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Schools in Owanka Township

Owanka Township’s public schools

New Underwood School District 51-3 and Wall School District 51-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Owanka Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · New Underwood School District 51-3
Students per teacher
12.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
553 students on the public path
In brief

Owanka Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Owanka Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Wall Middle School - 06 places highest (better than 70%); New Underwood Middle School - 04 lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Owanka Township, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Wall High School - 01 and New Underwood 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 Owanka Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New Underwood School District 51-3.

Two districts serve Owanka Township

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

New Underwood School District 51-3Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 280 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,193SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Wall School District 51-5Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 273 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,625SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, New Underwood School District 51-342%
State average 51% · 156 students tested
Math · K–12, New Underwood School District 51-337%
State average 42.2% · 154 students tested
Reading · K–12, Wall School District 51-552%
State average 51% · 153 students tested
Math · K–12, Wall School District 51-542%
State average 42.2% · 153 students tested

Owanka Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Owanka Township—New Underwood School District 51-3 K–12 · Wall School District 51-5 K–12
Wasta—Wall School District 51-5
Crooked Creek—Wall School District 51-5

All 2 neighbors share Wall School District 51-5 with Owanka Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Owanka 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 Owanka Townshipin other towns
New Underwood Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Underwood
C+
113 students12:1Rate it →
Wall Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wall
C+
107 students12:1Rate it →
New Underwood Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Underwood
C−
75 students17:1Rate it →
Wall Middle School - 06
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wall
B+
66 students11:1Rate it →
Wall High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Wall
B−
100 students12:1Rate it →
New Underwood High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · New Underwood
B−
92 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Owanka Township’s schools

Are Owanka Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Owanka Township. New Underwood School District 51-3 and Wall School District 51-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Owanka Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Owanka Township in?

New Underwood School District 51-3 and Wall School District 51-5.

Where do Owanka Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wall High School - 01 and New Underwood High School - 01.

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What Owanka 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.