Best Middle Schools in South Dakota for African American Students

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Every year, the South Dakota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish South Dakota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 8)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
460795000072	1	Brandon Valley Middle School - 02	Public	7-8	700 Holly Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-3214	729	43	16.9	13.0%	621 (85.2%)	31 (4.3%)	25 (3.4%)	13 (1.8%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$9,153			$419			$8,734	87.5%	93.2%	5.70%
466627001070	2	Memorial Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	1401 S Sertoma Ave	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2785	1,168	69	16.8	18.3%	896 (76.7%)	62 (5.3%)	85 (7.3%)	16 (1.4%)	28 (2.4%)	4 (0.3%)	77 (6.6%)	$10,673			$1,103			$9,570	75.0%	86.4%	11.39%
466627000604	3	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07	Public	6-8	2200 S 5th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7639	940	59	16	24.5%	687 (73.1%)	47 (5.0%)	75 (8.0%)	14 (1.5%)	38 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (8.3%)	$10,747			$1,086			$9,661	62.5%	80.3%	17.77%
466627001425	4	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68	Public	6-8	6700 E 41st St	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4155	1,010	68	14.8	35.9%	591 (58.5%)	153 (15.1%)	109 (10.8%)	24 (2.4%)	40 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (9.1%)	$10,835			$1,135			$9,700	50.0%	51.0%	1.02%
466627001333	5	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	37.5%	9.5%	27.98%
463135001334	6	Harrisburg North Middle School - 08	Public	6-8	2201 W 95th St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	747	59	12.5	11.1%	631 (84.5%)	35 (4.7%)	29 (3.9%)	14 (1.9%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	$10,700			$408			$10,293	25.0%	76.2%	51.19%
466627000583	7	Edison Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	2101 S West Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7643	916	66	13.8	35.0%	534 (58.3%)	96 (10.5%)	157 (17.1%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (9.4%)	$10,895			$1,127			$9,768	12.5%	42.9%	30.36%
466627000611	8	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	0.0%	6.8%	6.80%

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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.