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Rf Pettigrew Elementary 17 School

Serves grades PK - 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 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
7900 W 53rd St
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone
(605) 362-3560
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
910
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.3% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Rf Pettigrew Elementary 17 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
48%
57%
45%
63%
52%
60%
48%
57%
45%
63%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
48%
54%
47%
60%
49%
57%
48%
54%
47%
60%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
45%
52%
48%
53%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 125 13.7%
Kindergarten 131 14.4%
Grade 1 127 14.0%
Grade 2 133 14.6%
Grade 3 112 12.3%
Grade 4 144 15.8%
Grade 5 138 15.2%
Total 910 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.0% 60.7% 71.8%
Black 10.6% 14.3% 3.3%
Hispanic 10.7% 17.0% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.5% 2.7% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.3% 5.4% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.2% 42.6% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible 21.4% 33.2% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.8% 9.4% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 165,605 919,318
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,194.0 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 20.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.6% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.7% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 69,902 358,552
Single Parent Households With Children 8.8% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.8% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.4% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.4% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 14.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.7% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.9% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 6.5% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,245 $157,480,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $589 $14,864,000 4.8%
Staff $464 $11,692,000 3.7%
General Administration $218 $5,504,000 1.8%
School Administration $656 $16,549,000 5.3%
Operation $840 $21,177,000 6.8%
Transportation $372 $9,389,000 3.0%
Other $531 $13,401,000 4.3%
Total Support $3,671 $92,576,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,448 $61,737,000 19.8%
Total Expenditures $12,365 $311,793,000 100.0%
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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