Best Middle Schools in South Dakota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the South Dakota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 17, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 147)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
460004200939	41	Sully Buttes Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	500 8th St	Onida	57564	Sully County	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 258-2618	54	6	8.7	24.1%	48 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	$18,624			$449			$18,175	64.3	77.1	18	23
460004501157	42	Groton Area Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	502 N 2nd St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 397-8381	127	9	13.8	11.0%	117 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$10,398			$27			$10,371	64.1	88.9	4	38
463135000847	43	Harrisburg South Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	600 S Cliff Ave	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	667	56	11.9	15.1%	570 (85.5%)	14 (2.1%)	33 (4.9%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.0%)	$10,305			$406			$9,899	63.6	60	51	8
467699000947	44	Webster Area Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	102 E Ninth Ave	Webster	57274	Day County	Webster Area 18-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 345-4651	125	8	15.3	18.4%	112 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$9,723			$23			$9,700	63.5	61.8	46	2
463080000259	45	Hamlin Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	44577 188th St	Hayti	57241	Hamlin County	Hamlin School District 28-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 783-3644	186	10	17.9	29.6%	173 (93.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$7,760			$1,514			$6,246	63.4	61.3	47	2
460002500913	46	Howard Junior High - 05	Public	6-8	500 N Section Line	Howard	57349	Miner County	Howard School District 48-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 772-5515	79	5	17.1	11.4%	74 (93.7%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$10,788			$499			$10,289	63.4	74.5	26	20
465430000926	47	Parkston Middle School - 05	Public	6-8	102A S Chapman Dr	Parkston	57366	Hutchinson County	Parkston School District 33-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 928-3368	102	7	15.5	22.5%	89 (87.3%)	2 (2.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$9,467			$313			$9,154	63.3	70.3	34	13
462637000843	48	Garretson Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	505 2nd St	Garretson	57030	Minnehaha County	Garretson School District 49-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 594-3452	89	8	11.3	20.2%	80 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)	$11,524			$300			$11,224	63.1	43.2	93	45
467437000690	49	Vermillion Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	422 Princeton St	Vermillion	57069	Clay County	Vermillion School District 13-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 677-7025	321	23	14	31.2%	247 (76.9%)	7 (2.2%)	11 (3.4%)	5 (1.6%)	28 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$10,383			$1,602			$8,780	62.7	72.1	30	19
463960000364	50	Madison Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	830 NE 9th St	Madison	57042	Lake County	Madison Central School District 39-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 256-7717	257	22	11.8	19.8%	219 (85.2%)	2 (0.8%)	23 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$10,553			$890			$9,663	62	53.1	72	22

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessments Science test scores released by the South Dakota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 17, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.