Summary:
The 57710 zip code has only one school, Rosa Parks Elementary - 15, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5. This public elementary school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is underperforming compared to other schools in the state.
Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 has a chronic absenteeism rate of 15.8%, which is higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 45.95%, suggesting it serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.
Despite the school's low performance, its per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are in line with or better than the district and state averages, indicating that funding and staffing levels may not be the primary drivers of the school's struggles. Further investigation would be needed to identify the specific factors contributing to the school's underperformance, such as curriculum, teaching quality, school leadership, or other school-level factors.
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