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Bennett County Elementary School - 03

Summary:

Bennett County Elementary School - 03 is a public elementary school located in Martin, South Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 253 students. The school is part of the Bennett County School District 03-1, which is ranked 118 out of 126 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bennett County Elementary School - 03 consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of elementary schools in South Dakota, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages, and its performance is also lower than the district average. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.0% to 44.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all students come from low-income households, a key factor that may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

While the nearby Batesland School - 01 and American Horse School, which also serve predominantly low-income and Native American student populations, appear to have slightly higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Bennett County Elementary School - 03, the school's consistently low rankings and proficiency rates, coupled with high chronic absenteeism, suggest that it may need to implement comprehensive strategies to address these issues and support student success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 201 5th St
       Martin, SD  57551

(605) 685-6717

District: Bennett County School District 03-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
187th of 201 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,931 Help


Students who attend Bennett County Elementary School - 03 usually attend:

Middle:    Bennett County Middle School - 06
High:    Bennett County High School - 01

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  229

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
54.6%
Two or more races:
22.3%
White:
15.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Bennett County Elementary School - 03 ranks worse than 93% of elementary schools in South Dakota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.48. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Bennett County Elementary School - 03 is diverse. Racial makeup is: American Indian (54.6%), two or more races (22.3%), White (15.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bennett County Elementary School - 03 is 11.3. (See more...)
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Compare Bennett County Elementary School - 03 employs 20.2 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bennett County Elementary School - 03 is $14,931.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bennett County Elementary School - 03:

SchoolDigger ranks Bennett County Elementary School - 03 187th of 201 South Dakota public elementary schools. (See Bennett County Elementary School - 03 in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Bennett County School District 03-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Bennett County School District 03-1 118th of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bennett County Elementary School - 03

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Rank History for all students at Bennett County Elementary School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 38.72 147th 187 21.4%
2004 37.17 148th 189 21.7%
2005 27.30 168th 194 13.4%
2006 17.79 178th 197 9.6%
2007 19.56 172nd 194 11.3%
2008 32.21 164th 194 15.5%
2009 35.31 155th 196 20.9%
2010 25.02 180th 206 12.6%
2011 22.59 184th 205 10.2%
2012 22.12 192nd 214 10.3%
2013 27.33 170th 201 15.4%
2015 19.96 184th 209 12.0%
2016 31.97 160th 206 22.3%
2017 22.31 180th 207 13.0%
2018 28.47 164th 204 19.6%
2019 8.17 195th 206 5.3%
2021 5.17 198th 202 2.0%
2022 4.82 197th 202 2.5%
2023 9.99 189th 204 7.4%
2024 9.48 187th 201 7.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bennett County Elementary School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.02 12th 14 14.3%
2023 17.04 11th 12 8.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bennett County Elementary School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.29 68th 121 43.8%
2019 24.58 101st 121 16.5%
2021 19.00 101st 106 4.7%
2022 20.78 72nd 80 10.0%
2023 25.61 91st 112 18.8%
2024 28.35 88th 110 20.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Bennett County Elementary School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.51 135th 163 17.2%
2019 6.07 148th 155 4.5%
2021 12.47 138th 151 8.6%
2022 11.09 140th 150 6.7%
2023 26.67 124th 154 19.5%
2024 26.95 130th 165 21.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Bennett County Elementary School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.17 128th 170 24.7%
2019 14.53 142nd 160 11.3%
2021 2.86 156th 157 0.6%
2022 4.61 151st 154 1.9%
2023 6.98 161st 166 3.0%
2024 4.81 156th 161 3.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Bennett County Elementary School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.99 10th 35 71.4%
2019 31.01 20th 28 28.6%
2021 26.23 17th 21 19.0%
2022 31.96 18th 23 21.7%
2023 59.77 5th 25 80.0%
2024 40.24 14th 25 44.0%
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Rank History for White students at Bennett County Elementary School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.02 172nd 185 7.0%
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Data source: test scores: South Dakota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bennett County Elementary School - 03

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 337 337
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 272 272
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 240 240
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 240 240
1993 82 0 0 0 152 n/a n/a 0 234
1994 104 0 0 0 154 n/a n/a 0 258
1995 97 0 0 0 181 n/a n/a 0 278
1996 97 0 0 0 181 n/a n/a 0 278
1997 96 0 0 0 180 n/a n/a 0 276
1998 101 0 0 0 169 n/a n/a 0 270
1999 83 0 0 0 163 n/a n/a 0 246
2000 87 0 0 0 161 n/a n/a 0 248
2001 93 0 1 2 181 n/a n/a 0 277
2002 88 1 3 0 185 n/a n/a 0 277
2003 88 1 3 0 185 n/a n/a 0 277
2004 84 0 3 1 183 n/a n/a 0 271
2005 73 1 0 1 159 n/a n/a 0 234
2006 68 1 2 1 191 n/a n/a 0 263
2007 84 2 2 2 187 n/a n/a 0 277
2008 64 2 1 1 187 n/a n/a 0 255
2009 59 2 3 0 188 n/a n/a 0 252
2010 63 1 4 1 197 n/a n/a 0 266
2011 57 1 3 8 164 0 33 0 266
2012 59 1 0 12 156 0 34 0 262
2013 50 0 1 14 138 0 46 0 249
2014 51 1 1 15 135 0 61 0 264
2015 55 1 1 13 131 0 67 0 268
2016 59 0 1 15 133 0 69 0 277
2017 55 0 0 13 126 0 68 0 262
2018 59 0 0 18 135 0 68 0 280
2019 45 0 0 11 122 0 63 0 241
2020 52 0 0 13 140 0 54 0 259
2021 45 0 0 15 137 0 58 0 255
2022 38 0 0 20 149 0 60 0 267
2023 40 0 1 16 140 0 56 0 253
2024 36 0 2 15 125 0 51 0 229

