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Schools in Ortley

Ortley’s public schools

Waubay School District 18-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ortley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
$17.9K
▲ 38% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
177 students on the public path
In brief

Ortley’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ortley’s 2 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%); Waubay Elementary - 02 lowest (35%). 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 Ortley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Waubay Elementary - 02in WaubayC+
7–8Waubay Middle School - 03in WaubayNo scores
9–12Waubay High School - 01in WaubayA+

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

The district

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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51% · 95 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 95 students tested

Ortley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ortley—Waubay School District 18-3
Ortley Township—Summit School District 54-6 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12
Waubay—Waubay School District 18-3

All 2 neighbors share Waubay School District 18-3 with Ortley, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ortley

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).

Also serving Ortleyin other towns
Waubay Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Waubay
C+
88 students8:1Rate 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 →

Questions about Ortley’s schools

Are Ortley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ortley. Waubay School District 18-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ortley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ortley in?

Waubay School District 18-3.

Where do Ortley kids go to high school?

Waubay 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.