Wall Elementary - 02

Located at 401 S Blvd W, in Wall, South Dakota, Wall Elementary - 02 is a low-enrollment elementary-level community that works with 107 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Wall School District 51-5. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 48% below typical.

Within Wall School District 51-5, which oversees 3 schools and 273 students, Wall Elementary - 02 is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Wall Elementary - 02 shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 10% multiracial, 10% Native American, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Pennington County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Wall Elementary - 02 reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at Wall Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wall Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.9%, the actual is 57.7%, a residual of +10.7 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pennington County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,517 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pennington County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,186 students), of which Wall Elementary - 02 is one.

Wall Middle School - 06 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wall Elementary - 02 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wall Elementary - 02 has edged down 12%, going from 122 students in 2018 to 107 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 84% to 76%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.