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Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School 03

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
402 S Douglas St
Elk Point, SD 57025
Phone
(605) 356-5901
District
Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
County
UNION COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
139
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.3% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School 03 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
42%
46%
45%
65%
40%
56%
42%
46%
45%
65%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
46%
32%
50%
54%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
43%
30%
48%
44%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 46 33.1%
Grade 7 49 35.3%
Grade 8 44 31.7%
Total 139 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.5% 93.4% 71.8%
Black 0.0% 0.4% 3.3%
Hispanic 3.8% 4.9% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 0.3% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.3% 0.9% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.1% 18.0% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible 10.1% 11.2% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.0% 6.8% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,652 919,318
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 21.9 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.8% 20.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.4% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.8% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 15.6% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,947 358,552
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.3% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.2% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.1% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.6% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.5% 14.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.2% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.2% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,239 $4,305,000 53.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $674 $465,000 5.7%
Staff $535 $369,000 4.5%
General Administration $541 $373,000 4.6%
School Administration $351 $242,000 3.0%
Operation $1,280 $883,000 10.9%
Transportation $468 $323,000 4.0%
Other $346 $239,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,194 $2,894,000 35.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,349 $931,000 11.5%
Total Expenditures $11,783 $8,130,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,103 $901,595,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $603 $89,044,000 4.8%
Staff $400 $59,126,000 3.2%
General Administration $355 $52,390,000 2.8%
School Administration $506 $74,805,000 4.1%
Operation $1,079 $159,361,000 8.6%
Transportation $352 $52,037,000 2.8%
Other $390 $57,554,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,685 $544,317,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,691 $397,565,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $12,479 $1,843,477,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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