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Schools in Wasta Township

Wasta Township’s public schools

Wall School District 51-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wasta Township. 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
$14.6K
▲ 12% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
273 students on the public path
In brief

Wasta Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wasta Township’s 3 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%); Wall 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 Wasta Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Wall Elementary - 02in WallC+
6–8Wall Middle School - 06in WallB+
9–12Wall High School - 01in WallB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wall School District 51-5.

The district

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

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

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 153 students tested
Math42%
State average 42.2% · 153 students tested

Wasta Township vs. its neighbors

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

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

All 4 neighbors share Wall School District 51-5 with Wasta Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Wasta Township

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 Wasta Townshipin other towns
Wall Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wall
C+
107 students12:1Rate 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 →

Questions about Wasta Township’s schools

Are Wasta Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wasta Township. Wall School District 51-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wasta Township. 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 Wasta Township in?

Wall School District 51-5.

Where do Wasta Township kids go to high school?

Wall High School - 01.

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What Wasta 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.