West Central School District 49-7
SDHartford, South Dakota•Minnehaha County
Contact & Location
Enrollment & Schools
235
Total Schools
100,118
Total Enrollment
PK-UG
Grade Range
School Breakdown
8
Preschools
75
Elementary
Schools
32
Middle
Schools
34
High
Schools
Rating Distribution
4926%
6534%
7640%
School Types
By Type
Public
228Charter
7Private
0By Level
Elementary
75Middle
32High
34Reviews (Aggregated)
3.7
Average Rating
1,345
Total Reviews
Demographics (Aggregated)
Ethnicity Breakdown
White
60%
Hispanic / Latino
17%
Black / African American
13%
Two or More Races
6%
Asian
3%
Gender Distribution
51%Male
49%Female
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%Students Eligible
vs. State Average
53%
Academic Performance (Aggregated)
Average Ratings
6.0
Overall5.9
Test Scores—
Equity5.8
College ReadinessAverage ACT Score
18.8
(out of 36)
Average SAT Score
1033
(out of 1600)
Average Graduation Rate
76%
Students
AP / IB / Dual Enrollment
10%
Students
School Performance Summary
Below Average
26% (49)
Average
34% (65)
Above Average
40% (76)
West Central School District 49-7 is committed to excellence, equity, and preparing every student for a successful future.
Schools in West Central School District 49-7
235 schoolsPreschools
(8)————————
Clifton Early Learner Academies
Preschoolpublic•554 students
Clifton Early Learner Academies - Allwood
Preschoolpublic0
Early Childhood Center 1
Preschoolpublic•86 students
Early Childhood Center 2
Preschoolpublic•15 students
Goldendale Support Service Center
Preschoolpublic•9 students
Green Bay School
Preschoolpublic•229 students
Lancaster Early Childhood Education Center
Preschoolpublic•83 students
Lane Child and Family Center
Preschoolpublic
Elementary Schools
(75)6
Adams Elementary School
Elementarypublic•401 students
6
Awbrey Park Elementary School
Elementarypublic•427 students
6
Bradley Academy - An Arts Integrated School
Elementarypublic•340 students
9
Braeside Elementary School
Elementarypublic•267 students
3
Buena Vista Elementary School
Elementarypublic•432 students
5
Camas Ridge Community Elementary School
Elementarypublic•251 students
4
Cedar Heights Elementary School
Elementarypublic•525 students
3
Cesar Chavez Elementary School
Elementarypublic•364 students
8
Charlemagne At Fox Hollow Elementary School
Elementarypublic•337 students
10
Chinese Language Immersion School
Elementarypublic•122 students
Corridor Elementary School
Elementarypublic•142 students
Crest Drive Elementary School
Elementarypublic•263 students
Deal Program
Elementarypublic
3
East Elementary School
Elementarypublic•535 students
Eastside Elementary School
Elementarypublic
9
Edgewood Community Elementary School
Elementarypublic•407 students
8
Edison Elementary School
Elementarypublic•354 students
4
Elroy Avenue Elementary School
Elementarypublic•317 students
8
Family School
Elementarypublic•122 students
5
Farm Hill School
Elementarypublic•277 students
7
Gilham Elementary School
Elementarypublic•584 students
4
Goldendale Primary School
Elementarypublic•291 students
Hartford Elementary - 05
Elementarypublic•281 students
4
Hazel Stuart Elementary School
Elementarypublic•388 students
4
Highland Elementary School
Elementarypublic•644 students
10
Highland Pk Elementary School
Elementarypublic•221 students
7
Holt Elementary School
Elementarypublic•469 students
4
Howard Elementary School
Elementarypublic•494 students
7
Humboldt Elementary - 02
Elementarypublic•385 students
Icm - Spencer
Elementarypublic•7 students
ICM-Farm Hill
Elementarypublic•5 students
ICM-Lawrence
Elementarypublic•6 students
ICM-Wesley
Elementarypublic•6 students
8
Indian Trail Elementary School
Elementarypublic•459 students
Jackson Grammar School
Elementarypublic•48 students
6
Jefferson Academy
Elementarypublic•905 students
8
Kitty Hawk Elementary School
Elementarypublic•453 students
2
Lawrence School
Elementarypublic•329 students
5
Macdonough School
Elementarypublic•227 students
10
Madison Avenue Lower Elementary School
Elementarypublic•437 students
9
Madison Avenue Upper Elementary School
Elementarypublic•480 students
8
Madison Crossing Elementary School
Elementarypublic•775 students
10
Madison Station Elementary School
Elementarypublic•1,035 students
9
Mannsdale Elementary School
Elementarypublic•633 students
9
