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Elementary Schools in West Central School District 49-7


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DistrictWest Central School District 49-729th of 147 South Dakota districtsFull district overview →
2
Schools
678
Students
Top rankedWest Central Humboldt Elementary - 0264th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools
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Biggest riser
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 up 9 spots statewide this year
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Summary:

The West Central School District 49-7 in South Dakota is home to two elementary schools: West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 and West Central Hartford Elementary - 05. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of a district that is ranked 29 out of 147 in the state and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Among the two schools, West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 stands out as the top performer. The school has consistently ranked in the top 40% of South Dakota elementary schools over the past three years, with a ranking of 64 out of 300 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. It outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, and its 5th-grade students also excel in Science proficiency.

While both schools have a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%, the higher spending per student at West Central Hartford Elementary - 05 ($10,911) compared to West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 ($10,015) does not seem to translate to significantly better academic performance, suggesting that factors other than funding may be more influential in driving student outcomes.

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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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