Wall School District 51-5

Summary:

The Wall School District 51-5 in South Dakota consists of 3 schools: 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. The data reveals that Wall Elementary - 02 and Wall Middle School - 06 are the standout performers, consistently outperforming district and state averages on standardized tests and earning high ratings from SchoolDigger.

Wall Elementary - 02 has demonstrated consistently high performance, with 55.77% proficiency in ELA and 65.39% proficiency in Math for all grades in 2024-2025. The school has received 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger, placing it among the top elementary schools in the state. In contrast, Wall High School - 01 has struggled, with lower proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science compared to district and state averages, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in the past two school years.

The data suggests that the Wall School District 51-5 should focus on improving the performance of Wall High School - 01, while continuing to support the strong performance of Wall Elementary - 02 and Wall Middle School - 06.

District Detail

401 S Blvd W
Wall, SD 57790

(605) 279-2156

SchoolDigger Rank:
63^rd of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 273

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)			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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wall Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	401 S Blvd W	Wall	57790	Pennington County	Wall School District 51-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 279-2156	107	9	11.8	39.3%	81 (75.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.3%)	70.3	83^rd of 300 public elementary schools	72.3%		74.2	42^nd of 201 public elementary schools	79.1%	41	50.0	55.6	60.0					55.8	64.3	72.2	60.0					65.4	40.0			$15,549	$1,153	$14,396
Wall High School - 01	Public	9-12	401 S Blvd W	Wall	57790	Pennington County	Wall School District 51-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 279-2156	100	8	12.4	28.0%	74 (74.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	14 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.0%)	35.8	120^th of 166 public high schools	27.7%		21.3	114^th of 141 public high schools	19.1%	6							54.2								29.2				29.2	$15,917	$1,790	$14,126
Wall Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	401 S Blvd W	Wall	57790	Pennington County	Wall School District 51-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 279-2156	66	6	11.1	27.3%	48 (72.7%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	7 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.6%)	67.2	67^th of 246 public middle schools	72.8%		61.7	52^nd of 147 public middle schools	64.6%	15				60.7	80.0	50.0		63.6				60.7	60.0	38.9		54.5		11.1		$14,133	$1,144	$12,989

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kadoka Area School District 35-2	22.51 mi	6	51^st
Meade School District 46-1	26.26 mi	11	65^th
Haakon School District 27-1	29.02 mi	4	92^nd
New Underwood School District 51-3	29.98 mi	3	110^th
Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	37.06 mi	6	146^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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