The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in Math. The lowest is 38% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Oldham - Ramona School District 39-5
Oldham-Ramona School District 39-5 is a very small rural district in South Dakota. Publicly reported administrative data describes it as serving only a modest number of students across its schools. All the schools listed under the district carry a closed status in the records we reviewed, including the high school, elementary, junior high, and two Spring Lake Colony schools.
On the most recent state assessments available, the district reported results for grades three through eight. A slim majority of tested students reached proficiency in math. In English language arts, a smaller share of students met that bar. Science results, drawn from a narrower testing pool, landed in a comparable range to English language arts. Every tested student participated, which points to full engagement with the state assessment process.
Beyond those assessment results, the available data is sparse. We looked for enrollment figures, demographic breakdowns, free or reduced-price lunch rates, and special population data such as students with individualized education programs or English learners. None of these fields carried reported values. The same gap applies to staffing, attendance, discipline, and course access information. Without these, it is difficult to characterize the peer environment or the depth of student support services the district offered.
The district brief, drawn from publicly reported sources, turned up no evidence of recent referenda, curriculum changes, property-tax shifts, or other parent-relevant developments. The search found only basic administrative data for this very small rural district.
Housing values, rents, and broader community context were not available in the data we received. A locale brief for the area was absent as well, so we cannot describe the town setting, nearby amenities, or housing market conditions a family might encounter. We also did not receive a comparison fact-set positioning this district against its neighbors, so there is no way to say how its academic results compared with other South Dakota districts.
The grades served field in the directory lists a single repeated grade marker rather than a standard range, which likely reflects a data reporting issue rather than the actual span the district covered. Given that the school listings include an elementary, junior high, and high school, the district appears to have served a broad grade range at some point, though all of those schools are now recorded as closed.
The central fact for any family looking at this district is that its schools are closed in the records. The last available state testing data shows math as the stronger subject, with English language arts and science trailing. Everything else a parent would want to know, from class sizes and demographics to housing and community character, sits outside what the available data can tell us.
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