Waubay Elementary - 02

Waubay Elementary - 02, a cozy elementary school in Waubay, South Dakota, part of Waubay School District 18-3, educates 88 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 57% smaller than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 204 students.

Waubay School District 18-3 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 177 students; Waubay Elementary - 02 is among them.

In terms of who attends, Waubay Elementary - 02 reports that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Native American, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Day County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Waubay Elementary - 02 ranks in the top 10% of South Dakota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.5%; Waubay Elementary - 02 posts 53.3%, +16.8 points above that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Day County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,033 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Day County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 881 students), Waubay Elementary - 02 is one campus in the mix.

Waubay Middle School - 03 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waubay Elementary - 02 at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

Waubay Elementary - 02 operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 108 students in 2018 compared to 88 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 today.

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