Summary:
The Waverly School District 14-5 in South Dakota has only one high school, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01, which serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 92 students. While the school's four-year graduation rate of 94.1% is slightly above the state average, its academic performance has been declining in recent years, with proficiency rates on standardized tests significantly lower than the state averages in all subjects.
Waverly-South Shore High School - 01 is currently ranked 121 out of 141 South Dakota high schools for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's ranking has dropped from 99 out of 134 schools in 2021-2022 to 116 out of 138 schools in 2022-2023, and now 121 out of 141 schools in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics have declined from 23.53% in 2022-2023 to 13.04% in 2023-2024, well below the state average of 35.56%.
Despite the school's lower academic performance, it has a relatively high percentage of students (18.48%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. The school also has a higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average, raising questions about the effectiveness of resource allocation and the need to ensure that resources are being used in the most impactful way to support student learning and achievement.
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