Middle Schools in Wall School District 51-5

Summary:

Wall School District 51-5 in South Dakota has a single middle school, Wall Middle School - 06, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 52nd out of 147 schools in 2023-2024 to 108th out of 150 schools in 2022-2023. However, its performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is generally above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels.

One area of concern is the school's significantly lower proficiency rates in 8th grade Science, with only 11.11% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average. The school has a relatively small student population of 59 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1 in 2023-2024. While the school's per-student spending of $14,628 in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average, it may be due to the small school size or other factors.

Another potential area for improvement is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% in 2024-2025, which is relatively high. Overall, Wall School District 51-5 appears to provide a solid educational foundation for its students, but the district may want to investigate the lower 8th grade Science performance and high chronic absenteeism rate at 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 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

Districts nearby

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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.