Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01
Elk Point, SD · High School · Grades 9-12
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 is a high school in Elk Point, SD with 214 students enrolled and a 65% proficiency rate. Part of Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 is a high school located in Elk Point, South Dakota. The school serves 214 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 65% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 89% graduation rate.
12% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 is part of the Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 in South Dakota.
How This School Compares
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 has 214 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 (229 students). Its 65% proficiency rate is 5 percentage points above the district average of 60%. Compared to the South Dakota state average of 56%, the school performs 9 points higher. With a 14.3:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 has 214 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.
According to EDFacts data, 65% of students at Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 has a 89% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 is part of the Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 in Elk Point, South Dakota. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.