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Wagner Community School District 11-4 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 274 students in Wagner Community School District 11-4. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Dakota.
Public Middle School in Wagner Community School District 11-4 have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the South Dakota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the South Dakota public middle school average of 42% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
4 Schools
297 Schools
# Students
900 Students
40,141 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
2,999 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Wagner Community School District 11-4, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 146 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#111 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
42%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.59
# American Indian Students
506 Students
10,455 Students
% American Indian Students
56%
26%
# Asian Students
n/a
519 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
21 Students
2,703 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
7%
# Black Students
n/a
1,024 Students
% Black Students
n/a
3%
# White Students
285 Students
23,358 Students
% White Students
32%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
46 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
88 Students
2,036 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
114
174
# Students in K Grade:
77
896
# Students in 1st Grade:
63
903
# Students in 2nd Grade:
71
918
# Students in 3rd Grade:
56
750
# Students in 4th Grade:
56
793
# Students in 5th Grade:
72
1,598
# Students in 6th Grade:
68
9,664
# Students in 7th Grade:
74
11,058
# Students in 8th Grade:
60
11,237
# Students in 9th Grade:
66
674
# Students in 10th Grade:
47
578
# Students in 11th Grade:
35
481
# Students in 12th Grade:
41
417
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,171 is higher than the state median of $13,121. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,983 is higher than the state median of $12,623. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,171
$13,121
Spending / Student
$16,983
$12,623
Best Wagner Community School District 11-4 Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wagner Middle School - 03
(Math: 26% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
101 Walnut Ave Sw
Wagner, SD 57380
(605) 384-3913
Wagner, SD 57380
(605) 384-3913
Grades: 5-8
| 274 students
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