📍 16159 2nd St, Piedmont, Meade County, 57769
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Piedmont, Meade County. The school has 523 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ethan Dschaak. It is part of the Meade School District 46-1 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 enrolls 523 students across grades K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 441 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 523 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 73 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 29, state house district 29.
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 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 523 students, Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 is larger than the district average of about 277 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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