Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57732

Summary:

The 57732 zip code area has only one elementary school, Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance has been declining in recent years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science lagging behind both district and state averages.

Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 has seen its statewide ranking drop from 139 out of 201 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 161 out of 202 in 2021-2022, indicating a concerning trend. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 51.56% is slightly above the state average, but its Math proficiency of 35.94% and Science proficiency of 26.83% are both significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 33.11% in 2022-2023.

While the low student-teacher ratio at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 could be a positive factor, it does not appear to be translating into stronger academic outcomes for the students. The school's declining performance and lagging proficiency rates in core subjects suggest that it needs to address its academic challenges to better serve its students and improve its standing within the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	716 Main St	Deadwood	57732	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-3884	244	27	9.2	25.8%	211 (86.5%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	36.1	139^th of 201 public elementary schools	30.8%		29.6	153^rd of 204 public elementary schools	25.0%	14	45.7	65.9	43.9	51.6	43.5	39.0	24.4	35.9	26.8	$18,368	$3,131	$15,236

Cities Near Zip Code 57732

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nemo	7.27 mi	1
Lead	7.36 mi	2	85^th
Deadwood	7.63 mi	1	119^th
Sturgis	11.47 mi	4	45^th
Whitewood	13.05 mi	1	8^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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