The reported proficiency rate for Math is 16%.
Original Research by School Decision on Camridge Colony School
Camridge Colony School sits in Rutland, South Dakota, and serves kindergarten through eighth grade as part of the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 school district. It is a very small school, with enrollment spread thinly across all nine grade levels. Each grade holds only a handful of students, which means children learn in an intimate setting where individual attention is readily available but peer groups at any single grade are limited. The student body is entirely white. No free-or-reduced-price lunch data, special education population figures, or English learner counts were available, so the economic and special-population picture here is incomplete.
Academically, the most recent state testing results are limited. In mathematics, a small share of tested students reached proficiency, and the number of students tested was low enough that results should be read with caution given how much a single student can move a proportion that size. English language arts and science results were suppressed, which often happens when the number of test-takers falls below the state's reporting threshold. No trend data across multiple years was available. Average scale scores were also missing. A parent looking at these results may want to ask the school directly how it supports reading and writing growth, since ELA proficiency was not reported in a way that allows comparison.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and no AP, dual-credit, or career pathway data was available for this campus. No information on course offerings, staffing ratios, attendance, discipline, or Title I status was provided, which leaves a thin picture of the day-to-day academic environment. A family considering this school would need to contact the district office for details on programming, teacher qualifications, and student support services.
The broader district context is unsettled. The Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6 district was formed in 2023 through the consolidation of two previously separate districts, Oldham-Ramona 39-5 and Rutland 39-4. Publicly reported information indicates that classes in the combined district began in August 2023. The consolidation brought together communities across Kingsbury, Lake, Miner, and Moody counties and reshaped school governance for families throughout the area. Then, in 2025, a referendum on whether to dissolve the district and break it apart was defeated by a margin of just five votes. That result points to real community division about whether the consolidated district should continue to exist, and the close vote signals ongoing uncertainty about the district's future structure. For a family thinking about moving into the area, this is worth knowing, because boundary, governance, and school placement decisions may still be in flux.
No locale brief was available for Rutland, so information about the town's main street, local businesses, housing market, or community character was not provided and cannot be described here. Housing values and rent data were also absent. The community and economic context section came back empty, and no neighbor comparison data was supplied to position this school against others in the surrounding area.
What is clear from the available evidence is that Camridge Colony is a very small, rural elementary school operating within a young, consolidated district that has already faced a near-even vote on its survival. The academic data that was reported shows a low math proficiency rate on a very small testing population, with ELA and science results suppressed. Families considering this school should weigh the close-knit, small-class setting against the limited academic data available and the unsettled governance of the district it belongs to. Talking directly with school staff about instruction, support services, and how the consolidation has affected day-to-day operations would be an important next step.
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