Summary:
The Webster Area 18-5 school district in South Dakota is home to a single high school, Webster Area High School - 01, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and rating over the past few years, it continues to offer educational opportunities to the local community.
Webster Area High School - 01 has experienced a drop in its statewide ranking, falling from 27th out of 138 South Dakota high schools in 2022-2023 to 87th out of 166 in 2024-2025. Similarly, the school's SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 4 stars out of 5 to 2 stars out of 5 during this time period. The school's four-year graduation rate of 86.4% for the 2024-2025 school year is slightly lower than the state average, while its dropout rate of 2.6% is higher than the state average.
Academically, Webster Area High School - 01 has shown mixed results. The school outperformed the state average in English Language Arts, with 68.08% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 63.84%. However, the school underperformed in Mathematics, with only 25.53% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 36.27%, and in Science, with 46.81% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 48.95%. The school's socioeconomic factors, such as a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients and higher per-student spending, suggest that the school may have access to more resources than some other schools in the state, but these factors alone do not guarantee academic success.
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