Summary:
The 57037 zip code area is home to two schools - Irene-Wakonda High School and Irene-Wakonda Junior High School, both part of the Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3. These schools serve students from grades 7 through 12.
Irene-Wakonda High School stands out as a top-performing school, consistently ranking among the top 31 high schools in South Dakota and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 11th-grade test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly outperform the state averages, with 94.44%, 27.78%, and 72.23% of students scoring proficient or better, respectively. Additionally, the school boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% and a low dropout rate of 2.6%.
In contrast, Irene-Wakonda Junior High School has room for improvement, with test scores that are generally on par with or slightly above the state averages. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% in the 2024-2025 school year is relatively high, which could be an area of focus for the school to improve student engagement and attendance. The funding and resource allocation differences between the high school and junior high school, with the high school spending significantly more per student, may contribute to the disparity in academic performance.
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