📍 561 Briggs St, Box Elder, Pennington County, 57719
Vandenberg Elementary - 02 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Box Elder, Pennington County. The school has 441 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shanna Sandal. It is part of the Douglas School District 51-1 school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Vandenberg Elementary - 02 enrolls 441 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 293 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 32 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 441 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 96 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vandenberg Elementary - 02 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Vandenberg Elementary - 02 is one of 5 schools in Douglas School District 51-1, based in Box Elder, South Dakota. The district serves 2,808 students district-wide and employs 184 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 441 students, Vandenberg Elementary - 02 is smaller than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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