Enrollment
283
Middle
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAGNER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 11-4·NCES 467542000942
Wagner Middle School - 03
101 Walnut Ave SW, Wagner, SD 57380 · (605) 384-3913 · Charles Mix County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of South Dakota public middle 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
283 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 27% |
Student demographics
54%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
Wagner Middle School - 03→Wagner High School - 01
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
38.1%
SD avg 50.3% . -8.1pp since 2022
Math
23.8%
SD avg 47.5% . +1.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 8 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 | 38.1% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 25.3% |
| 2022-23 | 46.2% | 22.7% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
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 Middle School - 03
Wagner Middle School - 03's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner Middle School - 03 this school | 283 | 100.0% | 32.9% |
| Todd County Middle School - 10 Mission | 353 | 100.0% | N/A |
| White River Middle School - 04 White River | 93 | 96.8% | 17.7% |
| McLaughlin Middle School - 03 McLaughlin | 85 | 100.0% | 11.2% |
| Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin | 100 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Dupree Jr. High - 04 Dupree | 52 | 100.0% | 16.1% |
Matched among South Dakota middle 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 Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #56 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #59 of 64 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #57 of 65 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #38 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #9 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #12 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #4 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #9 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
283
+30 (+12%) vs 2020
+148% since 1990-91, when it was 114
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 283 | 22.1 | 12.8:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 20.1 | 13.7:1 | 100% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 21.1 | 12.5:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 100% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 19.5 | 13.3:1 | 100% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 100% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 22 | 11.1:1 | 71% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 115 | 9 | 12.8:1 | 63% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 114 | 4 | 28.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wagner Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (259 to 283); teachers up 13% (19.5 to 22.1).
About Wagner Middle School - 03
Wagner Middle School - 03 is a middle school in Wagner, South Dakota, and it is part of Wagner Community School District 11-4. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 283 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in South Dakota is roughly 187 students; this school is 51% bigger than that.
Wagner Community School District 11-4 is responsible for 4 schools, Wagner Middle School - 03 included, with 919 students in all.
At Wagner Middle School - 03, Native American students make up 61% of the student body. After that, the student body is 28% White and 11% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.8 students per teacher. That is close to the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. The average for public schools in Charles Mix County is 80%.
Wagner Middle School - 03 is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of South Dakota public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Wagner Middle School - 03 scores 32.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Charles Mix County show that the median household income is $64,038, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. There are 14 public schools in Charles Mix County, enrolling about 1,966 students in all.
Nearest public school: Early Learning Center - 04, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 47.5% on proficiency, and Wagner Middle School - 03 is below that at 32.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 283 students in 2024-25, 30 more than the 253 it had in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elementary - 02Elementary · 333 students
- Wagner High School - 01High · 201 students
- Early Learning Center - 04Elementary · 102 students
Other schools in Wagner
- Wagner Elementary - 02Elementary · 333 students
- Wagner High School - 01High · 201 students
- Early Learning Center - 04Elementary · 102 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center - 040.0 mi · 102
- Wagner High School - 010.0 mi · 201
- Wagner Elementary - 020.0 mi · 333
- 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 Middle School - 03How many students attend Wagner Middle School - 03?
Wagner Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 05-08.
Is Wagner Middle School - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wagner Middle School - 03 is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Wagner Middle School - 03?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Wagner Middle School - 03.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wagner Middle School - 03?
At Wagner Middle School - 03, the student body is approximately 28% White, 1% Hispanic, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Wagner Middle School - 03?
Wagner Middle School - 03 is overseen by Wagner Community School District 11-4 in Charles Mix County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.