Isna Wica Owayawa

Isna Wica Owayawa is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Oglala, South Dakota, run under Isna Wica Owayawa, with 230 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Isna Wica Owayawa is the operating authority for Isna Wica Owayawa, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Isna Wica Owayawa logs that nearly all students (100%) are Native American.

On the resource side, Isna Wica Owayawa records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at Isna Wica Owayawa qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Oglala Lakota County indicate median household earnings sit near $41,417, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 54%. In all, Oglala Lakota County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,656 students), of which Isna Wica Owayawa is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wounded Knee District School, around 15.5 miles off.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 248 students in 2018 compared to 230 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.