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West Central High School - 01

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West Central High School - 01 ranks 32 nd of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 81% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

West Central High School - 01 is a public high school in Hartford, South Dakota, serving 398 students in grades 9-12. This school stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently exceeding state averages in academic assessments and boasting impressive graduation rates.

Academically, West Central High School - 01 shines, with 72.16% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, 40.2% in Math, and 64.95% in Science, compared to the state averages of 63.84%, 36.27%, and 48.95%, respectively. The school's graduation rate is an impressive 96.9%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate is just 0.4%, well below the state's 2.6% average. These strong academic and graduation metrics suggest a commitment to student success.

Compared to nearby schools, West Central High School - 01 generally outperforms larger urban high schools in the Sioux Falls School District, such as Roosevelt High School - 03 and Jefferson High School - 67. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $10,451 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.9 indicate a focus on providing quality resources and personalized attention to its students.

408

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,211

Per pupil spending ?

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 E 2nd St
Hartford, SD 57033

(605) 528-6236

District: West Central School District 49-7

Feeder schools for West Central High School - 01:

Elementary:	West Central Hartford Elementary - 05
	West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02
Middle:	West Central Middle School - 04

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.2%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (59% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of South Dakota high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (86%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

South Dakota avg50%

32^nd of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 147West Central School District 49-7 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	32 of 166	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.5	73 of 141	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.3	32 of 138	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	33.4	101 of 134	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.2	49 of 140	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	66 of 135	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	77 of 138	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	98 of 137	28.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.9	81 of 141	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	71.2	32 of 133	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	41.5	99 of 144	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.0	98 of 143	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.4	52 of 141	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.2	26 of 150	82.7%	★★★★☆
2009	57.0	70 of 144	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	79.3	22 of 135	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	35 of 141	75.2%	★★★★☆
2006	47.8	78 of 136	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.0	32 of 137	76.6%	★★★★☆
2004	60.5	56 of 132	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	52.4	72 of 133	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	28 of 39	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	27 of 45	40.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	52 of 164	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	23 of 93	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	21 of 95	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	35.2	68 of 84	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.0	24 of 89	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	28 of 83	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	55 of 82	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	13 of 23	43.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	64 of 81	21.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	119 of 154	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	77.2	9 of 46	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.6	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	35 of 162	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	39.3	64 of 107	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	30 of 96	68.8%	★★★★☆
2022	30.1	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.8	41 of 89	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	62 of 88	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.1	41 of 90	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	65 of 89	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	7 of 83	91.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	22 of 140	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	10.4	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	28 of 158	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	39.6	81 of 125	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.1	38 of 121	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.4	99 of 123	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.4	51 of 129	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	69 of 123	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2025)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-12 vs school

Foster Care (2025)43rd percentile-37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-41 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile-53 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-54 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-58 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+8 vs state

Science65%+16 vs state

Mathematics40%+4 vs state

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Schools Near West Central High School - 01

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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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 12th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	705 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 528-6236	408	24	16.9	12.3%	372 (91.2%)	8 (2.0%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	74.4	32^nd of 166 public high schools	80.7%		50.5	73^rd of 141 public high schools	48.2%	41				72.2						40.2				65.0		$12,211	$496	$11,714
Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07	Public, Virtual	8-12	46560 264th St	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 528-3799	6	3	2.3		2 (33.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Falls Academy - 08	Public, Virtual	5-12	46560 264th St	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 528-3799	29	0	60.4	10.3%	6 (20.7%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								(n/a)
Tri-Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	46474 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	297	20	15.2	14.5%	263 (88.6%)	13 (4.4%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	52.4	88^th of 166 public high schools	47.0%		62.6	47^th of 141 public high schools	66.7%	41				60.8						33.8				44.6		$12,269	$232	$12,037
Jefferson High School - 67	Public	9-12	1600 N Marion Rd	Sioux Falls	57101	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6184	1,888	117	16.1	48.5%	1,038 (55.0%)	205 (10.9%)	425 (22.5%)	25 (1.3%)	55 (2.9%)	5 (0.3%)	135 (7.2%)	68.7	45^th of 166 public high schools	72.9%		61.4	52^nd of 141 public high schools	63.1%	7				69.1	34.8	67.3				43.4	8.7	41.6		54.7	53.5	$11,645	$596	$11,050
Teachwell Strive -05	Public	10-12	2320 N Career Ave	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cte - 37	Public	9-12	4700 W Career Cir	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-5504	1	6	.1		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Roosevelt High School - 03	Public	9-12	6600 W 41st St	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2860	1,785	106	16.8	40.0%	1,115 (62.5%)	198 (11.1%)	236 (13.2%)	23 (1.3%)	73 (4.1%)	5 (0.3%)	135 (7.6%)	60.5	70^th of 166 public high schools	57.8%		57.9	61^st of 141 public high schools	56.7%	9				64.0	30.8	62.9				33.8	0.0	32.7		55.3	54.1	$11,809	$622	$11,187
Structured Teaching - 12	Public	6-12	201 N West Ave	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7647	16	4	3.6	75.0%	13 (81.3%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0		0.0	$5,693	$559	$5,134
Community Campus - 41	Public	12	2101 W 41st St Ste 47	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4359	77	10	7.6	29.9%	41 (53.2%)	8 (10.4%)	12 (15.6%)	4 (5.2%)	7 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about West Central High School - 01

What schools feed into West Central High School - 01?

West Central High School - 01 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : West Central Hartford Elementary - 05
Elementary : West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02
Middle : West Central Middle School - 04

Is West Central High School - 01 a good school?

West Central High School - 01 ranks 32^nd of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Central High School - 01?

Students at West Central High School - 01 are 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend West Central High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended West Central High School - 01.

What district is West Central High School - 01 in?

West Central School District 49-7

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