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Wolf Creek School - 02

Q: Is Wolf Creek School - 02 a good school?

Wolf Creek School - 02 ranks in the bottom 3.3% of South Dakota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Wolf Creek School - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Wolf Creek School - 02.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wolf Creek School - 02?

Students at Wolf Creek School - 02 are 98% American Indian, 1% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Wolf Creek School - 02 attend?

Students who attend Wolf Creek School - 02 usually go on to attend: High : Lakota Technical High School - 10

Public Grades PK, KG-8

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Wolf Creek School - 02 is an elementary school located in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 570 students. The school is part of the Oglala Lakota County 65-1 school district, which is ranked 146 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wolf Creek School - 02 consistently ranks among the lowest-performing schools in the state, with proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in English Language Arts was just 5.23%, compared to the state average of 50.93%. The school's performance on science assessments was also very low, with a proficiency rate of only 3.15% for all grades, compared to the state average of 43.63%. Nearby schools, such as Batesland School - 01 and Isna Wica Owayawa, also performed poorly on these assessments, but generally outperformed Wolf Creek School - 02.

Wolf Creek School - 02 has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.2% to 64.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. This is likely a major contributing factor to the poor academic performance. Additionally, the school has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all students come from low-income families, which may be impacting student learning and achievement. Despite the relatively high level of resources and staffing, Wolf Creek School - 02 and the nearby schools are facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to their students, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support services to address these complex issues.

567

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,137

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

E Hwy 18
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

(605) 867-5174

District: Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1

Students who attend Wolf Creek School - 02 usually attend:

High:

Lakota Technical High School - 10

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

97.9%

Hispanic:

1.4%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2009 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 20% South Dakota)

!English Language Arts scores 46 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg6%

South Dakota avg47%

Elementary school

290^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

237^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1

146^th of 147Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	290 of 300	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	204 of 204	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.1	204 of 207	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.8	204 of 206	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.4	208 of 209	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.1	200 of 201	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.4	210 of 214	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.5	204 of 205	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.0	201 of 206	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	189 of 196	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.2	190 of 194	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	192 of 194	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	195 of 197	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.3	192 of 194	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	186 of 189	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.4	183 of 187	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	277 of 291	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	163 of 163	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	157 of 163	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	11 of 61	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	232 of 237	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	121 of 121	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	277 of 292	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	170 of 170	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	128 of 152	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	217 of 248	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	60 of 62	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	237 of 246	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	148 of 149	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	145 of 147	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.7	140 of 146	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.4	145 of 147	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.4	139 of 145	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.8	134 of 136	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.2	138 of 141	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.2	135 of 136	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	133 of 134	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.5	129 of 133	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	220 of 229	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	105 of 107	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	98 of 99	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	117 of 117	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	29 of 29	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	179 of 187	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	78 of 79	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	71 of 71	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	211 of 233	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	93 of 111	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	29 of 30	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	142 of 181	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+79 vs school

Native American (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2025)16th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+57 vs state

English Language Arts5%-46 vs state

Science3%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wolf Creek School - 02	Public	PK, KG-8	E Hwy 18	Pine Ridge	57770	Oglala Lakota County	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 867-5174	567	47	12.1	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	555 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.2	290^th of 300 public elementary schools	3.3%					(n/a)	6.5	8.5	3.4	0.0	7.3	5.9	5.2	3.2	2.1	0.0	0.0	1.8	1.5	1.5	0.0	5.9	3.2	$27,137	$4,948	$22,188
Wounded Knee District School	Public	K-8	114 Manderson School Rd	Manderson	57756	Oglala Lakota County	Wounded Knee District School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(605) 867-4350	146	14	10.4	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pahin Sinte Owayawa	Public	K-8	101 School Dr	Porcupine	57772	Oglala Lakota County	Pahin Sinte Owayawa	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(605) 867-5588	155	7	22.1	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Isna Wica Owayawa	Public	K-8	25 Eagle Dr	Oglala	57764	Oglala Lakota County	Isna Wica Owayawa	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(605) 867-6875	230	25	9.3	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Batesland School - 01	Public	PK, KG-8	206 School St	Batesland	57716	Oglala Lakota County	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 454-4210	175	14	12.5	100.0%	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	9.5	282^nd of 300 public elementary schools	6.0%					(n/a)	16.7	0.0	25.0	0.0	15.8	13.6	11.8	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	12.5	9.1	10.5	$33,097	$5,773	$27,324

Frequently Asked Questions about Wolf Creek School - 02

Is Wolf Creek School - 02 a good school?

Wolf Creek School - 02 ranks in the bottom 3.3% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wolf Creek School - 02?

Students at Wolf Creek School - 02 are 98% American Indian, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Wolf Creek School - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Wolf Creek School - 02.

What district is Wolf Creek School - 02 in?

Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1

What schools do graduates of Wolf Creek School - 02 attend?

Students who attend Wolf Creek School - 02 usually go on to attend:

High : Lakota Technical High School - 10

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