Enrollment
24
Middle
DISTRICT 59 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUBAY SCHOOL DISTRICT 18-3·NCES 467668000945
Waubay Middle School - 03
202 W School Rd, Waubay, SD 57273 · (605) 947-4529 · Day County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL24 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- C+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
8.6:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
15 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 7 | 9 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 63% |
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
Waubay Middle School - 03→Waubay High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Waubay School District 18-3. 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% . +4.8pp since 2022
Math
38.1%
SD avg 47.5% . +18.1pp 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 38 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 18 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 20.0% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Waubay Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 24 | #150 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
24
-33 (-58%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 45
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 24 | 2.8 | 8.6:1 | 63% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 27 | 2.9 | 9.4:1 | 48% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 32 | 4 | 8.0:1 | 56% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 57 | 3 | 19.0:1 | 70% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 28 | 3.5 | 8.0:1 | 75% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 37 | 3 | 12.3:1 | 76% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 32 | 2 | 16.0:1 | 66% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 48 | 2 | 24.0:1 | 75% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 45 | 1 | 45.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waubay Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (28 to 24); teachers down 20% (3.5 to 2.8).
About Waubay Middle School - 03
Waubay Middle School - 03 is a public very small middle-grades school in Waubay, South Dakota. Enrollment totals 24 students across grades 7 through 8. The school is 87% below the average for middle schools in South Dakota.
Waubay School District 18-3 is made up of 3 schools with 177 students in all.
About 67% of the student body at Waubay Middle School - 03 is White. Other groups include 25% Native American, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Day County residents are about 84% White.
Based on 2.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Waubay Middle School - 03 has a ratio of 8.6:1. The average for middle schools in South Dakota, 13.4:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Day County is 48%.
Waubay Middle School - 03 earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of South Dakota public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Waubay Middle School - 03, the prediction is 37.4% and the result is 31.5%.
The school is in Day County, where the median household earns about $66,033 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Day County, 7 public schools serve about 881 students.
Measured in a straight line, Waubay High School - 01 is less than a tenth of a mile from Waubay Middle School - 03. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Waubay Middle School - 03 is behind the 47.2% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The school counted 57 students in 2020-21 and 24 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio was 19.0:1 in 2020-21 and 8.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Day County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,437
Census ACS
Median income
$66,033
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
881 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waubay School District 18-3
- Waubay Elementary - 02Elementary · 88 students
- Waubay High School - 01High · 65 students
Other schools in Waubay
- Enemy Swim Day SchoolElementary · 158 students
- Waubay Elementary - 02Elementary · 88 students
- Waubay High School - 01High · 65 students
Nearby schools
- Waubay High School - 010.0 mi · 65
- Waubay Elementary - 020.0 mi · 88
- Enemy Swim Day School6.0 mi · 158
- Webster Area High School - 0110.3 mi · 164
- Webster Area Elementary - 0310.3 mi · 274
- Webster Area Middle School - 0210.3 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Waubay Middle School - 03How large is Waubay Middle School - 03?
Waubay Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 24 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Waubay Middle School - 03 serve?
Waubay Middle School - 03 serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Waubay Middle School - 03 have?
Waubay Middle School - 03 employs 3 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
How diverse is Waubay Middle School - 03?
Waubay Middle School - 03 reports a student body of 67% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Waubay Middle School - 03 in?
Waubay Middle School - 03 is part of Waubay School District 18-3.
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