📍 500 S Franklin St, Elk Point, Union County, 57025
Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elk Point, Union County. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Throener. It is part of the Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 enrolls 321 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 290 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
49 of the school's 321 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 30 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 16, state house district 16.
Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 is one of 3 schools in Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7, based in Elk Point, South Dakota. The district serves 697 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 is larger than the district average of about 232 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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