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Laura Wilder Elementary - 31

๐Ÿ“ 2300 S Lyndale Ave, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, 57105

448
Pupils
14.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County. The school has 448 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matt Semmler. It is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Matt Semmler
School district
Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Enrollment & staffing

Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 enrolls 448 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.

Male students
236 (53%)
Female students
212 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 15% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23352%
Black or African American6715%
Hispanic or Latino5312%
Two or more races5312%
American Indian or Alaska Native388.5%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

218 of the school's 448 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 12, state house district 12.

School district: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 is one of 43 schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The district serves 25,051 students district-wide and employs 1,683 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 448 students, Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.

25,051
District students
43
Schools
1,683
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
30%
Math proficient
20%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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