Mannsdale Upper Elementary
Elementarypublic•599 students
10
McBride Elementary School
Elementarypublic•614 students
3
Mccornack Elementary School
Elementarypublic•340 students
Meadowlark Elementary School
Elementarypublic•199 students
6
Moody School
Elementarypublic•214 students
5
Moore School
Elementarypublic•207 students
7
Oak Terrace Elementary School
Elementarypublic•487 students
7
Overall Creek Elementary
Elementarypublic•964 students
Parker Elementary School
Elementarypublic•268 students
9
Ravinia Elementary School
Elementarypublic•279 students
8
Red Oak Elementary School
Elementarypublic•225 students
7
River Road/El Camino Del Rio Elementary School
Elementarypublic•385 students
3
Scales Elementary School
Elementarypublic•1,049 students
5
School #1
Elementarypublic•251 students
2
School #11
Elementarypublic•407 students
6
School #13
Elementarypublic•484 students
5
School #16
Elementarypublic•196 students
7
School #2
Elementarypublic•391 students
6
School #3
Elementarypublic•244 students
5
School #5
Elementarypublic•410 students
8
Sherwood Elementary School
Elementarypublic•359 students
7
Spring Creek Elementary School
Elementarypublic•307 students
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementarypublic•374 students
4
Tallmadge Elementary School
Elementarypublic•490 students
7
Tarhe Elementary School
Elementarypublic•606 students
9
Twin Oaks Elementary School
Elementarypublic•227 students
7
Wayne Thomas Elementary School
Elementarypublic•432 students
10
Webster Elementary School
Elementarypublic•220 students
5
Wesley School
Elementarypublic•213 students
5
Willagillespie Elementary School
Elementarypublic•464 students
9
Yujin Gakuen Elementary School
Elementarypublic•255 students
Middle Schools
(32)5
Arts And Technology Academy At Jefferson
Middlepublic•410 students
3
Baker Middle School
Middlepublic•176 students
4
Beman Middle School
Middlepublic•968 students
7
Brentwood Middle School
Middlepublic•271 students
5
Cal Young Middle School
Middlepublic•494 students
4
Christopher Columbus Middle School
Middlepublic•1,158 students
4
Donald J Hobbs Middle School
Middlepublic•402 students
East Flora Middle School
Middlepublic•154 students
8
Eastern Middle School
Middlepublic•397 students
9
Edgewood Middle School
Middlepublic•653 students
3
Ellinwood Middle School
Middlepublic•76 students
8
First Flight Middle School
Middlepublic•612 students
5
General Sherman Junior High School
Middlepublic•686 students
8
Germantown Middle School
Middlepublic•1,008 students
ICM-Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Middlepublic•4 students
8
Jefferson Middle School
Middlepublic•1,023 students
6
Kelly Middle School
Middlepublic•424 students
5
Kennedy Middle School
Middlepublic•361 students
6
Lakeview Junior High School
Middlepublic•147 students
10
Madison Middle School
Middlepublic•1,154 students
6
Madison Middle School
Middlepublic•415 students
7
Manteo Middle School
Middlepublic•369 students
3
Monroe Middle School
Middlepublic•541 students
10
Muscle Shoals Middle School
Middlepublic•648 students
9
Northwood Jr High School
Middlepublic•534 students
6
Olde Towne Middle School
Middlepublic•707 students
6
Roosevelt Middle School
Middlepublic•543 students
5
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School
Middlepublic•146 students
3
Spencer Butte Middle School
Middlepublic•385 students
6
Thomas Ewing Junior High School
Middlepublic•632 students
5
West Central Middle School - 04
Middlepublic•303 students
5
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Middlepublic•1,189 students
High Schools
(34)6
Absarokee High School
Highpublic•71 students
1
Baker High School
Highpublic•408 students
Bell County Area Technical School
Highpublic0
5
Bell County High School
Highpublic•623 students
5
Brentwood Senior High School
Highpublic•356 students
7
Canton High School
Highpublic•86 students
Churchill Alternative High School
Highpublic•125 students
4
Churchill High School
Highpublic•1,082 students
2
Clifton High School
Highpublic•3,059 students
1
Dare Learning Academy
Highpublic•20 students
7
Eastern Senior High School
Highpublic•467 students
5
Ellinwood High School
Highpublic•154 students
Eugene Education Options
Highpublic•74 students
7
First Flight High School
Highpublic•956 students
8
Germantown High School
