Wheatland Township’s public schools
Webster School District 18-5 and Waubay School District 18-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wheatland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
Wheatland Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Wheatland Township’s 5 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%); Webster Area High School - 01 lowest (20%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Two elementary schools serve Wheatland Township, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Webster Area High School - 01 and Waubay 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 Wheatland Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area Elementary - 03
Grades PK–5 · 274 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay Elementary - 02
Grades PK–6 · 88 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
Kindergarten in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area Elementary - 03
Grades PK–5 · 274 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay Elementary - 02
Grades PK–6 · 88 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
1st grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area Elementary - 03
Grades PK–5 · 274 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay Elementary - 02
Grades PK–6 · 88 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
2nd grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area Elementary - 03
Grades PK–5 · 274 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay Elementary - 02
Grades PK–6 · 88 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
3rd grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area Elementary - 03
Grades PK–5 · 274 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay Elementary - 02
Grades PK–6 · 88 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
4th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area Elementary - 03
Grades PK–5 · 274 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay Elementary - 02
Grades PK–6 · 88 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
5th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area Elementary - 03
Grades PK–5 · 274 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay Elementary - 02
Grades PK–6 · 88 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
6th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area Middle School - 02
Grades 6–8 · 108 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay Elementary - 02
Grades PK–6 · 88 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
7th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area Middle School - 02
Grades 6–8 · 108 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay Middle School - 03
Grades 7–8 · 24 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
8th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area Middle School - 02
Grades 6–8 · 108 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay Middle School - 03
Grades 7–8 · 24 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
9th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 65 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
10th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 65 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
11th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 65 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
12th grade in Wheatland Township · depends on your address
Webster Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 164 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Waubay High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 65 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Waubay
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Webster School District 18-5.
Two districts serve Wheatland Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Wheatland Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Wheatland Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Township | — | Webster School District 18-5 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12 |
| Highland | — | Webster School District 18-5 |
| Eden | — | Webster School District 18-5 PK–12 · Florence School District 14-1 PK–12 |
| Morton | — | Webster School District 18-5 |
| Egeland | — | Waubay School District 18-3 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Webster School District 18-5 with Wheatland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Wheatland 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).
Questions about Wheatland Township’s schools
Are Wheatland Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Wheatland Township. Webster School District 18-5 and Waubay School District 18-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wheatland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Wheatland Township in?
Webster School District 18-5 and Waubay School District 18-3.
Where do Wheatland Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Webster Area High School - 01 and Waubay High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Wheatland Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wheatland Township → They have their own page.
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.