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Schools in Day County, SD

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At a glance

Schools

881

Students

Districts

Top rankedWaubay Elementary - 0284^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Waubay High School - 01 up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Webster Area High School - 01 13.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SD ACT English Language Arts (2026)	SD ACT Mathematics (2026)	SD ACT Science (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SD ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SD ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	SD ACT Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Enemy Swim Day School	Public	K-8	13525 446th Avenue	Waubay	57273	Day County	Enemy Swim Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(605) 947-4605	158	1	158.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					100%	0%
Waubay Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	202 W School Rd	Waubay	57273	Day County	Waubay School District 18-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 947-4529	88	11	7.7	64.8%	53 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (25.0%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (13.6%)	58.2	84^th of 203 public elementary schools	58.6%		56.4	142^nd of 300 public elementary schools	52.7%	58					70.0	73.3				73.7		50.0	53.3				55.3	20.0			92.9%	7.1%	$17,598	$2,189	$15,409
Waubay High School - 01	Public	9-12	202 W School Rd	Waubay	57273	Day County	Waubay School District 18-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 947-4529	65	6	10.7	63.1%	34 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	48.5	69^th of 130 public high schools	46.9%		20.5	145^th of 166 public high schools	12.7%	76	33.3	58.3	41.7																				$16,388	$509	$15,879
Waubay Middle School - 03	Public	7-8	202 W School Rd	Waubay	57273	Day County	Waubay School District 18-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 947-4529	24	3	8.5	62.5%	16 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)								45.5		45.0					45.5		40.0						$20,495	$217	$20,277
Webster Area Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-5	733 E 2nd St	Webster	57274	Day County	Webster Area School District 18-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 345-4651	274	19	14.1	33.6%	245 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	50.7	107^th of 203 public elementary schools	47.3%		74.6	53^rd of 300 public elementary schools	82.3%	54				47.7	35.7	46.7				43.5	52.3	71.4	53.3				58.8	40.0			91.9%	10.8%	$12,051	$557	$11,494
Webster Area High School - 01	Public	9-12	733 E 2nd St	Webster	57274	Day County	Webster Area School District 18-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 345-3548	164	12	13.5	19.5%	148 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.5%)	58.2	51^st of 130 public high schools	60.8%		52.9	87^th of 166 public high schools	47.6%	36	60.0	26.7	53.3																				$12,287	$335	$11,952
Webster Area Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	733 E 2nd St	Webster	57274	Day County	Webster Area School District 18-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 345-4651	108	8	14.1	25.9%	98 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	54	74^th of 151 public middle schools	51.0%		69.6	52^nd of 246 public middle schools	78.9%	22							63.2	51.4	55.2	56.9				55.3	45.7	17.2	41.2		31.0				$12,217	$374	$11,843

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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