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Wall Middle School - 06

Public Grades 6-8
67th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools
Better than 73% of South Dakota middle schools
Summary

Wall Middle School - 06 is a public middle school located in Wall, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 59 students. The school is part of the Wall School District 51-5, which is ranked 63 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wall Middle School - 06 has consistently performed above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 63.64% in ELA and 54.54% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 7th grade ELA, where 80% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.14%. However, the school's 8th grade Science proficiency rate of 11.11% is significantly lower than the state average of 42.51%.

Wall Middle School - 06 has shown exceptional performance for certain student subgroups, with Native American students ranking 6th out of 111 South Dakota middle schools, Special Education students ranking 15th out of 181, and Low Socioeconomic Status students ranking 23rd out of 187. However, the school's performance for African American students was relatively lower, ranking 31st out of 47 South Dakota middle schools. The school has also experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 13.2% in 2024-2025 to 20.8% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state's average.

66
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,133
Per pupil spending ?
27.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 401 S Blvd W
       Wall, SD  57790

(605) 279-2156

District: Wall School District 51-5


Students who attend Wall Middle School - 06 usually attend:

High:    Wall High School - 01
Racial breakdown:

White:
72.7%
American Indian:
10.6%
Two or more races:
10.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2023 → 73rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 73rd (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2023)
✓Above the South Dakota median (73rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 31 pts below the South Dakota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school53%
District avg54%
South Dakota avg47%
67th of 246
South Dakota public middle schools ?
Top 27%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From top 18% (2015) to top 27% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Dakota Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
63rd of 147Wall School District 51-5 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202567.267 of 24672.8%★★★★☆
202461.752 of 14764.6%★★★☆☆
202333.2108 of 15028.0%★☆☆☆☆
202255.361 of 14357.3%★★★☆☆
202173.422 of 14584.8%★★★★☆
201972.132 of 14978.5%★★★★☆
201883.311 of 14792.5%★★★★★
201776.524 of 14683.6%★★★★☆
201666.535 of 14776.2%★★★★☆
201571.626 of 14582.1%★★★★☆
201376.716 of 14589.0%★★★★☆
201277.411 of 14692.5%★★★★★
201157.074 of 14047.1%★★☆☆☆
201058.366 of 13952.5%★★★☆☆
200982.92 of 13998.6%★★★★★
200870.628 of 13679.4%★★★★☆
200780.78 of 13694.1%★★★★★
200657.862 of 14156.0%★★★☆☆
200574.519 of 13686.0%★★★★☆
200458.366 of 13450.7%★★★☆☆
200355.066 of 13350.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202537.431 of 4734.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202562.072 of 22968.6%★★★☆☆
202463.332 of 10770.1%★★★★☆
202327.988 of 11221.4%★☆☆☆☆
202249.653 of 10248.0%★★☆☆☆
202154.056 of 11350.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202571.323 of 18787.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202566.156 of 23376.0%★★★★☆
202446.467 of 11541.7%★★☆☆☆
202340.774 of 11636.2%★★☆☆☆
202273.615 of 10485.6%★★★★☆
202183.89 of 11592.2%★★★★★
201971.129 of 11073.6%★★★★☆
201885.16 of 11194.6%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202564.921 of 11581.7%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202580.06 of 11194.6%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202570.315 of 18191.7%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202559.393 of 23059.6%★★★☆☆
202459.053 of 13259.8%★★★☆☆
202330.5103 of 13624.3%★☆☆☆☆
202253.359 of 13255.3%★★★☆☆
202172.022 of 13683.8%★★★★☆
201968.532 of 13676.5%★★★★☆
201875.122 of 13183.2%★★★★☆
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)95th percentile+22 vs school
Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+15 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)60th percentile-13 vs school
African American (2025)34th percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts64%+13 vs state
Mathematics55%+11 vs state
Science11%-31 vs state

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Wall Middle School - 06 ranks 67th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Wall Middle School - 06 usually go on to attend Wall High School - 01

In the 2024-25 school year, 66 students attended Wall Middle School - 06.

Students at Wall Middle School - 06 are 73% White, 11% American Indian, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic.


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