Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

Summary:

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 is a public elementary school serving 523 students in grades K-4 in Piedmont, South Dakota. It is part of the Meade School District 46-1, which is ranked 29 out of 126 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 has consistently ranked in the top third of South Dakota elementary schools over the past decade, currently ranking 51st out of 201 schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. In 2023-2024, 56% of students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 50.04% statewide, and 64% were proficient or better in Math compared to 42.95% statewide. The school also ranks very highly for its performance with special education students (6th out of 72 SD elementary schools) and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (2nd out of 110 SD elementary schools), indicating its ability to effectively support its most vulnerable student populations. Additionally, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14 to 15.1 over the past 3 years, suggests smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, Sturgis Elementary - 03 within the Meade School District 46-1, as well as schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4, Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 stands out for its exceptional academic performance and support for special education and low-income students. However, the school may want to monitor and address its slightly increasing chronic absenteeism rate, which has risen from 12.0% in 2021-2022 to 13.8% in 2022-2023.


Detail:

Public K-4

 16159 2nd St
       Piedmont, SD  57769


(605) 787-5295

District: Meade School District 46-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
51st of 201 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,020 Help


Students who attend Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 usually attend:

Middle:    Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02
High:    Sturgis Brown High School - 01

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  534

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.5%
Two or more races:
6.6%
Hispanic:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.6% Help


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Compare Details Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 ranks better than 74.6% of elementary schools in South Dakota. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Meade School District 46-1. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.86. (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 Racial makeup is: White (84.5%), two or more races (6.6%), Hispanic (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 is 13.9, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the Meade School District 46-1! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 is $9,020, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Meade School District 46-1!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05:

SchoolDigger ranks Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 51st of 201 South Dakota public elementary schools. (See Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 in the ranking list.)

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Meade School District 46-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Meade School District 46-1 29th of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

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Rank History for all students at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 55.42 98th 187 47.6%
2004 45.73 134th 189 29.1%
2005 46.56 138th 194 28.9%
2006 48.05 137th 197 30.5%
2007 50.25 133rd 194 31.4%
2008 52.29 127th 194 34.5%
2009 58.33 94th 196 52.0%
2010 61.31 94th 206 54.4%
2011 64.68 75th 205 63.4%
2012 64.37 78th 214 63.6%
2013 66.01 65th 201 67.7%
2015 67.54 58th 209 72.2%
2016 63.89 70th 206 66.0%
2017 56.16 97th 207 53.1%
2018 57.33 93rd 204 54.4%
2019 42.40 128th 206 37.9%
2021 66.01 65th 202 67.8%
2022 64.00 63rd 202 68.8%
2023 70.05 61st 204 70.1%
2024 68.86 51st 201 74.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.07 29th 62 53.2%
2022 63.97 19th 61 68.9%
2023 71.91 13th 72 81.9%
2024 85.46 6th 72 91.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.98 21st 121 82.6%
2019 45.17 67th 121 44.6%
2021 76.72 15th 106 85.8%
2023 84.24 14th 112 87.5%
2024 92.69 2nd 110 98.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.74 89th 163 45.4%
2019 47.52 87th 155 43.9%
2021 58.78 65th 151 57.0%
2022 64.85 47th 150 68.7%
2023 68.38 39th 154 74.7%
2024 67.67 47th 165 71.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.92 60th 170 64.7%
2019 41.51 99th 160 38.1%
2021 73.41 34th 157 78.3%
2022 64.68 47th 154 69.5%
2023 71.11 43rd 166 74.1%
2024 70.07 39th 161 75.8%
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Rank History for White students at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.98 107th 186 42.5%
2019 36.30 135th 191 29.3%
2021 57.59 81st 185 56.2%
2022 59.00 65th 184 64.7%
2023 66.03 57th 185 69.2%
2024 57.92 76th 184 58.7%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

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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 148 148
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 102 102
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 100 100
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 468 468
1993 454 4 3 3 23 n/a n/a 0 487
1994 454 4 2 4 38 n/a n/a 0 502
1995 444 6 3 3 24 n/a n/a 0 480
1996 444 6 3 3 24 n/a n/a 0 480
1997 427 5 2 7 22 n/a n/a 0 463
1998 412 3 2 5 23 n/a n/a 0 445
1999 418 1 0 4 26 n/a n/a 0 449
2000 385 3 1 3 22 n/a n/a 0 414
2001 333 3 1 2 23 n/a n/a 0 362
2002 324 6 7 2 20 n/a n/a 0 359
2003 324 6 7 2 20 n/a n/a 0 359
2004 334 3 8 4 24 n/a n/a 0 373
2005 355 3 13 6 23 n/a n/a 0 400
2006 369 5 12 7 27 n/a n/a 0 420
2007 372 6 10 9 32 n/a n/a 0 429
2008 376 5 4 5 36 n/a n/a 0 426
2009 390 3 3 8 30 n/a n/a 0 434
2010 388 9 1 6 22 n/a n/a 0 426
2011 395 7 3 8 21 0 10 0 444
2012 411 5 3 9 21 0 15 0 464
2013 442 2 5 17 19 0 12 0 497
2014 497 3 4 19 22 0 20 0 565
2015 492 2 3 20 20 0 26 0 563
2016 503 3 3 18 16 0 26 0 569
2017 566 3 3 20 22 0 28 0 642
2018 573 2 2 26 18 0 26 0 647
2019 426 2 1 19 14 0 23 0 485
2020 453 3 1 25 13 0 25 0 520
2021 446 3 5 24 8 0 28 0 514
2022 441 4 5 31 7 0 33 0 521
2023 441 4 5 31 15 0 27 0 523
2024 451 2 3 30 13 0 35 0 534

