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
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Dakota public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 27% larger than its 4th grade class (60).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 53% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 34.6% |
| 2022-23 | 39.4% | 37.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Wagner Elementary - 02
Wagner Elementary - 02's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner Elementary - 02 this school | 333 | 100.0% | 32.6% |
| South Park Elementary - 16 Rapid City | 313 | 100.0% | 28.1% |
| Andes Central Elementary - 02 Lake Andes | 184 | 100.0% | 24.4% |
| Bennett County Elementary School - 03 Martin | 217 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 Rapid City | 368 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| Dupree Elementary - 02 Dupree | 203 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
Matched among South Dakota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wagner Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Charles Mix County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #162 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #155 of 199 ▲ 12 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #175 of 202 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #82 of 331 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #5 of 131 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #32 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #19 of 209 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #21 of 36 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
-30 (-8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 333 | 33.9 | 9.8:1 | 100% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 31.9 | 10.1:1 | 100% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 31.9 | 10.8:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 100% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 25.8 | 12.0:1 | 100% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 100% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 20 | 12.1:1 | 82% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 61% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 30 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wagner Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (308 to 333); teachers up 32% (25.8 to 33.9).
About Wagner Elementary - 02
Wagner Elementary - 02 is a large elementary school serving families in Wagner, South Dakota. The grade span is kindergarten through 4, and enrollment is 333 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in South Dakota is about 204, so this school runs 63% above that.
Wagner Community School District 11-4 enrolls 919 students, and its 4 schools include Wagner Elementary - 02.
A majority of students at Wagner Elementary - 02, 58%, are Native American. The remaining shares are 30% White, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Wagner Elementary - 02 comes in at 56%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1 at Wagner Elementary - 02, with 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in South Dakota, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. Compared with the 80% average for public schools in Charles Mix County, the school's rate is higher.
Wagner Elementary - 02 is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.1% at Wagner Elementary - 02; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.6%.
In Charles Mix County (population about 9,281), median household income is about $64,038, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Wagner Elementary - 02 is one of 14 public schools in Charles Mix County, which together enroll about 1,966 students.
The closest public school to Wagner Elementary - 02 is Wagner Middle School - 03, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The school's 32.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 4 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Wagner Elementary - 02 is Rural: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 363 in 2020-21 and 333 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.7:1 to 9.8:1.
The Wagner Elementary - 02 community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Wagner Middle School - 030.0 mi · 283
- Wagner High School - 010.0 mi · 201
- Early Learning Center - 040.0 mi · 102
- 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.