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)
462142000902	51	Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	130 N 6th St	Emery	57332	Hanson County	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 449-4271	75	6	11.6	37.3%	65 (86.7%)	2 (2.7%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.7%)	$12,202			$1,381			$10,822	61.8	58.9	55	4
467566001057	52	Wall Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	401 S Blvd W	Wall	57790	Pennington County	Wall School District 51-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 279-2156	59	6	9.9	20.3%	43 (72.9%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)	$12,966			$997			$11,969	61.7	33.2	108	56
460930000887	53	Harding County Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	12474 Tipperary St	Buffalo	57720	Harding County	Harding County School District 31-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 375-3241	58	4	15.2	31.0%	58 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,278			$911			$13,367	59.7	73.7	27	26
468019000789	54	Woonsocket Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	101 N 2nd Ave	Woonsocket	57385	Sanborn County	Woonsocket School District 55-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 796-4431	193	13	14.8	42.5%	176 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$10,679			$1,101			$9,578	59.5	56.1	62	8
464794201051	55	Miller Junior High - 04	Public	7-8	623 E 4th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 853-2455	56	5	11.6	35.7%	53 (94.6%)	1 (1.8%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,138			$279			$11,859	59.4	55.9	63	8
460005200853	56	Tea Area Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	515 W Brian St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	556	32	17.4	19.8%	461 (82.9%)	26 (4.7%)	29 (5.2%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$9,113			$448			$8,665	59.3	61.1	48	8
460102801036	57	Selby Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	108 E Dakota St	Selby	57472	Walworth County	Selby Area School District 62-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 649-7818	46	4	11.6	28.3%	43 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,726			$373			$14,352	58.8	77.1	17	40
466630000613	58	Sioux Valley Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 627-5657	159	11	13.8	18.2%	146 (91.8%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$8,676			$37			$8,639	58.5	44.1	91	33
462988001296	59	Gregory Junior High - 04	Public	6-8	505 Logan St	Gregory	57533	Gregory County	Gregory School District 26-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 835-8771	86	7	12.9	51.2%	65 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	16 (18.6%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	$13,848			$1,121			$12,727	58.1	51.5	76	17
460468000986	60	Baltic Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 529-5461	115	8	15	19.1%	103 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$8,371			$221			$8,150	57.1	53.9	70	10

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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.

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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.