grade 526
Enrollment over time
172’20
156’21
168’22
198’23
185’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 58%White 37%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Timber Lake Elementary - 02 from Timber Lake families.

Other schools in Timber Lake School District 20-3

The district →
Timber Lake Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Timber Lake
A
70 students8:1
Timber Lake High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Timber Lake
B+
117 students13:1

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