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Schools in Alto Township

Alto Township’s public schools

Waubay School District 18-3 and Wilmot School District 54-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alto Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
25%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 15% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Wilmot School District 54-7
Students per teacher
9.9
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
411 students on the public path
In brief

Alto Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Alto Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Waubay High School - 01 places highest (better than 96%); Wilmot Middle School - 03 lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Alto Township, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Waubay High School - 01 and Wilmot High School - 01. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alto Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waubay School District 18-3.

Two districts serve Alto Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Waubay School District 18-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 177 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,948SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Wilmot School District 54-7Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 234 students · 10.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,961SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Waubay School District 18-337%
State average 51% · 95 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waubay School District 18-337%
State average 42.2% · 95 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wilmot School District 54-727%
State average 51% · 110 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wilmot School District 54-722%
State average 42.2% · 110 students tested

Alto Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Alto Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alto Township—Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12 · Wilmot School District 54-7 PK–12
One Road—Sisseton School District 54-2
Kosciusko—Webster School District 18-5
Waubay—Waubay School District 18-3
Spring Grove—Wilmot School District 54-7 PK–12 · Summit School District 54-6 PK–12
Ortley—Summit School District 54-6 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Waubay School District 18-3 with Alto Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Alto Township

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Alto Townshipin other towns
Wilmot Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilmot
C−
112 students10:1Rate it →
Waubay Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Waubay
C+
88 students8:1Rate it →
Wilmot Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmot
C−
58 students13:1Rate it →
Waubay Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Waubay
24 students9:1Rate it →
Waubay High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Waubay
A+
65 students11:1Rate it →
Wilmot High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmot
B−
64 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Alto Township’s schools

Are Alto Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alto Township. Waubay School District 18-3 and Wilmot School District 54-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alto Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alto Township in?

Waubay School District 18-3 and Wilmot School District 54-7.

Where do Alto Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Waubay High School - 01 and Wilmot High School - 01.

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What Alto Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.