Summary:
New Underwood School District 51-3 in South Dakota has only one middle school, New Underwood Middle School - 04. This small school of 68 students has faced some performance challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 98th out of 150 middle schools in 2022-2023 to 137th out of 143 in 2021-2022.
Academically, New Underwood Middle School - 04 has struggled to keep pace with state averages, particularly in mathematics. In 2023-2024, the school's math proficiency rate of 23.34% was significantly below the state average of 42.95%. Its English language arts proficiency of 48.33% was also slightly below the state's 50.04%. The school's 8th grade science proficiency has also been slightly below the state average in recent years.
Socioeconomic factors may play a role, as the school has a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 33.82%, higher than the state average. With its small size and declining performance, New Underwood School District 51-3 may need to focus on improving curriculum, instruction, and support for this middle school to help it better serve its students and community.
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