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Waubay School District 18-3

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At a glance

64^thof 126 South Dakota districts▲ 54

Better than 49% of South Dakota districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

202 W School Rd
Waubay, SD 57273·(605) 947-4529·All South Dakota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2026

2026: better than 49.2% of districts

Schools

177

Students

Top rankedWaubay Elementary - 0284^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Waubay High School - 01 up 76 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Waubay School District 18-3 serves 177 students in three schools: Waubay Elementary - 02 (prekindergarten–grade 6), Waubay Middle School - 03 (grades 7–8), and Waubay High School - 01 (grades 9–12). The most important overall finding is that results vary notably by school: Elementary is above the state in comparable ELA and math, while Middle is below it in both.

Elementary stands out on the comparable all-grades results: 74% are proficient in ELA, 29 percentage points above Middle’s 45%; in math, Elementary’s 55% is 15 points above Middle’s 40%. Elementary is also above state results by 25 points in ELA and 11 in math, while Middle is below by 4 points in each subject. The strongest subject exception is Elementary’s fifth-grade science: 20% proficient, 21 points below the state. High has a mixed grade 11 ACT profile: math is 24 points above the state, but ELA is 15 points below and science is 3 points below. Its reported graduation rate is 47%, compared with 88% statewide, while its dropout rate is 15% versus 2% statewide.

Elementary and Middle improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose by 30 points at Elementary and 10 at Middle; math increased by 3 and 5 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s rankings show different paths: Elementary was at the 59th percentile in 2025–2026, Middle reached the 30th percentile in 2024–2025, and High rose to the 47th percentile after falling from the 97th percentile to the 13th. Context measures are similar for income: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 65% at Elementary, 63% at High, and 63% at Middle. Student-teacher ratios were 7.7, 10.7, and 8.5, respectively. Attendance also differs: chronic absenteeism was 12% at Elementary and 35% at Middle in 2025–2026, compared with 20% statewide.

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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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waubay Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	202 W School Rd	Waubay	57273	Day County	Waubay School District 18-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 947-4529	88	11	7.7	64.8%	53 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (25.0%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (13.6%)	58.2	84^th of 203 public elementary schools	58.6%		56.4	142^nd of 300 public elementary schools	52.7%	58					70.0	73.3				73.7		50.0	53.3				55.3	20.0			92.9%	7.1%	$17,598	$2,189	$15,409
Waubay High School - 01	Public	9-12	202 W School Rd	Waubay	57273	Day County	Waubay School District 18-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 947-4529	65	6	10.7	63.1%	34 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	48.5	69^th of 130 public high schools	46.9%		20.5	145^th of 166 public high schools	12.7%	76	33.3	58.3	41.7																				$16,388	$509	$15,879
Waubay Middle School - 03	Public	7-8	202 W School Rd	Waubay	57273	Day County	Waubay School District 18-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 947-4529	24	3	8.5	62.5%	16 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)								45.5		45.0					45.5		40.0						$20,495	$217	$20,277

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Enemy Swim Day School	6.02 mi	1
Webster Area School District 18-5	10.27 mi	3	63^rd
Summit School District 54-6	13.24 mi	2	125^th
Watertown School District 14-4	14.54 mi	8	46^th
Tiospa Zina Tribal School	18.96 mi	1

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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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