Warner Elementary - 02
Public · Grades K–5 · 145 students
Northwestern Elementary - 04
221 3rd St, Mellette, SD 57461
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
135
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Spink County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 266 South Dakota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Dakota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Northwestern Elementary - 04
Northwestern Elementary - 04 is a public elementary school in Mellette, South Dakota, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Northwestern Area School District 56-7. The school is located in a remote rural area in Spink County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 135 students were enrolled, with about 14 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical South Dakota elementary school (12.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 266 South Dakota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 135 students
- Students per teacher
- 14 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Northwestern Area School District 56-7
- County
- Spink County
- NCES school ID
- 465175000820
Schools near Northwestern Elementary - 04
All 5 schools in Mellette →
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 01
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 17 students
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06
Public · Grades K–8 · 16 students
Redfield Elementary - 03
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 271 students
Simmons Elementary - 10
Public · Grades K–5 · 386 students
May Overby Elementary - 09
Public · Grades K–5 · 327 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.