• Category 3

    Selected in 2021

  • Grades: pre k - 5
    School Setting: urban
    Town Population: 192,517
    Student Enrollment: 385
    Student Demographics:

    Black/African American: 7.4%
    White/Caucasian: 74.4%
    Hispanic: 7.7%
    Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0%
    Asian: 2.6%
    Native American: 1.3%
    Other: 6.6%

    Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12
    % Reduced Lunch: 25%
    % ELL Learners: 9.2%
    Founded: 2005
  • PRINCIPAL:
    Douglas Eppard
  • CONTACT:
    4010 W 82nd St
    Sioux Falls, SD 57108
    605-743-2567 ext. 2001
    douglas.eppard@k12.sd.us
Explorer Elementary School
Sioux Falls, SD
Once we established a belief that we are one family, one school, the goals we set out to accomplish simply began to fall into place.
Stats
  • Category 3

    Selected in 2021

  • Grades: pre k - 5
    School Setting: urban
    Town Population: 192,517
    Student Enrollment: 385
    Student Demographics:

    Black/African American: 7.4%
    White/Caucasian: 74.4%
    Hispanic: 7.7%
    Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0%
    Asian: 2.6%
    Native American: 1.3%
    Other: 6.6%

    Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:12
    % Reduced Lunch: 25%
    % ELL Learners: 9.2%
    Founded: 2005
  • PRINCIPAL:
    Douglas Eppard
  • CONTACT:
    4010 W 82nd St
    Sioux Falls, SD 57108
    605-743-2567 ext. 2001
    douglas.eppard@k12.sd.us