RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 (Sioux Falls School District 49-5 SCH DIST.), South Dakota - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 is a Elementary in Sioux Falls, SD. It currently serves 910 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5 School District and all schools in South Dakota.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:910
Number of Teachers: 50
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18.22

Location Info

Location: 7900 W 53rd St, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Mailing Address: 7900 W 53rd St, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone: (605)362-3560
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 127
Grade 2 133
Grade 3 112
Grade 4 144
Grade 5 138
Kindergarten 131
Pre-Kindergarten 125
Gender/Sex of RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 452 49.67
Female 458 50.33
Race/Ethnicity Demography of RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 18 1.98
Asian 21 2.31
Black or African American 88 9.67
Hispanic/Latino 89 9.78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.11
Two or more races 76 8.35
White 617 67.80
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 1.55
Asian 12 2.66
Black or African American 42 9.29
Hispanic/Latino 47 10.40
Two or more races 40 8.85
White 304 67.26
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 2.40
Asian 9 1.97
Black or African American 46 10.04
Hispanic/Latino 42 9.17
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.22
Two or more races 36 7.86
White 313 68.34

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.79
Asian 1 0.79
Black or African American 12 9.45
Hispanic/Latino 9 7.09
Two or more races 7 5.51
White 97 76.38
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.75
Asian 8 6.02
Black or African American 14 10.53
Hispanic/Latino 15 11.28
Two or more races 17 12.78
White 78 58.65
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.79
Asian 4 3.57
Black or African American 5 4.46
Hispanic/Latino 7 6.25
Two or more races 7 6.25
White 87 77.68
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.39
Asian 1 0.69
Black or African American 13 9.03
Hispanic/Latino 12 8.33
Two or more races 12 8.33
White 104 72.22
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.73
Black or African American 7 5.07
Hispanic/Latino 8 5.80
Two or more races 6 4.35
White 116 84.06
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 1.53
Asian 4 3.05
Black or African American 8 6.11
Hispanic/Latino 14 10.69
Two or more races 15 11.45
White 88 67.18
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 7.20
Asian 3 2.40
Black or African American 29 23.20
Hispanic/Latino 24 19.20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.80
Two or more races 12 9.60
White 47 37.60