Wakpala Elementary - 02
Public · Grades K–5 · 95 students
Wakpala Middle School - 04
12250 SD Hwy 1806, Wakpala, SD 57658
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
41
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Smee School District 15-3
Corson County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 153 South Dakota middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Dakota middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Wakpala Middle School - 04
Wakpala Middle School - 04 is a public middle school in Wakpala, South Dakota, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Smee School District 15-3. The school is located in a remote rural area in Corson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 41 students were enrolled, with about 10.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Dakota middle school (13.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 153 South Dakota middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 41 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Smee School District 15-3
- County
- Corson County
- NCES school ID
- 467560001326
Schools near Wakpala Middle School - 04
All 3 schools in Wakpala →
Wakpala High School - 01
Public · Grades 9–12 · 38 students
Mobridge High School - 01
Public · Grades 9–12 · 194 students
Mobridge Middle School - 02
Public · Grades 6–8 · 110 students
Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04
Public · Grades 3–5 · 143 students
McLaughlin Middle School - 03
Public · Grades 6–8 · 85 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.