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Best Middle Schools in South Dakota
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Average Standard
Score (
2024
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2023
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Rank Change from
2023
71
Estelline Middle School - 03
6-8
Estelline School District 28-2
53
22.6%
$13,243
52.4
65
6
72
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68
6-8
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
959
39.9%
$10,835
52.2
89
17
73
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02
5-8
Meade School District 46-1
485
33.4%
$8,875
52.2
42
31
74
West Central Middle School - 04
6-8
West Central School District 49-7
302
13.2%
$9,902
51.3
44
30
75
Stagebarn Middle School - 10
5-8
Meade School District 46-1
422
23.0%
$8,730
51.3
54
21
76
Hill City Middle School - 04
6-8
Hill City School District 51-2
118
38.1%
$11,116
51.2
58
18
77
Avon Middle School - 05
5-8
Avon School District 04-1
73
35.6%
$13,906
50.8
40
37
78
Hot Springs Middle School - 06
6-8
Hot Springs School District 23-2
179
23.5%
$10,023
50.7
43
35
79
Philip Junior High - 03
6-8
Haakon School District 27-1
76
18.4%
$14,395
49.2
39
40
80
Chester Middle School - 03
6-8
Chester Area School District 39-1
69
15.9%
$11,309
49
52
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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.
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: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.
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