Best Middle Schools in South Dakota

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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)
465571000927	131	Plankinton Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	404 E Davenport St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 942-7743	51	3	19.6	15.7%	39 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,053			$180			$7,873	17.4	17.8	132	1
467014000662	132	Summit Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-8	400 W Sherman Ave	Summit	57266	Roberts County	Summit School District 54-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 398-6211	121	12	10.1	40.5%	77 (63.6%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.6%)	$13,290			$2,196			$11,094	17.3	17.7	133	1
466627001333	133	George McGovern Middle School -09	Public	6-8	6221 W Maple St	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4440	719	55	13	59.1%	298 (41.4%)	93 (12.9%)	197 (27.4%)	13 (1.8%)	44 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.3%)	$11,352			$1,405			$9,947	17	10.9	139	6
460636000051	134	Beresford Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	205 W Maple St	Beresford	57004	Union County	Beresford School District 61-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 763-2139	174	11	15.1	16.1%	154 (88.5%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$9,895			$158			$9,737	13.4	25.4	120	14
460624001015	135	Bennett County Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	402 1st Ave	Martin	57551	Bennett County	Bennett County School District 03-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 685-6330	111	7	14.8	100.0%	27 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (22.5%)	$14,335			$4,779			$9,557	12.4	16.3	135
463444000032	136	Edmunds Central Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	105 1st Ave	Roscoe	57471	Edmunds County	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 287-4251	37	3	12.5	43.2%	31 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.8%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,874			$108			$14,766	11.5	36.5	101	35
466627000611	137	Whittier Middle School - 08	Public	6-8	930 E 6th St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7620	704	63	11.2	69.6%	186 (26.4%)	193 (27.4%)	175 (24.9%)	45 (6.4%)	49 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.7%)	$12,041			$1,417			$10,624	11.1	6.2	144	7
464626000921	138	McIntosh Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	511 Main St	Mc Intosh	57641	Corson County	McIntosh School District 15-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 273-4298	37	4	8.9	100.0%	18 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	$24,557			$3,106			$21,451	10.4			(n/a)
463615000916	139	Iroquois Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	111 E Washita St	Iroquois	57353	Kingsbury County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 546-2426	49	5	10.3	44.9%	42 (85.7%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	$10,365			$483			$9,882	10.2	7.3	143	4
463234001047	140	Henry Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	111 N Cedar	Henry	57243	Codington County	Henry School District 14-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-5364	45	4	12	46.7%	42 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,122			$37			$13,085	6.8	15.1	136	4

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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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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.