Best Middle Schools in South Dakota

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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)
461128000954	81	Castlewood Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	310 E Harry St	Castlewood	57223	Hamlin County	Castlewood School District 28-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 793-2497	75	4	17.3	16.0%	71 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$10,359			$42			$10,318	48.1	60.5	49	32
462134000900	82	Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	402 S Douglas St	Elk Point	57025	Union County	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 356-5901	153	9	17.5	11.1%	137 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$8,891			$00			$8,891	47.4	64.3	41	41
468044100450	83	Mobridge Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	1107 1st Ave E	Mobridge	57601	Walworth County	Mobridge-Pollock 62-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-9210	127	10	12.1	31.5%	60 (47.2%)	5 (3.9%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	50 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$11,022			$1,014			$10,008	47.2	48	84	1
466627000583	84	Edison Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	2101 S West Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7643	916	66	13.8	35.0%	534 (58.3%)	96 (10.5%)	157 (17.1%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (9.4%)	$10,895			$1,127			$9,768	46.9	55.4	66	18
467830000016	85	Deubrook Junior High - 02	Public	7-8	100 School Ave	White	57276	Brookings County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 629-1114	56	4	12.9	19.6%	50 (89.3%)	1 (1.8%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$10,938			$204			$10,734	46.9	74.5	25	60
465982000822	86	West Middle School - 37	Public	6-8	1003 Soo San Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4033	612	39	15.8	25.7%	432 (70.6%)	10 (1.6%)	55 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (10.3%)	$10,524			$685			$9,840	46.4	55.8	64	22
460393200102	87	Sanborn Central Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	40405 SD Hwy 34	Forestburg	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 495-4183	30	5	6.6	23.3%	24 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)	$14,220			$1,239			$12,981	45.6			(n/a)
460207000011	88	Simmons Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1300 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7900	483	33	14.5	39.8%	346 (71.6%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (8.3%)	22 (4.6%)	40 (8.3%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.2%)	$10,158			$420			$9,738	45.3	36.1	103	15
460004601164	89	Hitchcock-Tulare Junior High School - 02	Public	7-8	401 4th Ave	Tulare	57476	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 596-4171	26	3	9.2	15.4%	26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,406			$311			$10,095	45.2	19.2	128	39
460852000083	90	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	1801 12th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 696-4500	751	57	13.1	22.4%	591 (78.7%)	23 (3.1%)	57 (7.6%)	18 (2.4%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	$11,399			$621			$10,778	44.8	35.5	104	14

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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.
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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.