Enrollment
69
Middle
DISTRICT 94 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 14-5·NCES 467674000946
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03
319 Mary Pl, Waverly, SD 57201 · (605) 886-9174 · Codington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.4:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
26 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 6 | 20 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 36% |
Student demographics
8%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 Middle School - 03→Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
Feeds from
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
41.2%
SD avg 50.3% . -0.9pp since 2022
Math
26.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +7.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.1% | 19.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle School - 03
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 this school | 69 | 37.7% | 32.4% |
| Willow Lake Middle School - 03 Willow Lake | 54 | 38.9% | 46.0% |
| Harding County Middle School - 03 Buffalo | 60 | 33.3% | 50.4% |
| Florence Middle School - 03 Florence | 71 | 32.4% | 25.5% |
| Mount Vernon Middle School - 03 Mount Vernon | 58 | 39.7% | 62.5% |
| Burke Middle School - 04 Burke | 62 | 41.9% | 45.1% |
Matched among South Dakota middle 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 Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #92 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
69
+9 (+15%) vs 2020
+156% since 1990-91, when it was 27
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 69 | 4.5 | 15.4:1 | 38% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 4.4 | 13.8:1 | 37% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 4.3 | 13.3:1 | 23% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 60 | 4 | 15.0:1 | 27% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 53 | 5 | 10.7:1 | 42% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 4 | 12.0:1 | 25% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 35 | 2 | 17.5:1 | 23% (8) |
| 2000-01 | 25 | N/A | N/A | 48% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 27 | 1 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (53 to 69); teachers down 9% (5 to 4.5).
About Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 is a middle school with a street address in Waverly, South Dakota. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 69 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in South Dakota is about 187, so this school runs 63% smaller than that.
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 belongs to Waverly School District 14-5, a district of 3 schools and 283 students.
White students are the large majority at Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03, with 96% of enrollment. Next come 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 comes in at 8%.
Its 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in South Dakota is 13.4:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 38% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 36% average for public schools in Codington County.
The allk12 Grade for Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 is C-. Compared with South Dakota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 17% 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, Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 scores 15.2 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.4%; the prediction is 47.6%.
Census estimates describe Codington County this way: median household income is about $72,727, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 18 public schools in Codington County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,561.
The closest public school to Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 is Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The school's 32.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 60 in 2020-21 and 69 in 2024-25, a 15% rise.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Elementary - 02Elementary · 128 students
- Waverly-South Shore High School - 01High · 86 students
Other schools in Waverly
- Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02Elementary · 128 students
- Waverly-South Shore High School - 01High · 86 students
Nearby schools
- Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 020.0 mi · 128
- Waverly-South Shore High School - 010.0 mi · 86
- 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 Middle School - 03How large is Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03?
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 06-08.
Is Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03.
How diverse is Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03?
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 reports a student body of 96% White, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03?
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 is overseen by Waverly School District 14-5 in Codington County.
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