Summary:
Wilmot School District 54-7 in South Dakota is home to a single high school, Wilmot High School - 01. This small, rural school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, as evidenced by its high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. Despite its small size and lower student-to-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance has been mixed, with declining statewide rankings and below-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state averages.
Wilmot High School - 01's statewide ranking has dropped from 110 out of 166 high schools in 2024-2025 to 122 out of 138 high schools in 2022-2023, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other schools in the state. While the school's 12th grade students achieved a 100% proficiency rate in English Language Arts, the overall proficiency rates for all grades in both English Language Arts and Mathematics are below the state averages. However, the school performed better in Science, with 50% of 11th grade students and 47.37% of all students scoring proficient or better, exceeding the state averages.
Despite the school's challenges, it maintains a relatively low dropout rate of 2.6% and a four-year graduation rate of 86.4%, which is slightly below the state average. The school's higher per-student spending of $14,426, compared to the state average, suggests that it is investing resources to support its students, but the academic performance data suggests that these efforts may not be fully effective in addressing the school's socioeconomic challenges and improving student outcomes.
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