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)
465175000924	21	Northwestern Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	221 3rd St	Mellette	57461	Spink County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 887-3467	59	4	13.3	10.2%	56 (94.9%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$10,472			$470			$10,002	79.3	55.3	67	46
462250000903	22	Ethan Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 227-4211	44	2	18.5	20.5%	39 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	$9,277			$766			$8,511	78.6	91.4	2	20
464965000967	23	Mount Vernon Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	500 N Main	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 236-5237	57	3	16.4	31.6%	49 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,294			$350			$11,944	78.1	75.7	22	1
468043801250	24	Platte - Geddes Junior High - 03	Public	6-8	400 Illinois Ave	Platte	57369	Charles Mix County	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 337-3391	109	7	14.8	16.5%	95 (87.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	$9,558			$434			$9,124	77.8	71.6	33	9
463699000809	25	Dakota Valley Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1150 Northshore Dr	North Sioux City	57049	Union County	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 422-3830	342	19	18.4	9.6%	273 (79.8%)	6 (1.8%)	33 (9.6%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.1%)	$9,912			$621			$9,291	76.9	67.1	38	13
462550000842	26	Freeman Junior High - 05	Public	7-8	1001 S Wipf St	Freeman	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 925-4214	60	4	13.6	23.3%	46 (76.7%)	2 (3.3%)	11 (18.3%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,342			$1,075			$10,267	76.7	77.1	19	7
460003601013	27	Clear Lake Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	410 5th St W	Clear Lake	57226	Deuel County	Deuel School District 19-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 874-2162	125	7	18	14.4%	116 (92.8%)	2 (1.6%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,495			$144			$9,351	74.8	57.6	59	32
468044501352	28	Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03	Public	6-8	120 S Napoleon Ave	Corsica	57328	Douglas County	Corsica-Stickney 21-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 946-5475	42	3	13.5	26.2%	39 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	$11,533			$672			$10,861	73.6	54.8	68	40
466627000604	29	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07	Public	6-8	2200 S 5th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7639	940	59	16	24.5%	687 (73.1%)	47 (5.0%)	75 (8.0%)	14 (1.5%)	38 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (8.3%)	$10,747			$1,086			$9,661	72.6	80.3	13	16
467662000718	30	Watertown Middle School - 02	Public	7-8	1700 11th St NE	Watertown	57201	Codington County	Watertown School District 14-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 882-6370	600	36	16.6	26.3%	510 (85.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$9,359			$471			$8,887	69.8	71.8	32	2

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.