Enrollment
107
Elementary
DISTRICT 91 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALL SCHOOL DISTRICT 51-5·NCES 467566000704
Wall Elementary - 02
401 S Blvd W, Wall, SD 57790 · (605) 279-2156 · Pennington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
42 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Based on grade levels within Wall School District 51-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
SD avg 50.3% . -5.5pp since 2022
Math
66.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +11.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.6% | 65.2% |
| 2022-23 | 62.1% | 54.6% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Wall Elementary - 02
Wall Elementary - 02's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Elementary - 02 this school | 107 | 39.3% | 57.7% |
| Highmore Elementary - 02 Highmore | 133 | 36.8% | 41.2% |
| Eureka Elementary - 02 Eureka | 94 | 44.7% | 50.5% |
| Langford Area Elementary - 02 Langford | 111 | 36.0% | 58.8% |
| Tripp Elementary - 03 Tripp | 88 | 42.0% | 27.9% |
| Marion Elementary - 02 Marion | 100 | 38.0% | 48.2% |
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 Wall Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Pennington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #51 of 193 | #3 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #41 of 199 ▼ 1 | #1 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #72 of 202 ▼ 17 | #3 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #202 of 331 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #84 of 209 | #10 of 19 |
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
107
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 107 | 9 | 11.9:1 | 39% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 8.6 | 13.8:1 | 35% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 8.9 | 13.0:1 | 31% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 109 | 8 | 13.6:1 | 25% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 122 | 7 | 17.6:1 | 36% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 8 | 13.9:1 | 32% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 98 | 10 | 9.8:1 | 32% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 122 | 12 | 10.2:1 | 36% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wall Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (122 to 107); teachers up 30% (7 to 9).
About Wall Elementary - 02
Wall Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school run by Wall School District 51-5 in Wall, South Dakota. School enrollment was 107 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students.
Wall School District 51-5 has a total of 3 schools and 273 students, Wall Elementary - 02 among them.
By race and ethnicity, Wall Elementary - 02 is 76% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial, 10% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Pennington County as a whole is similar, at about 79%. The chance that two students picked at random at Wall Elementary - 02 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
With 9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Wall Elementary - 02 was 11.9:1. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 39%. That is close to the 41% average for public schools in Pennington County.
The allk12 Grade for Wall Elementary - 02 is A-. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with South Dakota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wall Elementary - 02's results are 10.7 points above predicted: 57.7% against 46.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Pennington County, median household income is about $74,517, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Pennington County number 41 and enroll about 16,186.
The nearest public school is Wall Middle School - 06, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Wall Elementary - 02 is 1st on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 107, starting from 109. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 11.9:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pennington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,512
Census ACS
Median income
$74,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
16,186 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wall School District 51-5
- Wall High School - 01High · 100 students
- Wall Middle School - 06Middle · 66 students
- Big White Elementary - 08Elementary
Other schools in Wall
- Wall High School - 01High · 100 students
- Wall Middle School - 06Middle · 66 students
Other Wall Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wall Elementary. Wall Elementary - 02 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Wall Elementary SchoolWALL, TX · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Wall Middle School - 060.0 mi · 66
- Wall High School - 010.0 mi · 100
- Interior Elementary - 0922.5 mi · 15
- Elm Springs Elementary - 1326.2 mi · 10
- Philip High School - 0129.0 mi · 109
- Philip Elementary - 0229.0 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Wall Elementary - 02How many students attend Wall Elementary - 02?
Wall Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 107 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wall Elementary - 02 serve?
Wall Elementary - 02 serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wall Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wall Elementary - 02 is approximately 11.9:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wall Elementary - 02?
At Wall Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 76% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Wall Elementary - 02 public or private?
Wall Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wall School District 51-5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.