Wagner Middle School - 03

Wagner Middle School - 03 is a heavily attended 6-8 campus in Wagner, South Dakota, run under Wagner Community School District 11-4. The school caters to 283 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 187 students each, so Wagner Middle School - 03 sits 51% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Wagner Community School District 11-4, which oversees 4 schools and 919 students, Wagner Middle School - 03 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Wagner Middle School - 03 logs that the largest single group is Native American, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% White, 11% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wagner Middle School - 03 has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Charles Mix County's rate of about 80%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wagner Middle School - 03 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.1%, the actual is 32.9%, a residual of +10.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Charles Mix County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,038, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Charles Mix County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,966 students), of which Wagner Middle School - 03 is one.

Wagner High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wagner Middle School - 03 comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Wagner Middle School - 03's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 259 (now 283).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.