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bennett County Elementary School - 03

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 337 20.0 16.8 n/a
1990 272 17.0 16.0 n/a
1991 240 16.0 15.0 n/a
1992 240 16.0 15.0 n/a
1993 234 21.7 10.8 n/a
1994 258 21.8 11.8 n/a
1995 278 25.4 10.9 n/a
1996 278 25.4 10.9 n/a
1997 276 24.0 11.5 68.8
1998 270 22.0 12.3 74.4
1999 246 21.0 11.7 71.5
2000 248 28.0 8.9 73
2001 277 30.3 9.1 70
2002 277 28.0 9.9 90.3
2003 277 28.0 9.9 90.3
2004 271 30.4 8.9 53.9
2005 234 28.4 8.2 61.1
2006 263 24.4 10.8 57.8
2007 277 26.1 10.6 72.2
2008 255 25.6 10.0 78
2009 252 26.1 9.7 70.2
2010 266 27.4 9.7 71.8
2011 266 25.4 10.4 68.8
2012 262 23.4 11.1 68.3
2013 249 24.4 10.1 70.7
2014 264 24.4 10.8 70.5
2015 268 23.0 11.6 69
2016 277 24.0 11.5 74.7
2017 262 25.1 10.4 72.9
2018 280 22.4 12.4 83.2
2019 241 23.4 10.2 99.6
2020 259 24.2 10.6 100
2021 255 22.5 11.3 100
2022 267 20.7 12.8 100
2023 253 21.2 11.9 100
2024 229 20.2 11.3 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bennett County Elementary School - 03

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 337 20.0 16.8 n/a
1990 272 17.0 16.0 n/a
1991 240 16.0 15.0 n/a
1992 240 16.0 15.0 n/a
1993 234 21.7 10.8 n/a
1994 258 21.8 11.8 n/a
1995 278 25.4 10.9 n/a
1996 278 25.4 10.9 n/a
1997 276 24.0 11.5 68.8
1998 270 22.0 12.3 74.4
1999 246 21.0 11.7 71.5
2000 248 28.0 8.9 73
2001 277 30.3 9.1 70
2002 277 28.0 9.9 90.3
2003 277 28.0 9.9 90.3
2004 271 30.4 8.9 53.9
2005 234 28.4 8.2 61.1
2006 263 24.4 10.8 57.8
2007 277 26.1 10.6 72.2
2008 255 25.6 10.0 78
2009 252 26.1 9.7 70.2
2010 266 27.4 9.7 71.8
2011 266 25.4 10.4 68.8
2012 262 23.4 11.1 68.3
2013 249 24.4 10.1 70.7
2014 264 24.4 10.8 70.5
2015 268 23.0 11.6 69
2016 277 24.0 11.5 74.7
2017 262 25.1 10.4 72.9
2018 280 22.4 12.4 83.2
2019 241 23.4 10.2 99.6
2020 259 24.2 10.6 100
2021 255 22.5 11.3 100
2022 267 20.7 12.8 100
2023 253 21.2 11.9 100
2024 229 20.2 11.3 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bennett County Elementary School - 03

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $3,396 (27.5%) $8,967 (72.5%) $12,364
2021 $3,875 (29.3%) $9,357 (70.7%) $13,233
2022 $3,790 (27.5%) $10,007 (72.5%) $13,797
2023 $3,497 (23.4%) $11,434 (76.6%) $14,931

Data source: South Dakota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bennett County Elementary School - 03

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 195th of 206 Elementary schoolsRanks 189th of 204 Elementary schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bennett County Elementary School - 03)257.7
 17.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bennett County School District 03-1)257.7
 17.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)49.145.3
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bennett County Elementary School - 03)22.910.3
 12.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bennett County School District 03-1)22.910.3
 12.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)52.751.1
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bennett County Elementary School - 03)36.48.1
 28.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bennett County School District 03-1)36.48.1
 28.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.347.2
 3.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bennett County Elementary School - 03)27.38.6
 18.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bennett County School District 03-1)27.38.6
 18.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)4947.5
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bennett County Elementary School - 03)23.332.5
 9.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bennett County School District 03-1)23.332.5
 9.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.148.7
 5.4%
5th Grade Science (Bennett County Elementary School - 03)2025
 5%
   5th Grade Science (Bennett County School District 03-1)2025
 5%
   5th Grade Science (South Dakota)42.139.9
 2.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Bennett County Elementary School - 03)27.916.4
 11.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Bennett County School District 03-1)37.726.9
 10.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Bennett County Elementary School - 03)19.811.2
 8.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Bennett County School District 03-1)19.313.8
 5.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students241253
 5%
African American00
American Indian122140
 14.8%
Asian01
Hispanic1116
 45.5%
Pacific Islander00
White4540
 11.1%
Two or More Races6356
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.6%100%
 0.4%

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Students at Bennett County Elementary School - 03 are 55% American Indian, 22% Two or more races, 16% White, 7% Hispanic.

Bennett County Elementary School - 03 ranks in the bottom 7.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 229 students attended Bennett County Elementary School - 03.

Students who attend Bennett County Elementary School - 03 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bennett County Middle School - 06
High : Bennett County High School - 01


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