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Washington High School - 01
C+

Washington High School - 01

PublicHighGrades 9–12

501 N Sycamore Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57110 · (605) 367-7970 · Part of Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Sioux Falls’ School Grade C+ better than 39% of South Dakota school districts

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Students
1,819
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Washington High School - 01

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state

On the path

Where Sioux Falls kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Washington High School - 01You are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

501 N Sycamore Ave, Sioux Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9532
Grade 10468
Grade 11434
Grade 12385
Enrollment over time
1,975’20
1,873’21
1,910’22
1,859’23
1,819’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Black 21%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 8%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Washington High School - 01 from Sioux Falls families.

Other schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5

The district →
Discovery Elementary - 26
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
B
873 students17:1
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
B+
846 students17:1
Hayward Elementary - 38
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
D
728 students14:1
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
A
690 students18:1
Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
B+
681 students18:1
John Harris Elementary - 23
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
A−
666 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Dakota’s other public schools; Sioux Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.