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Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 is an elementary school serving grades 3-6 in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, with a student population of 242. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.
Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching over 55% in the 2022-2023 school year, and extremely low academic performance, with only 9.88% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 8.72% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 50.04% and 42.95%, respectively. The school also ranks among the lowest-performing in the state for several student subgroups, including female students, male students, Native American students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.
While Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 is struggling, the nearby Dupree Elementary - 02 school, which is part of a different school district, Dupree School District 64-2, appears to be performing significantly better academically, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, which is relatively high at Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03, may be contributing to the school's poor performance, such as instructional practices, school leadership, and community engagement.
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