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Laura Wilder Elementary 31 School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2300 S Lyndale Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone
(605) 367-4570
District
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
County
MINNEHAHA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
448
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.4% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Laura Wilder Elementary 31 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
48%
30%
45%
47%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
48%
32%
47%
29%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
45%
27%
48%
24%
41%
    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
14
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 88 19.6%
Grade 1 99 22.1%
Grade 2 60 13.4%
Grade 3 71 15.8%
Grade 4 63 14.1%
Grade 5 67 15.0%
Total 448 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.0% 62.4% 71.8%
Black 17.0% 13.9% 3.3%
Hispanic 13.4% 15.9% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 2.8% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 9.6% 5.1% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.7% 38.7% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible 40.2% 31.7% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.5% 7.0% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 163,776 909,824
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,169.8 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 20.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.8% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.7% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 68,102 351,182
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.8% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.4% 30.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.0% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.3% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.1% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.3% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 6.8% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,915 $148,590,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $530 $13,323,000 4.0%
Staff $389 $9,777,000 3.0%
General Administration $244 $6,129,000 1.9%
School Administration $574 $14,433,000 4.4%
Operation $729 $18,310,000 5.6%
Transportation $341 $8,573,000 2.6%
Other $402 $10,103,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,210 $80,648,000 24.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,990 $100,231,000 30.4%
Total Expenditures $13,114 $329,469,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,103 $901,595,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $603 $89,044,000 4.8%
Staff $400 $59,126,000 3.2%
General Administration $355 $52,390,000 2.8%
School Administration $506 $74,805,000 4.1%
Operation $1,079 $159,361,000 8.6%
Transportation $352 $52,037,000 2.8%
Other $390 $57,554,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,685 $544,317,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,691 $397,565,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $12,479 $1,843,477,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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