May Overby Elementary - 09 is a public elementary school in Aberdeen, South Dakota, serving 357 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Aberdeen School District 06-1, which is ranked 70 out of 126 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
May Overby Elementary - 09 faces several challenges, including consistently lower test scores compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 45.06%, compared to 50.51% for the district and 50.04% for the state. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.6% to 19.2% over the past three school years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a significant population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 28.05% to 44.26% over the past three years.
Compared to nearby schools in the Aberdeen School District, May Overby Elementary - 09 performs worse than most, such as Mike Miller Elementary - 07 and Lincoln Elementary - 08, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school performs better than Simmons Elementary - 10, which has even lower test scores and a higher chronic absenteeism rate.
Students at May Overby Elementary - 09 are 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% American Indian, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.
In the 2023-24 school year, 353 students attended May Overby Elementary - 09.
Aberdeen School District 06-1
Students who attend May Overby Elementary - 09 usually go on to attend:Middle : Simmons Middle School - 03High : Central High School - 01
May Overby Elementary - 09 ranks 133rd of 201 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.