Bethel Lutheran School
Private · Grades K–8 · 28 students
Discovery Elementary - 26
1506 S Discovery Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
873
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
Minnehaha 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. 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 Discovery Elementary - 26
Discovery Elementary - 26 is a public elementary school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Sioux Falls School District 49-5. The school is located in a midsize city in Minnehaha County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 873 students were enrolled, with about 17.3 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)
- 873 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Sioux Falls School District 49-5
- County
- Minnehaha County
- NCES school ID
- 466627001238
Schools near Discovery Elementary - 26
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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.