Summary:
Wolsey, South Dakota is home to a single middle school, Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota middle schools and struggles to meet state proficiency standards in core academic subjects.
Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03 has a relatively small student population of 76 students and a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 36.84%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The school's chronic absenteeism rate was 20.2% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the state average. Despite the school's relatively small class sizes and higher-than-average per-student spending of $13,956, it has not been able to translate these resources into improved academic outcomes.
The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 36% in ELA and 24% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rate for 8th grade in 2024-2025 was also below the state average at 28%.
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