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)
464086000851	101	Langford Area Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	206 Chestnut St	Langford	57454	Marshall County	Langford Area 45-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 493-6454	42	4	11.1	33.3%	38 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	$14,318			$33			$14,285	36.8	43.9	92	9
461200000889	102	Chamberlain Junior High - 02	Public	6-8	1000 Sorensen Dr	Chamberlain	57325	Brule County	Chamberlain School District 07-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 234-4467	182	17	10.5	45.1%	100 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	59 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.8%)	$12,541			$2,849			$9,692	34.7	32.3	112	10
464710000965	103	Menno Middle School - 05	Public	6-8	410 S 5th St	Menno	57045	Hutchinson County	Menno School District 33-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 387-5161	65	4	17.5	40.0%	63 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,249			$434			$11,815	34.4	34.6	105	2
465067000456	104	New Underwood Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	300 E Ash St	New Underwood	57761	Pennington County	New Underwood School District 51-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 754-6485	68	4	17.8	33.8%	55 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.6%)	$10,441			$809			$9,632	34.1	37.1	98	6
461941000176	105	Douglas Middle School - 01	Public	6-8	691 Tower Rd	Box Elder	57719	Pennington County	Douglas School District 51-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 923-0050	670	41	16.3	28.5%	449 (67.0%)	11 (1.6%)	78 (11.6%)	5 (0.7%)	58 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (10.1%)	$10,373			$787			$9,586	34.1	34.5	106	1
467452000961	106	Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	501 Adams St	Hurley	57036	Turner County	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 766-5418	125	8	14.8	24.0%	110 (88.0%)	3 (2.4%)	5 (4.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$9,676			$106			$9,570	33.2	53.7	71	35
467971000782	107	Winner Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	431 E 7th St	Winner	57580	Tripp County	Winner School District 59-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 842-8125	160	10	15.2	40.6%	99 (61.9%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	55 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,121			$797			$9,323	32.1	23.8	122	15
468010000546	108	Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	375 Ash St SE	Wolsey	57384	Beadle County	Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 883-4221	83	5	15.4	39.8%	70 (84.3%)	1 (1.2%)	9 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	$12,053			$1,372			$10,681	31.7	28.9	117	9
464545001050	109	Marion Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	100 S Cedar St	Marion	57043	Turner County	Marion School District 60-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 648-3615	48	2	20	18.8%	39 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.4%)	$16,242			$153			$16,089	31	57.1	60	49
466518000933	110	Scotland Middle School - 05	Public	5-8	711 4th St	Scotland	57059	Bon Homme County	Scotland School District 04-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 583-2237	82	7	12.5	31.7%	72 (87.8%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	$10,817			$213			$10,604	29.7	30.4	115	5

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.