Schools in Oglala · Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1
Oglala’s public schools score below 100% of South Dakota districts
The public schools Oglala’s kids attend trail 100% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Math proficiency
1%
▼ 42 pts vs SD 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
5%
▼ 80 pts vs SD 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$26.3K
▲ 101% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
SD 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools
1
230 students
The School Grade
How Oglala compares
D− Test scores
South Dakota school districts we grade (146)Better than 0%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Dakota towns with similar household incomes (16)Better than 0%
Good confidence. Built on 469 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on South Dakota’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of South Dakota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oglala.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Oglala’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
4 schools teach K in Oglala’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Oglala’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Oglala’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Oglala’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Oglala’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Oglala’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Oglala’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Oglala’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Oglala’s district. Which one depends on your address: Wolf Creek School - 02, Rockyford School - 03, Batesland School - 01 and Red Shirt School - 04.
The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math1%
State average 42.2%
Every school in Oglala
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Oglala
There’s no college in Oglala, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Oglala Lakota College in Kyle, 26.5 miles away.
Oglala Lakota CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Kyle
26.5 mi807 students
Chadron State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Chadron
29.6 mi1,081 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Oglala. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within South Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.