Summary:
The Meade School District 46-1 in South Dakota is home to 8 elementary schools that serve students from kindergarten through 8th grade, with a range of school sizes and academic performance. The standout schools in the district are Whitewood Elementary - 04, which ranks 5th out of 204 South Dakota elementary schools, and Sturgis Elementary - 03, which ranks 19th in the state.
The elementary schools in the Meade School District 46-1 generally outperform the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on standardized tests, with Whitewood Elementary - 04 demonstrating exceptional academic achievement, with 84.78% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 86.96% proficient or better in Mathematics. The district's schools serve a predominantly white student population, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 5.36% to 35.14%.
The data also reveals significant variations in school size, with the smallest school, Elm Springs Elementary - 13, having only 6 students, and the largest, Sturgis Elementary - 03, having 552 students. The smaller schools tend to have higher spending per student, with Elm Springs Elementary - 13 and Atall Elementary - 17 spending significantly more per student than the larger schools.
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