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)
465085000968	61	Newell Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	501 Dartmouth Ave	Newell	57760	Butte County	Newell School District 09-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 456-0102	52	5	9.9	57.7%	47 (90.4%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,131			$3,560			$9,570	56.5	21.9	126	65
463822000142	62	Kimball Middle School - 04	Public	5-8	300 S East St	Kimball	57355	Brule County	Kimball School District 07-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 778-6231	96	8	12.1	24.0%	86 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	$8,739			$1,261			$7,478	56.4	67.1	37	25
461176001023	63	Centerville Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	610 Lincoln St	Centerville	57014	Turner County	Centerville School District 60-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 563-2291	69	6	11.5	21.7%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,879			$364			$10,515	56.2	76.5	20	43
464130000373	64	Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	234 S Main St	Lead	57754	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-3898	144	15	9.3	29.9%	119 (82.6%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.3%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$18,716			$2,010			$16,707	55.7	54.1	69	5
460378000878	65	Armour Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	905 Dobson Ave	Armour	57313	Douglas County	Armour School District 21-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 724-2698	54	5	10.8	38.9%	44 (81.5%)	2 (3.7%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	$12,859			$326			$12,533	55.6	45.8	88	23
468043010799	66	Yankton Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	2000 Mulberry St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 665-2419	613	38	16.3	37.2%	444 (72.4%)	8 (1.3%)	78 (12.7%)	7 (1.1%)	40 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.7%)	$10,480			$904			$9,576	54.8	58.5	57	9
460951201043	67	Burke Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	900 Washington St	Burke	57523	Gregory County	Burke School District 26-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 775-2645	59	4	15.2	32.2%	50 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$16,991			$1,351			$15,640	54.7	56.7	61	6
466693000622	68	Spearfish Middle School - 05	Public	6-8	1600 N Canyon	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-1215	573	40	14.3	16.9%	501 (87.4%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.7%)	8 (1.4%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$8,886			$459			$8,427	53.9	58.5	56	12
464494000406	69	Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03	Public	5-8	46450 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	303	19	15.9	15.8%	253 (83.5%)	21 (6.9%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$10,033			$655			$9,378	53	47.5	85	16
460740000987	70	Bon Homme Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	1404 Fir St	Tyndall	57066	Bon Homme County	Bon Homme School District 04-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 589-3387	105	9	12.2	24.8%	97 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)	$10,567			$767			$9,800	52.5	68	36	34

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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.