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Schools in Waverly Township

Waverly Township’s public schools

Waverly School District 14-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waverly 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▲ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
283 students on the public path
In brief

Waverly Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Waverly Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Waverly-South Shore High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 lowest (14%). 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 Waverly Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02Waverly School District 14-5D
6–8Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03Waverly School District 14-5D
9–12Waverly-South Shore High School - 01Waverly School District 14-5B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waverly School District 14-5.

The district

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

Waverly School District 14-5Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 283 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,471SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Math32%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested

Waverly Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waverly Township—Waverly School District 14-5
Kranzburg—Waverly School District 14-5 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12
Troy—Milbank School District 25-4
Leola—Waverly School District 14-5
Rome—Deuel School District 19-4
Elmira—Watertown School District 14-4
Rauville—Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12 · Waverly School District 14-5 PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Waverly School District 14-5 with Waverly Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Waverly 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).

District schools in Waverly Townshipby address
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waverly
D
128 students11:1Rate it →
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waverly
D
69 students15:1Rate it →
Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Waverly
B−
86 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Waverly Township’s schools

Are Waverly Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waverly Township. Waverly School District 14-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waverly 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 Waverly Township in?

Waverly School District 14-5.

Where do Waverly Township kids go to high school?

Waverly-South Shore 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.