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Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65

๐Ÿ“ 1510 S Lake Ave, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, 57105

676
Pupils
19.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County. The school has 676 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tracy Vik. It is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Tracy Vik
School district
Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Enrollment & staffing

Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 enrolls 676 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.

Male students
328 (49%)
Female students
348 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.6
Student-teacher ratio
19.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White52578%
Hispanic or Latino10916%
Two or more races253.7%
Black or African American111.6%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

75 of the school's 676 students (11%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 39 qualify for free lunch and 36 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 Pre-Kโ€“5

Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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

Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 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 676 students, Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 is larger 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

72%
Reading proficient
67%
Math proficient
6%
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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