Highpublic•1,396 students
7
Goldendale High School
Highpublic•299 students
9
Jefferson High School
Highpublic•1,352 students
6
Lakeview High School
Highpublic•311 students
5
Lancaster High School
Highpublic•1,838 students
10
Madison Central High School
Highpublic•1,246 students
Madison Co Voc Complex
Highpublic0
8
Manteo High School
Highpublic•578 students
4
Middletown High School
Highpublic•1,214 students
Muscle Shoals Center For Tech
Highpublic0
6
Muscle Shoals High School
Highpublic•853 students
North Eugene Alternative High School
Highpublic•48 students
3
North Eugene High School
Highpublic•1,071 students
5
Ridgeland High School
Highpublic•968 students
6
Sheldon High School
Highpublic•1,525 students
6
Shelley Senior High School
Highpublic•743 students
Shelley Work Based Academy
Highpublic•44 students
8
South Eugene High School
Highpublic•1,505 students
6
Velma Jackson High School
Highpublic•202 students
6
West Central High School - 01
Highpublic•403 students
Other Schools
(86)8
Anderson-Shiro Elementary School
Schoolpublic•460 students
7
Anderson-Shiro Jr/Sr High School
Schoolpublic•474 students
7
Ann Smith Elementary School
Schoolpublic•746 students
1
Baker Heights Elementary School
Schoolpublic•401 students
Bakerfield Elementary School
Schoolpublic•209 students
6
Bell Central School Center
Schoolpublic•513 students
2
Bielefield School
Schoolpublic•271 students
5
Black Fox Elementary School
Schoolpublic•813 students
5
Caledonia Mumford Elementary School
Schoolpublic•393 students
8
Caledonia Mumford Junior Senior High School
Schoolpublic•404 students
7
Camden Elementary School
Schoolpublic•108 students
7
Canton Elementary School
Schoolpublic•195 students
5
Cape Hatteras Elementary School
Schoolpublic•310 students
4
Cape Hatteras Secondary School
Schoolpublic•365 students
5
Cason Lane Academy
Schoolpublic•795 students
8
Channing Hall
Schoolcharter•568 students
6
Charleston Elementary School
Schoolpublic•461 students
6
Charleston High School
Schoolpublic•408 students
Clarinda Academy
Schoolpublic0
7
Clarinda High School
Schoolpublic•484 students
Clarinda Middle School
Schoolpublic•33 students
5
Clarkton Elementary School
Schoolpublic•159 students
3
Clarkton High School
Schoolpublic•131 students
8
Coburg Community Charter School
Schoolcharter•220 students
5
Colfax Elementary School
Schoolpublic•393 students
4
Colfax High School
Schoolpublic•334 students
Dean Goodsell Elementary
Schoolpublic•191 students
8
East Flora Elementary School
Schoolpublic•247 students
4
Eastern Elementary School
Schoolpublic•770 students
4
Ellinwood Elementary School
Schoolpublic•232 students
7
Erma Siegel Elementary School
Schoolpublic•847 students
Falls Academy - 08
Schoolpublic•25 students
3
First Flight Elementary School
Schoolpublic•320 students
8
Frakes School Center
Schoolpublic•113 students
5
Garfield Elementary School
Schoolpublic•578 students
2
Goldendale Middle School
Schoolpublic•262 students
5
Hatton Elementary School
Schoolpublic•89 students
6
Hatton High School
Schoolpublic•89 students
5
Hobgood Elementary School
Schoolpublic•678 students
4
Holly School
Schoolpublic•273 students
10
Howell Graves Presch
Schoolpublic•340 students
Jefferson Elementary School
Schoolpublic•1,005 students
6
John Pittard Elementary School
Schoolpublic•821 students
Keigwin Middle School
Schoolpublic•289 students
4
Lancaster Elementary School
Schoolpublic•237 students
6
Lancaster High School
Schoolpublic•403 students
7
Lone Jack School Center
Schoolpublic•198 students
9
Luther Branson School
Schoolpublic•158 students
9
Madison Co Pre School
Schoolpublic•51 students
Madison Co. Alternative School
Schoolpublic0
3
Manteo Elementary School
Schoolpublic•660 students
4
Medill Elementary School
Schoolpublic•523 students
3
Meridian PCS
Schoolcharter•621 students
4
Mitchell Neilson
Schoolpublic•671 students
5
Nags Head Elementary School
Schoolpublic•538 students
Network Charter School
Schoolcharter•103 students
Nm School For The Blind And Visually Impaired
Schoolpublic•36 students
Nmsbvi Albuquerque Campus
Schoolpublic0
5
Northfield Elementary School
Schoolpublic•727 students
7
Page School Center
Schoolpublic•259 students
3
Park Ridge Academic Magnet School
Schoolpublic•124 students
4
Platte Center Elementary School
Schoolpublic•156 students
