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)
462139000901	121	Elkton Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	508 Buffalo St	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	82	5	15.6	37.8%	64 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	$13,580			$216			$13,364	23.1	33.7	107	14
467674000946	122	Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	319 Mary Pl	Waverly	57201	Codington County	Waverly School District 14-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 886-9174	60	4	13.7	36.7%	56 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$11,311			$00			$11,311	22.4	32.9	110	12
466336001053	123	Rosholt Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	202 Finley Ave	Rosholt	57260	Roberts County	Rosholt School District 54-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 537-4278	48	4	13.4	29.2%	30 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)	2 (4.2%)	7 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.4%)	$12,288			$434			$11,854	21.3	18.1	131	8
467668000945	124	Waubay Middle School - 03	Public	7-8	202 W School Rd	Waubay	57273	Day County	Waubay School District 18-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 947-4529	27	3	9.3	48.1%	18 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$15,284			$2,191			$13,092	21.1	18.5	130	6
460102601034	125	McCook Central Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	200 E Essex	Salem	57058	McCook County	McCook Central School District 43-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 425-2264	115	7	15.9	21.7%	101 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$11,949			$916			$11,033	20.7	39.4	95	30
462485000841	126	Stanley County Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	10 E Main Ave	Fort Pierre	57532	Stanley County	Stanley County School District 57-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 223-7743	97	8	12	26.8%	74 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.3%)	$13,768			$229			$13,539	20.6	22.2	125	1
462439000205	127	Flandreau Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	700 W Community Dr	Flandreau	57028	Moody County	Flandreau School District 50-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 997-2705	188	21	8.9	35.6%	79 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (16.0%)	4 (2.1%)	53 (28.2%)	2 (1.1%)	20 (10.6%)	$13,453			$1,412			$12,041	20.4	14.3	137	10
460000300872	128	Wilmot Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	800 Ordway St	Wilmot	57279	Roberts County	Wilmot School District 54-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 938-4647	53	4	14.4	54.7%	37 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	$14,200			$1,068			$13,132	18.9	17.3	134	6
465982000533	129	South Middle School - 36	Public	6-8	2 Indiana St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4024	502	41	12.1	44.0%	222 (44.2%)	11 (2.2%)	68 (13.5%)	4 (0.8%)	108 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (17.7%)	$11,525			$831			$10,694	18.3	22.6	123	6
460005301258	130	Sisseton Middle School - 02	Public	5-8	516 8th Ave W	Sisseton	57262	Roberts County	Sisseton School District 54-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 698-7613	296	25	12	58.1%	70 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (18.9%)	$12,843			$3,155			$9,688	17.6	19.6	127	3

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.