Enrollment
128
Elementary
DISTRICT 94 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 14-5·NCES 467674000721
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
319 Mary Pl, Waverly, SD 57201 · (605) 886-9174 · Codington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of South Dakota public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
65 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02→Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03→Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Waverly School District 14-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.7%
SD avg 50.3% . -4.3pp since 2022
Math
29.0%
SD avg 47.5% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.7% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 33.9% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 this school | 128 | 50.8% | 34.1% |
| Wilmot Elementary - 02 Wilmot | 112 | 48.2% | 33.3% |
| Whitewood Elementary - 04 Whitewood | 138 | 47.1% | 74.3% |
| Edgemont Elementary - 03 Edgemont | 93 | 51.6% | 39.5% |
| Newell Elementary - 02 Newell | 124 | 47.6% | 48.9% |
| Lemmon Elementary - 02 Lemmon | 139 | 48.2% | 56.2% |
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 Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Codington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #156 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #174 of 199 ▼ 4 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #171 of 202 ▼ 9 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #187 of 331 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #53 of 209 | #2 of 7 |
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
128
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
+205% since 1990-91, when it was 42
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 128 | 11.2 | 11.4:1 | 51% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 11.1 | 10.2:1 | 44% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 9.3 | 13.1:1 | 31% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 10 | 12.7:1 | 42% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 131 | 9.9 | 13.3:1 | 41% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 122 | 10 | 12.2:1 | 44% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 75 | 9 | 8.3:1 | 33% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 69 | 5 | 13.8:1 | 48% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 42 | 3 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (131 to 128); teachers up 13% (9.9 to 11.2).
About Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 is a small elementary school serving families in Waverly, South Dakota. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 128 students. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students each.
Waverly School District 14-5, which runs Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02, has 3 schools and 283 students.
About 82% of the student body at Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Native American, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. In Codington County overall, about 91% of residents are White. Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 11.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.4:1. That is lower than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 51%. The gap from the 36% average for public schools in Codington County is 15 points.
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 falls in the middle 80% of South Dakota schools: 34.1% actual against 42.2% predicted.
In Codington County (population about 28,767), the median household income is $72,727, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 18 public schools in Codington County, enrolling about 4,561 students in all.
Nearby, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01 is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 50.1% on proficiency, and Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 is below that at 34.1%.
In the federal locale system, Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 had 127 students in 2020-21 and 128 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.7:1 to 11.4:1 over the same years.
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Codington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,767
Census ACS
Median income
$72,727
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waverly School District 14-5
- Waverly-South Shore High School - 01High · 86 students
- Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03Middle · 69 students
Other schools in Waverly
- Waverly-South Shore High School - 01High · 86 students
- Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03Middle · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Waverly-South Shore High School - 010.0 mi · 86
- Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 030.0 mi · 69
- Watertown Middle School - 028.2 mi · 575
- Lincoln Elementary - 058.5 mi · 361
- Jefferson Elementary - 098.8 mi · 333
- Watertown Intermediate School - 138.9 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02How many students attend Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02?
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 128 students in grades PK-05.
Is Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 have?
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02?
At Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 in?
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 is part of Waverly School District 14-5.
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