Summary:
Chester Area School District 39-1 in South Dakota has a single middle school, Chester Middle School - 03, which serves grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 47th out of 143 South Dakota middle schools in 2021-2022 to 80th out of 147 in 2023-2024. While the school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA), its performance in Mathematics and Science is weaker.
With a relatively small student population of 75 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.8, Chester Middle School - 03 has a 20% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a significant portion of the student population comes from lower-income households. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $11,309.
Overall, Chester Area School District 39-1 has a single middle school that is facing some challenges, with a declining statewide ranking and mixed academic performance. The small school size and socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance, and further investigation would be needed to understand the specific factors contributing to these trends.
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