Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAGNER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 11-4·NCES 467542000694
Wagner Elementary - 02
101 Walnut Ave SW, Wagner, SD 57380 · (605) 384-3393 · Charles Mix County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
333 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wagner Community School District 11-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
SD avg 50.3% . -9.7pp since 2022
Math
38.3%
SD avg 47.5% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among South Dakota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
+25 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.0:1
% White
30%
was 25%
% Hispanic
4%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Wagner Elementary - 02
Wagner Elementary - 02 operates as a big elementary-level community in Wagner, South Dakota, one of the schools within Wagner Community School District 11-4. Current enrollment sits at 333 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 63% above typical.
Wagner Elementary - 02 is one of 4 schools operated by Wagner Community School District 11-4, a district that hosts 919 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Wagner Elementary - 02 records that 58% of the student body identifies as Native American. Other groups include 30% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Wagner Elementary - 02 has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Wagner Elementary - 02 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Wagner Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Charles Mix County's rate of about 80%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wagner Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.1%, the actual is 32.6%, a residual of +10.6 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Charles Mix County) shows that median household earnings sit near $64,038, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Charles Mix County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,966 students), of which Wagner Elementary - 02 is one.
The closest other public school is Early Learning Center - 04, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Wagner Elementary - 02.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wagner Elementary - 02 has grew 8%, going from 308 students in 2018 to 333 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked up from 25% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Wagner Elementary - 02 community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Charles Mix County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,281
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
1,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wagner Community School District 11-4
- Wagner Middle School - 03Middle · 283 students
- Wagner High School - 01High · 201 students
- Early Learning Center - 04Elementary · 102 students
Other schools in Wagner
- Wagner Middle School - 03Middle · 283 students
- Wagner High School - 01High · 201 students
- Early Learning Center - 04Elementary · 102 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center - 040.0 mi · 102
- Wagner Middle School - 030.0 mi · 283
- Wagner High School - 010.0 mi · 201
- Marty Indian School8.5 mi · 220
- Clearfield Colony Elementary - 079.5 mi · 26
- Greenwood Colony Elementary - 0512.0 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Wagner Elementary - 02How many students attend Wagner Elementary - 02?
Wagner Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 333 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Wagner Elementary - 02 serve?
Wagner Elementary - 02 serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Wagner Elementary - 02?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Wagner Elementary - 02.
How diverse is Wagner Elementary - 02?
Wagner Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 30% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is Wagner Elementary - 02 public or private?
Wagner Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wagner Community School District 11-4.
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