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West Central School District 49-7

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At a glance

58^thof 126 South Dakota districts▼ 29

Better than 53% of South Dakota districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 3Grades K-12

705 E 2nd St
Hartford, SD 57033·(605) 528-3217·All South Dakota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 54% of districts

Schools

1,418

Students

Top rankedWest Central Humboldt Elementary - 0279^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

West Central Middle School - 04 up 24 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 14.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

The six schools in West Central School District 49-7 include two elementary schools, one middle school, and three high school programs. Four report test scores; the two small alternative programs, Falls Academy and Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center, do not. Results vary considerably by grade and subject, and the clearest difference is in third-grade math: West Central Hartford Elementary scored 62%, while West Central Humboldt Elementary scored 38%, a 24-point gap.

Hartford is the strongest third-grade performer: it was 16 points above the state in ELA and 10 points above in math. Humboldt also exceeded the state in third-grade ELA by 9 points, but was 13 points below in math; its results were stronger in fifth-grade math, 27 points above the state, and weaker in fifth-grade science, 9 points below. West Central Middle School is mixed, ranging from 6 points above the state in sixth-grade ELA to 8 points below in eighth-grade ELA. West Central High School was above the state in 2025–26 ACT math and science and slightly below in ELA; its graduation rate was 96%, compared with 88% statewide.

Recent results show different trends by subject: Hartford’s third-grade ELA lead over the state widened from 12 to 16 points between 2024–25 and 2025–26, while its math lead narrowed from 13 to 10 points. Humboldt’s fifth-grade science result dropped 14 points, moving from 6 points above the state to 9 below. SchoolDigger placed Humboldt at the 61st percentile, the high school at the 58th, and the middle school at the 44th for 2025–26. As context, in 2024–25 the four regular schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible rates of 13% at Hartford, 11% at Humboldt, 14% at the middle school, and 12% at the high school; student-teacher ratios ranged from 14.8 to 16.9.

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Ranking:

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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	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	600 S Main St	Humboldt	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 363-3131	310	21	14.8	11.3%	288 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	60.6	79^th of 203 public elementary schools	61.1%		72.8	64^th of 300 public elementary schools	78.7%	15				52.4	61.4	53.4				57.0	38.1	59.7	69.8				62.6	32.8		94.1%	5.9%	$10,596	$531	$10,065
West Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	705 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 528-6236	408	24	16.9	12.3%	372 (91.2%)	8 (2.0%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	56	54^th of 130 public high schools	58.5%		74.4	32^nd of 166 public high schools	80.7%	22	48.0	41.8	46.9																			$12,211	$496	$11,714
West Central Hartford Elementary - 05	Public	K-3	303 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 528-3215	368	25	14.8	13.3%	337 (91.6%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)				59.3							61.6									94%	6%	$10,715	$574	$10,141
West Central Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	705 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 528-3799	297	20	15.0	13.8%	269 (90.6%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	47.9	85^th of 151 public middle schools	43.7%		56.2	109^th of 246 public middle schools	55.7%	24							54.1	53.3	43.9	50.5				43.9	37.1	40.8	40.5		37.8			$11,327	$259	$11,068
Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07	Public, Virtual	8-12	46560 264th St	Sioux Falls	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 528-3799	6	3	2.3	—	2 (33.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Falls Academy - 08	Public, Virtual	5-12	46560 264th St	Sioux Falls	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 528-3799	29	0	60.4	10.3%	6 (20.7%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montrose School District 43-2	6.96 mi	4	14^th
Tri-Valley School District 49-6	9.98 mi	4	55^th
Canistota School District 43-1	11.46 mi	3	22^nd
Sioux Falls School District 49-5	14.33 mi	48	85^th
Tea Area School District 41-5	14.59 mi	6	16^th

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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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