📍 1121 Ballpark Rd, Sturgis, Meade County, 57785
Sturgis Elementary - 03 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sturgis, Meade County. The school has 552 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chantal Ligtenberg. It is part of the Meade School District 46-1 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sturgis Elementary - 03 enrolls 552 students across grades K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 6.7% Two or more races and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 466 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 552 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 qualify for free lunch and 68 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.
Sturgis Elementary - 03 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Sturgis Elementary - 03 is one of 11 schools in Meade School District 46-1, based in Sturgis, South Dakota. The district serves 3,047 students district-wide and employs 215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 552 students, Sturgis Elementary - 03 is larger than the district average of about 277 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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