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Whitewood Elementary - 04

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

603 Garfield St, Whitewood, SD 57793 · (605) 269-2264 · Part of Meade School District 46-1

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Directions
Students
138
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Whitewood Elementary - 04

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 56.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Whitewood kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Whitewood Elementary - 04You are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts64%
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 ↗

603 Garfield St, Whitewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten19
Grade 121
Grade 222
Grade 315
Grade 418
Grade 522
Enrollment over time
88’20
99’21
109’22
124’23
138’24

Up 56.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Whitewood Elementary - 04 from Whitewood families.

Other schools in Meade School District 46-1

The district →
Sturgis Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sturgis
A
531 students12:1
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; Whitewood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.