Wilmot Elementary - 02

Wilmot Elementary - 02 is a small school in Wilmot, South Dakota, serving 112 students in prekindergarten through grade 5. Its results vary by subject: English Language Arts (ELA) is close to the state result, while fifth-grade science is a weaker area. The clearest strength is mathematics, where Wilmot’s all-grades proficiency is well above both the state and district.

In 2025–26, 58% of Wilmot students were proficient in all-grades math, compared with 44% statewide and 33% in the Wilmot School District 54-7; Wilmot also outscored nearby Milbank Elementary - 03 (49%) and Summit Elementary - 02 (18%). ELA was 46%, just below the state’s 49% and above the district’s 43%, but below Milbank’s 50%. Fifth grade shows the subject split: Wilmot was 8 points above the state in ELA and 22 points above in math, but 12 points below in science. Attendance is another strength: chronic absenteeism was 3%, versus 10% in the district and 20% statewide.

Results have improved over the four years reported: all-grades ELA rose from 23% to 46%, and math from 26% to 58%; fifth-grade science increased more modestly, from 25% to 29%. SchoolDigger ranks Wilmot 115th of 203 schools, in the 43rd percentile with 2 stars, up from the 12th percentile in 2022–23; its district ranks in the 15th percentile with 1 star. Wilmot’s 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 10.3, and 48% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s 2024–25 statewide effectiveness ranking for how well Wilmot serves Native American students was in the 86th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 39th percentile; its ranking for serving Hispanic students was in the 3rd percentile.