Clark School District 12-2

Summary:

The Clark School District 12-2 in South Dakota consists of 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 107 out of 126 districts in the state and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Clark Elementary - 02 has the highest overall test scores, with 59.34% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 52.75% proficient or better in Mathematics. Silver Lake Colony - 07, a small elementary school with 26 students, has the highest science proficiency rates at 54.55% and the second-highest ELA proficiency at 35.29%. Despite having a high-need student population with 89.66% of students receiving free/reduced lunch, Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05 has relatively strong test scores compared to the district.

The data also reveals significant disparities in test scores across the district, with the top-performing school, Clark Elementary - 02, far outpacing the lower-performing schools, especially the two colony elementary schools. Additionally, the district's overall ranking has dropped from 107 out of 126 in 2021-2022 to 107 out of 126 in 2023-2024, indicating a need for improvement across the district.

District Detail

220 N Clinton St
Clark, SD 57225

(605) 532-3603

SchoolDigger Rank:
107^th of 126 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 496

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clark Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	200 2nd Ave NW	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 532-3606	213	17	12.3	23.9%	177 (83.1%)	5 (2.3%)	23 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	57.1	91^st of 201 public elementary schools	54.7%		51.2	103^rd of 204 public elementary schools	49.5%	12	46.9	75.0	55.6					59.3	50.0	65.6	40.7					52.8	33.3				$11,635	$1,003	$10,632
Clark High School - 01	Public	9-12	220 N Clinton St	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3604	102	9	11.2	13.7%	87 (85.3%)	2 (2.0%)	10 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	4	134^th of 141 public high schools	5.0%		9.5	128^th of 138 public high schools	7.2%	6							25.0								12.5				16.7		$12,522	$27	$12,494
Clark Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	220 N Clinton St	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3604	87	7	13.3	13.8%	69 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	24.7	118^th of 147 public middle schools	19.7%		29.7	116^th of 150 public middle schools	22.7%	2				27.3	47.6	44.7		40.7				31.8	14.3	34.2		28.4		15.8			$9,951	$27	$9,923
Fordham Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	533 Fordham Dr	Carpenter	57322	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	42	3	14.0		42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								11.1													$10,497	$27	$10,470
Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	1004 Hillcrest Dr	Garden City	57236	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	32	2	16.0	90.6%	32 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								9.5								9.5					$12,214	$27	$12,186
Silver Lake Colony - 07	Public	K-8	17354 430th Ave	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	20	2	8.5	85.0%	20 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								35.3								29.4				54.6	$11,166	$27	$11,139

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Doland School District 56-2	13.41 mi	7
Henry School District 14-2	13.59 mi	3	121^st
Willow Lake School District 12-3	14.93 mi	7
Florence School District 14-1	23.33 mi	3	109^th
Hamlin School District 28-3	26.78 mi	3	31^st

Clark School District 12-2

District Detail

Clark Elementary - 02

Clark Middle School - 03

Clark High School - 01

Fordham Colony Elementary - 04

Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05

Silver Lake Colony - 07

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