Summary:
The Willow Lake School District 12-3 in South Dakota consists of 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 131 out of 147 school districts in the state and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Within the district, a few schools stand out. Willow Lake High School - 01 is the top-performing school, ranked 9th out of 141 South Dakota high schools and earning a 5-star rating. It boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% and strong test scores, with 68.75% of 11th-graders proficient or better in ELA and 31.25% in Math. Willow Lake Middle School - 03 also performs well, ranking 40th out of 147 South Dakota middle schools with a 4-star rating and relatively high test scores.
However, the district faces some challenges. All schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of 20.2%, and the district as a whole performs below the state average in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grades. The smaller, more rural elementary schools, such as Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04, Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05, and Collins Colony Elementary - 06, struggle with very low test scores and other metrics, suggesting potential equity issues that may need to be addressed.
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