Recovery/Alt School/Day Treatment
Schoolpublic0
6
Reeves-Rogers Elementary
Schoolpublic•346 students
9
Ridgeline Montessori
Schoolcharter•250 students
6
Right Fork School Center
Schoolpublic•149 students
8
Riverview Elementary School
Schoolpublic•367 students
10
Rosa Scott School
Schoolpublic•422 students
6
Salem Elementary School
Schoolpublic•968 students
4
School #12
Schoolpublic•554 students
4
School #14
Schoolpublic•401 students
2
School #15
Schoolpublic•279 students
6
School #17
Schoolpublic•533 students
5
School #4
Schoolpublic•174 students
7
School #8
Schoolpublic•168 students
8
School #9
Schoolpublic•282 students
Sequel Transition Academy - 07
Schoolpublic•16 students
7
Shell Creek Elementary School
Schoolpublic•338 students
5
Snow School
Schoolpublic•332 students
3
Spencer School
Schoolpublic•265 students
Sunrise Elementary School
Schoolpublic
8
The Discovery School @ Bellwood
Schoolpublic•389 students
Twin Rivers Charter School
Schoolcharter•49 students
6
Village School
Schoolcharter•223 students
2
Washington Connections Academy Goldendale
Schoolpublic•2,115 students
8
Yellow Creek School Center
Schoolpublic•568 students
Reported Incidents
Report an IncidentCommunity-reported and third-party-sourced concerns. All incidents are allegations, not established facts.
Inappropriate TeachingGender IdentityModerateAdded 2d ago
District adopts gender identity policy
Alleged incident in Shelley Joint District · Idaho
The Shelley Joint School District implemented a new policy concerning gender identity and sexual orientation for students. This policy was developed using templates from the Idaho School Boards Association and involved consultation with an attorney. Notably, the district's policy does not explicitly conceal information from parents regarding their child's gender identity.
Occurred on July 9, 2020Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingCRT / RaceModerateAdded 2d ago
Racism Essay Mandate
Alleged incident at Middletown High School · Middletown School District · Connecticut
A high school English class assigned an essay on systemic racism. Students were instructed to argue how to address systemic racism, not whether it exists. This approach to the topic raised concerns about academic freedom.
Occurred on December 12, 2021Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
OtherModerateAdded 2d ago
Supervisor Mocks Colleagues Publicly
Alleged incident in Middletown School District · Connecticut
A math supervisor within the school district publicly posted on social media, making comments that mocked colleagues and suggested student attendance was not essential. This incident raises questions about professional conduct and the institution's expectations for staff communication. The supervisor is also known for advocating for specific grading practices.
Occurred on October 26, 2022Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingPolitical / IdeologicalModerateAdded 2d ago
District Adopts Meatless Monday
Alleged incident in Middletown School District · Connecticut
A school district implemented a "Meatless Monday" initiative, requiring students to choose vegetarian options one day a week. This program aims to educate students on the environmental impact, animal welfare, and health benefits of plant-based diets. The district plans to expand plant-based food offerings across all its schools.
Occurred on February 1, 2022Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Inappropriate TeachingGender IdentityHighAdded 2d ago
District restricts parent, student speech
Alleged incident in Middletown School District · Connecticut
A school district adopted a policy titled 'Civility/Respectful Communications and Actions' to regulate language on school property. The policy aims to promote respect for all individuals, including those of different sexual orientations and gender identities. It broadly restricts communications deemed disruptive to school operations.
Occurred on September 13, 2022Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Data aggregated from 235 schools in West Central School District 49-7.
Source: GreatSchools, U.S. Department of Education, and school surveys.
Last updated: May 1, 2026Source: GreatSchools, U.S. Department of Education, and school surveys.