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Dakota Valley Elementary 02 School

Serves grades KG - 3

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
80 Northshore Dr
North Sioux City, SD 57049
Phone
(605) 422-3840
District
Dakota Valley School District 61-8
County
UNION COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
380
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.4% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Dakota Valley Elementary 02 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
50%
53%
47%
54%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
16
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 114 30.0%
Grade 1 95 25.0%
Grade 2 79 20.8%
Grade 3 92 24.2%
Total 380 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.6% 80.0% 71.1%
Black 1.7% 2.2% 3.5%
Hispanic 14.8% 11.6% 8.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.9% 3.0% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 5.0% 3.2% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 17.4% 15.7% 36.5%
Free lunch eligible 15.0% 12.5% 30.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.4% 3.2% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,135 919,318
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 303.2 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.5% 20.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.3% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 18.9% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,381 358,552
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.1% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.9% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.0% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.5% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 14.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.2% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.6% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.3% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 7.0% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,900 $8,178,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $527 $730,000 4.7%
Staff $639 $885,000 5.7%
General Administration $405 $562,000 3.6%
School Administration $437 $606,000 3.9%
Operation $1,025 $1,420,000 9.2%
Transportation $492 $682,000 4.4%
Other $314 $435,000 2.8%
Total Support $3,838 $5,320,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,413 $1,959,000 12.7%
Total Expenditures $11,152 $15,457,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,439 $948,035,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $655 $96,397,000 5.0%
Staff $459 $67,585,000 3.5%
General Administration $376 $55,299,000 2.9%
School Administration $540 $79,572,000 4.1%
Operation $1,159 $170,584,000 8.8%
Transportation $408 $60,065,000 3.1%
Other $415 $61,077,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,011 $590,579,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,698 $397,284,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $13,149 $1,935,898,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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