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Wagner High School - 01

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Wagner High School - 01 ranks 116 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 30% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Wagner High School - 01 is a public high school serving 189 students in grades 9-12 in Wagner, South Dakota. The school is part of the Wagner Community School District 11-4, which is ranked 119 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wagner High School - 01 has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 39th out of 141 schools in 2023-2024 (4-star rating) to a low of 116th out of 166 schools in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Native American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing exceptionally well, while female students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs have struggled. The school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, but its dropout rate has also been higher than the state average.

Academically, Wagner High School - 01 has performed well in English Language Arts, but its mathematics and science proficiency rates have been significantly lower, often falling below the state average. The school spends significantly more per student ($13,569 to $17,327) compared to the state average, yet its academic performance in some areas remains below the state average. Nearby schools, such as Tripp-Delmont High School - 01, Armour High School - 01, and Andes Central High School - 01, also face challenges, suggesting that the broader educational landscape in the region may be facing systemic challenges.

201

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,159

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Walnut Ave SW
Wagner, SD 57380

(605) 384-5426

District: Wagner Community School District 11-4

Feeder schools for Wagner High School - 01:

Elementary:	Wagner Elementary - 02
Middle:	Wagner Middle School - 03

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

49.8%

White:

31.3%

Two or more races:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2024 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2024) to 30th (2025)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg32%

South Dakota avg47%

116^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 30% (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	37.5	116 of 166	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.6	39 of 141	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	61 of 138	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	44 of 134	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	43 of 140	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	101 of 135	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	110 of 138	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.2	77 of 137	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.9	120 of 141	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	113 of 133	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	64.7	58 of 144	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.9	99 of 143	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.5	71 of 141	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.8	13 of 150	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	87.9	11 of 144	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	71.7	40 of 135	70.4%	★★★★☆
2007	63.1	54 of 141	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.1	91 of 136	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.0	73 of 137	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	80.4	18 of 132	86.4%	★★★★☆
2003	74.4	31 of 133	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	123 of 164	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.3	24 of 93	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	48 of 95	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	54 of 84	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.4	25 of 89	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.8	61 of 83	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	45 of 82	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	57 of 81	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	63 of 154	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	94.7	2 of 48	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	3 of 46	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	3 of 37	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	9 of 44	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	15 of 53	71.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	98 of 162	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.7	33 of 107	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	48 of 96	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	93.1	5 of 87	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	59.6	33 of 89	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	70 of 88	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	79 of 90	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	71 of 89	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	84.0	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	23 of 83	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2023	36.6	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	91.1	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2021	68.1	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.6	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.7	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	83 of 140	40.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	67 of 158	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	36 of 125	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	19 of 121	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	14 of 123	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	10 of 129	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.8	32 of 123	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	83 of 123	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Science41%-3 vs state

Mathematics23%-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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	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
Wagner High School - 01	Public	9-12	101 Walnut Ave SW	Wagner	57380	Charles Mix County	Wagner Community School District 11-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 384-5426	201	17	11.6	100.0%	63 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (49.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (16.4%)	37.5	116^th of 166 public high schools	30.1%		68.6	39^th of 141 public high schools	72.3%	77	50.0	0.0	48.7	23.7	0.0	23.1	42.1	41.0	$18,159	$590	$17,568
Andes Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	1001 High St	Lake Andes	57356	Charles Mix County	Andes Central School District 11-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 487-7671	65	8	8.6	100.0%	13 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (21.5%)	28.4	137^th of 166 public high schools	17.5%		4.4	133^rd of 141 public high schools	5.7%	4	33.3			8.3			50.0		$20,833	$1,278	$19,554
Avon High School - 01	Public	9-12	210 Pine St	Avon	57315	Bon Homme County	Avon School District 04-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 286-3291	77	7	10.7	24.7%	60 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	25.3	141^st of 166 public high schools	15.1%		56.2	65^th of 141 public high schools	53.9%	76	40.0			30.0			20.0		$16,047	$499	$15,548
Armour High School - 01	Public	9-12	604 3rd St	Armour	57313	Douglas County	Armour School District 21-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 724-2153	57	7	8.1	14.0%	49 (86.0%)	3 (5.3%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	66.4	51^st of 166 public high schools	69.3%		85.8	14^th of 141 public high schools	90.1%	37	90.0			20.0			60.0		$16,849	$463	$16,386
Tripp-Delmont High School - 01	Public	9-12	105 S Sloan	Tripp	57376	Hutchinson County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 935-6766	33	6	5.4	51.5%	29 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	1 (3.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.5	90^th of 166 public high schools	45.8%					(n/a)	85.7			28.6			28.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Wagner High School - 01

Is Wagner High School - 01 a good school?

Wagner High School - 01 ranks 116^th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wagner High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Wagner High School - 01.

What schools feed into Wagner High School - 01?

Wagner High School - 01 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Wagner Elementary - 02
Middle : Wagner Middle School - 03

What district is Wagner High School - 01 in?

Wagner Community School District 11-4

What is the racial makeup of Wagner High School - 01?

Students at Wagner High School - 01 are 50% American Indian, 31% White, 16% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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