Enrollment
41
Middle
DISTRICT 58 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 15-3·NCES 467560001326
Wakpala Middle School - 04
12250 SD Hwy 1806, Wakpala, SD 57658 · (605) 845-3040 · Corson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL41 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of South Dakota public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
41 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 6 | 12 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 27% |
Student demographics
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
Wakpala Middle School - 04→Wakpala High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Smee School District 15-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +12.4pp since 2022
Math
15.4%
SD avg 47.5%
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2022.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 14.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | N/A |
% 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 →
Where Wakpala Middle School - 04 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 41 | #132 of 165 |
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
41
-9 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 41 | 4 | 10.3:1 | 100% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 35 | 4.1 | 8.6:1 | 100% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 37 | 3.5 | 10.6:1 | 100% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 50 | 4 | 12.5:1 | 100% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 51 | 3.9 | 13.2:1 | 100% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 40 | 4 | 10.0:1 | 100% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wakpala Middle School - 04.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (51 to 41); teachers up 3% (3.9 to 4).
About Wakpala Middle School - 04
Wakpala Middle School - 04 is a very small middle-grades school serving families in Wakpala, South Dakota. It teaches 41 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in South Dakota have about 187 students on average; enrollment here is 78% lower.
Smee School District 15-3 enrolls 174 students, and its 3 schools include Wakpala Middle School - 04.
Native American students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 2% White, 2% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial.
Wakpala Middle School - 04 lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota is 3.1 students per teacher. About 100% of students at Wakpala Middle School - 04 are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Corson County is similar, at 99%.
Among South Dakota public middle schools, Wakpala Middle School - 04 outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Wakpala Middle School - 04 is 22.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.7%.
The school's county is Corson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $46,406, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 34% of people live in poverty. Corson County's 11 public schools enroll about 858 students and include Wakpala Middle School - 04.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wakpala Elementary - 02, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Wakpala Middle School - 04 places 5th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 9 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 12.5:1 to 10.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Corson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,806
Census ACS
Median income
$46,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
34%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smee School District 15-3
- Wakpala Elementary - 02Elementary · 95 students
- Wakpala High School - 01High · 38 students
Other schools in Wakpala
- Wakpala Elementary - 02Elementary · 95 students
- Wakpala High School - 01High · 38 students
Nearby schools
- Wakpala Elementary - 020.0 mi · 95
- Wakpala High School - 010.0 mi · 38
- Mobridge High School - 017.1 mi · 194
- Mobridge Middle School - 027.1 mi · 110
- Mobridge Upper Elementary - 047.1 mi · 143
- Freeman Davis Elementary - 037.5 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Wakpala Middle School - 04What is the total enrollment at Wakpala Middle School - 04?
Wakpala Middle School - 04 enrolls approximately 41 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wakpala Middle School - 04 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wakpala Middle School - 04 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Wakpala Middle School - 04 have?
Wakpala Middle School - 04 employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
How diverse is Wakpala Middle School - 04?
Wakpala Middle School - 04 reports a student body of 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wakpala Middle School - 04?
Wakpala Middle School - 04 is overseen by Smee School District 15-3 in Corson County.
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