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 Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 148 8.3 17.8 n/a
1990 102 4.5 22.6 n/a
1991 100 4.5 22.2 n/a
1992 468 24.5 19.1 n/a
1993 487 25.1 19.4 n/a
1994 502 23.6 21.3 n/a
1995 480 28.4 16.9 n/a
1996 480 28.4 16.9 n/a
1997 463 25.5 18.2 19.4
1998 445 21.0 21.2 27.9
1999 449 27.1 16.6 25.6
2000 414 27.6 15.0 27.3
2001 362 28.3 12.8 32
2002 359 24.4 14.7 38.4
2003 359 24.4 14.7 38.4
2004 373 26.4 14.1 31.6
2005 400 27.4 14.6 11.8
2006 420 29.4 14.3 42.1
2007 429 30.2 14.2 31.9
2008 426 30.7 13.9 34.3
2009 434 31.9 13.6 35.3
2010 426 30.6 13.8 35.2
2011 444 30.6 14.4 33.1
2012 464 32.7 14.1 34.3
2013 497 34.5 14.4 31.2
2014 565 36.1 15.6 34.2
2015 563 39.0 14.4 28.6
2016 569 40.0 14.2 33.2
2017 642 39.7 16.1 27.3
2018 647 39.2 16.4 28.4
2019 485 29.0 16.6 26.6
2020 520 30.0 17.3 25.6
2021 514 34.0 15.1 22
2022 521 35.2 14.7 8.4
2023 523 37.2 14.0 22.8
2024 534 38.1 13.9 23.6

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 Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 148 8.3 17.8 n/a
1990 102 4.5 22.6 n/a
1991 100 4.5 22.2 n/a
1992 468 24.5 19.1 n/a
1993 487 25.1 19.4 n/a
1994 502 23.6 21.3 n/a
1995 480 28.4 16.9 n/a
1996 480 28.4 16.9 n/a
1997 463 25.5 18.2 19.4
1998 445 21.0 21.2 27.9
1999 449 27.1 16.6 25.6
2000 414 27.6 15.0 27.3
2001 362 28.3 12.8 32
2002 359 24.4 14.7 38.4
2003 359 24.4 14.7 38.4
2004 373 26.4 14.1 31.6
2005 400 27.4 14.6 11.8
2006 420 29.4 14.3 42.1
2007 429 30.2 14.2 31.9
2008 426 30.7 13.9 34.3
2009 434 31.9 13.6 35.3
2010 426 30.6 13.8 35.2
2011 444 30.6 14.4 33.1
2012 464 32.7 14.1 34.3
2013 497 34.5 14.4 31.2
2014 565 36.1 15.6 34.2
2015 563 39.0 14.4 28.6
2016 569 40.0 14.2 33.2
2017 642 39.7 16.1 27.3
2018 647 39.2 16.4 28.4
2019 485 29.0 16.6 26.6
2020 520 30.0 17.3 25.6
2021 514 34.0 15.1 22
2022 521 35.2 14.7 8.4
2023 523 37.2 14.0 22.8
2024 534 38.1 13.9 23.6

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $774 (10.0%) $6,944 (90.0%) $7,719
2021 $1,118 (12.9%) $7,563 (87.1%) $8,681
2022 $773 (9.0%) $7,844 (91.0%) $8,617
2023 $801 (8.9%) $8,219 (91.1%) $9,020

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

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 128th of 206 Elementary schoolsRanks 61st of 204 Elementary schools
 32.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05)3963.6
 24.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Meade School District 46-1)5766.4
 9.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)49.145.3
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05)5475.7
 21.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Meade School District 46-1)59.972.3
 12.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)52.751.1
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05)4951.5
 2.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Meade School District 46-1)5361.7
 8.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.347.2
 3.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05)55.152.5
 2.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Meade School District 46-1)6163.5
 2.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)4947.7
 1.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05)43.957.7
 13.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Meade School District 46-1)58.357.8
 0.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05)54.564.4
 9.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Meade School District 46-1)50.648.9
 1.7%
   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 Students485523
 7.8%
African American24
 100%
American Indian1415
 7.1%
Asian15
 400%
Hispanic1931
 63.2%
Pacific Islander00
White426441
 3.5%
Two or More Races2327
 17.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.6%22.8%
 3.8%


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Students at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

Students who attend Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02
High : Sturgis Brown High School - 01

In the 2023-24 school year, 534 students attended Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05.

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 ranks 51st of 201 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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