RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17
Sioux Falls, SD · Elementary School · Grades -1-5
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 is a elementary school in Sioux Falls, SD with 952 students enrolled and a 68% proficiency rate. Part of Sioux Falls School District 49-5. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 is a elementary school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school serves 952 students in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 68% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 in South Dakota.
How This School Compares
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 has 952 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Sioux Falls School District 49-5 (598 students). Its 68% proficiency rate is 16 percentage points above the district average of 52%. Compared to the South Dakota state average of 56%, the school performs 12 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 has 952 students enrolled in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 68% of students at RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 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.
The this entity record above pulls directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.