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Best High Schools in Zip Code 57658

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Top rankedWakpala High School - 01163^rd of 166 South Dakota high schools

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Summary:

The 57658 zip code is home to a single high school, Wakpala High School - 01, which serves students in grades 9-12. This school has consistently underperformed compared to state averages, ranking in the bottom 10% of South Dakota high schools over the past few years and earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wakpala High School - 01 struggles with low academic proficiency rates, with only 22.22% of 11th-grade students proficient in English Language Arts, 0% in Mathematics, and 11.11% in Science, all well below the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate of 86.4% is slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.6% is higher. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, as indicated by its 100% free and reduced-lunch rate.

Despite these challenges, Wakpala High School - 01 has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.7, which could be a potential bright spot, allowing for more individualized attention and support for students. However, this alone does not seem to be enough to overcome the school's broader academic and performance challenges. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to support the school and its students, as the Smee School District 15-3 also ranks 135 out of 147 districts in the 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 Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wakpala High School - 01	Public	9-12	12250 SD Hwy 1806	Wakpala	57658	Corson County	Smee School District 15-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-3040	38	6	6.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	5	163^rd of 166 public high schools	1.8%		3.7	135^th of 141 public high schools	4.3%	28	22.2	0.0	11.1	$30,028	$3,337	$26,692

Cities Near Zip Code 57658

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wakpala	11.15 mi	3	175^th
Mc Laughlin	14.39 mi	3	193^rd
Little Eagle	16.01 mi	1
Mobridge	17.22 mi	4	65^th
Herreid	21.74 mi	3	74^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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