menu

Inspiration Elementary 08 School

Serves grades KG - 4

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
3401 S Sparta Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57110
Phone
(605) 582-5890
District
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
County
MINNEHAHA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
295
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.4% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Inspiration Elementary 08 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
74%
48%
77%
45%
70%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
64%
48%
67%
47%
61%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
17
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 71 24.1%
Grade 1 70 23.7%
Grade 2 56 19.0%
Grade 3 48 16.3%
Grade 4 50 16.9%
Total 295 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.5% 88.9% 71.8%
Black 11.0% 4.0% 3.3%
Hispanic 5.0% 4.3% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.6% 1.5% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.8% 1.2% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 16.9% 13.1% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible 9.8% 7.7% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.1% 5.4% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,420 909,824
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 179.1 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.7% 20.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.9% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.9% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 11.7% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,041 351,182
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.6% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.3% 30.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.2% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 26.1% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.8% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.8% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.9% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.0% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 2.1% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,100 $25,236,000 43.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $524 $2,591,000 4.5%
Staff $254 $1,255,000 2.2%
General Administration $152 $752,000 1.3%
School Administration $405 $2,004,000 3.5%
Operation $852 $4,215,000 7.3%
Transportation $325 $1,606,000 2.8%
Other $139 $689,000 1.2%
Total Support $2,650 $13,112,000 22.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,947 $19,530,000 33.7%
Total Expenditures $11,697 $57,878,000 100.0%
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%

Popular neighborhoods near Inspiration Elementary 08 School