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)
465982000528	111	East Middle School - 30	Public	6-8	4860 Homestead St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4092	600	42	14.4	37.0%	392 (65.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.2%)	7 (1.2%)	73 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.8%)	$10,077			$663			$9,414	29.1	36.6	100	11
467542000942	112	Wagner Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	101 Walnut Ave SW	Wagner	57380	Charles Mix County	Wagner Community School District 11-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 384-3913	264	21	12.4	100.0%	80 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.5%)	$14,576			$1,735			$12,840	28.3	32.1	113	1
460004101142	113	Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	759 5th St	Britton	57430	Marshall County	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 448-2234	104	6	16.3	15.4%	94 (90.4%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$9,878			$837			$9,041	27.9	49.8	80	33
461410000092	114	Colman-Egan Junior High - 02	Public	7-8	200 S Loban Ave	Colman	57017	Moody County	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 534-3534	47	3	16.7	12.8%	40 (85.1%)	1 (2.1%)	3 (6.4%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,780			$487			$9,293	27.1	22.5	124	10
462649000844	115	Gayville-Volin Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	100 Kingsbury St	Gayville	57031	Yankton County	Gayville-Volin School District 63-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 267-4476	63	4	16.2	27.0%	58 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$10,497			$553			$9,944	26.5	33.2	109	6
467746000076	116	Wessington Springs Junior High - 04	Public	7-8	302 Dakota Ave N	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 539-9391	42	4	11.8	16.7%	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,579			$815			$11,765	25.5	51.2	77	39
466045000858	117	Redfield Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	111 6th Ave E	Redfield	57469	Spink County	Redfield School District 56-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 472-4520	114	11	10.5	22.8%	104 (91.2%)	4 (3.5%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$11,857			$800			$11,057	24.9	28.6	119	2
461294000890	118	Clark Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	220 N Clinton St	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3604	87	6	13.7	24.1%	76 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$9,951			$27			$9,923	24.7	29.7	116	2
460002800874	119	Alcester-Hudson Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	409 E 6th St	Alcester	57001	Union County	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 934-1890	53	4	12.6	34.0%	46 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)	$9,451			$114			$9,338	24.4	38.2	97	22
462454000589	120	Florence Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	515 Main Ave	Florence	57235	Codington County	Florence School District 14-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 758-2412	71	5	13.8	23.9%	68 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$10,054			$575			$9,479	24.4	39.1	96	24

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.