Explorer Elementary - 04
Sioux Falls, SD · Elementary School
Explorer Elementary - 04 is a elementary school in Sioux Falls, SD with 370 students enrolled and a 70% proficiency rate. Part of Harrisburg School District 41-2. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Explorer Elementary - 04 is a elementary school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school serves 370 students. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 70% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Explorer Elementary - 04 is part of the Harrisburg School District 41-2 in South Dakota.
How This School Compares
Explorer Elementary - 04 has 370 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Harrisburg School District 41-2 (591 students). Its 70% proficiency rate is 6 percentage points above the district average of 65%. Compared to the South Dakota state average of 56%, the school performs 14 points higher. With a 13.2:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Explorer Elementary - 04 has 370 students enrolled. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1.
According to EDFacts data, 70% of students at Explorer Elementary - 04 meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Explorer Elementary - 04 is part of the Harrisburg School District 41-2 in Sioux Falls, 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.