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Wagner Elementary - 02

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Wagner Elementary - 02 ranks 221 st of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Wagner Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving 323 students in grades K-4 in the Wagner Community School District 11-4 in South Dakota. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Wagner Elementary - 02 faces significant challenges in supporting student learning and achievement. The school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics is consistently below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.83% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 50.93%. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Tripp Elementary - 03, Armour Elementary - 02, and Avon Elementary - 02, Wagner Elementary - 02 generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. For example, Avon Elementary - 02 had significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to Wagner Elementary - 02.

333

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,859

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Walnut Ave SW
Wagner, SD 57380

(605) 384-3393

District: Wagner Community School District 11-4

Students who attend Wagner Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:	Wagner Middle School - 03
High:	Wagner High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

58.3%

White:

30.0%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

South Dakota avg47%

221^st of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

119^th of 147Wagner Community School District 11-4 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	33.2	221 of 300	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	180 of 201	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	163 of 204	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	148 of 202	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	170 of 202	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	150 of 206	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	165 of 204	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	172 of 207	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	168 of 206	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.3	121 of 209	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	18.6	180 of 201	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	190 of 214	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	182 of 205	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.6	190 of 206	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	184 of 196	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	170 of 194	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.2	158 of 194	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	172 of 197	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.7	172 of 194	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.4	164 of 189	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.8	164 of 187	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	217 of 291	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	152 of 165	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	130 of 154	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	106 of 150	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	130 of 151	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	110 of 155	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	129 of 163	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	136 of 163	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	127 of 237	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	60 of 110	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	33 of 112	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	14 of 80	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	46 of 106	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	30 of 121	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	49 of 121	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	217 of 292	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	130 of 161	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	116 of 166	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	114 of 154	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	126 of 157	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	112 of 160	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	134 of 170	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	119 of 165	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	59 of 152	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	49.6	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	6 of 35	82.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	145 of 248	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	130 of 287	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	111 of 184	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	84.6	13 of 185	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	65.6	54 of 184	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	87 of 185	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.7	9 of 191	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	40 of 186	78.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Native American (2025)61st percentile+35 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-6 vs state

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

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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 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
Wagner Elementary - 02	Public	K-4	101 Walnut Ave SW	Wagner	57380	Charles Mix County	Wagner Community School District 11-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 384-3393	333	34	9.8	100.0%	100 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	33.2	221^st of 300 public elementary schools	26.3%		15	180^th of 201 public elementary schools	10.4%	41	29.7	32.2					30.8	43.3	30.5					37.6				$16,859	$972	$15,887
Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07	Public	K-8	40248 293rd Ave	Delmont	57330	Charles Mix County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 935-6766	26	1	26.0		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.5	283^rd of 300 public elementary schools	5.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	100.0	50.0	21.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Greenwood Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	28781 402nd Ave	Delmont	57330	Douglas County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 935-6766	3	1	3.0		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		100.0			100.0		100.0		100.0			100.0		100.0
Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	28748 386th Ave	Lake Andes	57356	Charles Mix County	Andes Central School District 11-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 487-7655	23	2	11.5	87.0%	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.4	68^th of 300 public elementary schools	77.3%					(n/a)	100.0	100.0	66.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.1	100.0	100.0	33.3	100.0	83.3	66.7	76.5	0.0	33.3	16.7	$19,089	$2,240	$16,850
Andes Central Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 High St	Lake Andes	57356	Charles Mix County	Andes Central School District 11-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 487-5243	184	14	13.0	100.0%	32 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (21.2%)	25.3	240^th of 300 public elementary schools	20.0%		20.6	170^th of 201 public elementary schools	15.4%	70	19.2	31.8	29.2				26.4	19.2	40.9	25.0				27.8	12.5			$20,482	$3,033	$17,449
Avon Elementary - 02	Public	K-4	210 Pine St	Avon	57315	Bon Homme County	Avon School District 04-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 286-3291	74	7	10.5	31.1%	62 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	75.2	49^th of 300 public elementary schools	83.7%		35.9	141^st of 201 public elementary schools	29.9%	92	76.2	64.3					71.4	71.4	42.9					60.0				$17,487	$1,977	$15,509
Armour Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Dobson Ave	Armour	57313	Douglas County	Armour School District 21-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 724-2698	119	9	12.8	10.1%	103 (86.6%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	32.6	224^th of 300 public elementary schools	25.3%		28.3	156^th of 201 public elementary schools	22.4%	68	26.7	30.8	33.3				30.0	40.0	38.5	33.3				37.5	16.7			$14,073	$1,114	$12,958
Tripp Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	105 S Sloan	Tripp	57376	Hutchinson County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 935-6766	88	9	9.7	42.0%	78 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	27.4	236^th of 300 public elementary schools	21.3%					(n/a)	23.1	40.0	41.7	12.5			30.2	23.1	50.0	16.7	0.0			23.3	16.7			$26,406	$866	$25,540

Frequently Asked Questions about Wagner Elementary - 02

Is Wagner Elementary - 02 a good school?

Wagner Elementary - 02 ranks 221^st of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Wagner Elementary - 02 in?

Wagner Community School District 11-4

How many students attend Wagner Elementary - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Wagner Elementary - 02.

What schools do graduates of Wagner Elementary - 02 attend?

Students who attend Wagner Elementary - 02 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wagner Middle School - 03
High : Wagner High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Wagner Elementary - 02?

Students at Wagner Elementary - 02 are 58% American Indian, 30% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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