Photo: rlh · CC BY 2.0Wounded Knee’s public schools
Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wounded Knee. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 87% 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
Wounded Knee’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Wounded Knee’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Batesland School - 01 places highest (better than 0%); Rockyford School - 03 lowest (0%). 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 Wounded Knee, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Wounded Knee vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Wounded Knee’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wounded Knee | — | Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 |
Every school in Wounded Knee
4 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 Wounded Knee’s schools
Are Wounded Knee’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Wounded Knee. Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wounded Knee. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Wounded Knee in?
Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1.
Where do Wounded Knee kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
Parents talk
What Wounded Knee families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wounded Knee → 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.