Summary:
The Waverly School District 14-5 in Waverly, South Dakota, consists of three schools: Waverly-South Shore Elementary, Waverly-South Shore High School, and Waverly-South Shore Middle School. The district appears to be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, with all three schools performing well below state averages on key metrics.
None of the schools in the Waverly district can be considered standouts, as they all have relatively low performance metrics compared to state averages. The high school, Waverly-South Shore High School, has the highest performance of the three, with 43.48% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 30.44% proficient or better in Mathematics. However, these scores are still well below the state averages of 63.84% and 36.27%, respectively.
The district as a whole is struggling, with all three schools performing significantly below state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grade levels. The elementary and middle schools, Waverly-South Shore Elementary and Waverly-South Shore Middle School, had particularly high chronic absenteeism rates of 20.2% in 2024-2025. Additionally, the elementary school had the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 44.25%, which could indicate equity issues within the district.
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