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Schools in Irene

Irene’s public schools

Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Irene. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▲ 16% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
293 students on the public path
In brief

Irene’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Irene’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04 lowest (12%). 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 Irene, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02in WakondaC
7–8Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3D
9–12Irene - Wakonda High School - 01Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3.

The district

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

Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 293 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$15,072SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 159 students tested
Math42%
State average 42.2% · 160 students tested

Irene vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Irene—Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3
Turkey Valley—Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3
Star—Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3
Daneville—Viborg Hurley School District 60-6 PK–12 · Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 PK–12
Marindahl—Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3

All 4 neighbors share Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 with Irene, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Irene

3 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).

District schools in Ireneby address
Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04
Middle · Grades 7–8
D
46 students14:1Rate it →
Irene - Wakonda High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
B+
86 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Irenein other towns
Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wakonda
C
161 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Irene’s schools

Are Irene’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Irene. Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Irene. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Irene in?

Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3.

Where do Irene kids go to high school?

Irene - Wakonda High School - 01.

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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.