Holgate Middle School - 02

Summary:

Holgate Middle School - 02 is a public middle school located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 512 students. It is part of the Aberdeen School District 06-1, which is ranked 70 out of 126 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holgate Middle School - 02 consistently outperforms the Aberdeen School District and the state of South Dakota in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For the 2023-2024 school year, Holgate had 57.43% of students proficient or better in ELA and 55.4% in Mathematics, compared to the district's 50.51% and 45.66% respectively, and the state's 50.04% and 42.95%. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of South Dakota middle schools for female students, male students, white students, multi-racial students, and special education students in ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, Holgate Middle School - 02 has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a 11.9% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2023-2024 school year, while the state average was higher at 12.6%.

While Holgate Middle School - 02 outperforms the nearby Simmons Middle School - 03 in the Aberdeen School District, it is interesting to note the significant difference in performance between Holgate and the highly-ranked Warner Middle School - 03, which is part of the Warner School District 06-5 and ranked 5th in the state. Additionally, Holgate Middle School - 02 has seen an increase in the percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, from 16.24% in 2021-2022 to 28.32% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from lower-income families.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2200 N Dakota St
       Aberdeen, SD  57401


(605) 725-7700

District: Aberdeen School District 06-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
32nd of 147 South Dakota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,940 Help


Students who attend Holgate Middle School - 02 usually attend:

High:    Central High School - 01

Feeder schools for Holgate Middle School - 02:

Elementary:    C C Lee Elementary - 05
    Lincoln Elementary - 08
    O M Tiffany Elementary - 11

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  512

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.3%
American Indian:
6.4%
Two or more races:
6.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.3% Help


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Compare Details Holgate Middle School - 02 ranks better than 78.2% of middle schools in South Dakota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.68. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Holgate Middle School - 02 is $9,940.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Holgate Middle School - 02:

SchoolDigger ranks Holgate Middle School - 02 32nd of 147 South Dakota public middle schools. (See Holgate Middle School - 02 in the ranking list.)

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Aberdeen School District 06-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Aberdeen School District 06-1 70th of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Holgate Middle School - 02

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Rank History for all students at Holgate Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 41.07 100th 133 24.8%
2004 36.94 111th 134 17.2%
2005 50.14 86th 136 36.8%
2006 56.37 68th 141 51.8%
2007 61.54 53rd 136 61.0%
2008 61.95 53rd 136 61.0%
2009 72.48 23rd 139 83.5%
2010 65.79 44th 139 68.3%
2011 67.58 39th 140 72.1%
2012 66.50 45th 146 69.2%
2013 59.81 65th 145 55.2%
2015 57.94 52nd 145 64.1%
2016 58.74 50th 147 66.0%
2017 69.00 34th 146 76.7%
2018 68.76 37th 147 74.8%
2019 76.64 21st 149 85.9%
2021 58.92 56th 145 61.4%
2022 71.07 34th 143 76.2%
2023 69.96 35th 150 76.7%
2024 69.68 32nd 147 78.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Holgate Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 68.11 3rd 19 84.2%
2023 70.72 4th 21 81.0%
2024 85.45 2nd 22 90.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Holgate Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.56 9th 32 71.9%
2022 50.32 10th 25 60.0%
2023 67.49 5th 27 81.5%
2024 73.14 4th 29 86.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Holgate Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.25 26th 71 63.4%
2019 79.77 7th 79 91.1%
2021 57.18 16th 63 74.6%
2022 43.29 27th 46 41.3%
2023 73.17 10th 70 85.7%
2024 60.23 21st 65 67.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Holgate Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.29 16th 99 83.8%
2019 72.60 20th 107 81.3%
2021 58.29 44th 113 61.1%
2022 70.78 20th 102 80.4%
2023 66.93 28th 112 75.0%
2024 69.01 22nd 107 79.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Holgate Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.84 40th 111 64.0%
2019 75.95 21st 110 80.9%
2021 59.18 36th 115 68.7%
2022 68.18 25th 104 76.0%
2023 72.21 21st 116 81.9%
2024 67.87 31st 115 73.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Holgate Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.81 13th 24 45.8%
2024 31.67 19th 26 26.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at Holgate Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.09 5th 25 80.0%
2022 49.83 12th 24 50.0%
2023 61.75 3rd 27 88.9%
2024 31.86 21st 31 32.3%
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Rank History for White students at Holgate Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.50 44th 131 66.4%
2019 73.08 24th 136 82.4%
2021 57.30 53rd 136 61.0%
2022 73.51 21st 132 84.1%
2023 73.33 21st 136 84.6%
2024 74.49 19th 132 85.6%
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Data source: test scores: South Dakota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Holgate Middle School - 02

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 478 478
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 495 495
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 482 482
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 482 482
1993 481 0 4 0 14 n/a n/a 0 499
1994 544 1 5 0 23 n/a n/a 0 573
1995 572 0 4 0 36 n/a n/a 0 612
1996 572 0 4 0 36 n/a n/a 0 612
1997 337 1 5 1 14 n/a n/a 0 358
1998 489 2 9 0 28 n/a n/a 0 528
1999 443 4 7 2 27 n/a n/a 0 483
2000 417 4 4 0 16 n/a n/a 0 441
2001 394 4 3 1 22 n/a n/a 0 424
2002 369 1 3 2 31 n/a n/a 0 406
2003 369 1 3 2 31 n/a n/a 0 406
2004 371 2 6 3 28 n/a n/a 0 410
2005 381 3 5 2 27 n/a n/a 0 418
2006 389 2 3 3 21 n/a n/a 0 418
2007 385 4 2 4 22 n/a n/a 0 417
2008 382 4 2 3 23 n/a n/a 0 414
2009 383 5 3 3 21 n/a n/a 0 415
2010 358 4 2 1 20 n/a n/a 0 385
2011 371 7 6 0 22 0 0 0 406
2012 363 10 5 1 29 0 1 0 409
2013 401 5 7 6 32 1 2 0 454
2014 410 3 7 6 26 0 1 0 453
2015 423 4 10 8 28 0 4 0 477
2016 426 13 12 15 29 0 7 0 502
2017 436 11 16 16 23 0 12 0 514
2018 425 12 16 25 24 0 20 0 522
2019 442 11 12 21 27 1 26 0 540
2020 423 17 13 27 34 1 29 0 544
2021 424 14 13 22 30 1 24 0 528
2022 395 13 14 28 35 0 26 0 511
2023 396 12 9 28 33 1 33 0 512

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Holgate Middle School - 02

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 478 31.4 15.2 n/a
1990 495 31.6 15.6 n/a
1991 482 31.0 15.5 n/a
1992 482 32.0 15.0 n/a
1993 499 36.4 13.7 n/a
1994 573 38.6 14.8 n/a
1995 612 26.4 23.2 n/a
1996 612 26.4 23.2 n/a
1997 358 25.9 13.8 14
1998 528 37.2 14.2 13.6
1999 483 34.9 13.8 14.9
2000 441 23.1 19.1 13.4
2001 424 30.5 13.9 19.3
2002 406 26.4 15.4 19.5
2003 406 26.4 15.4 19.5
2004 410 25.8 15.9 20.5
2005 418 27.0 15.5 19.1
2006 418 27.0 15.5 17.7
2007 417 27.2 15.3 18.9
2008 414 27.0 15.3 24.6
2009 415 27.2 15.3 19.3
2010 385 26.9 14.3 23.4
2011 406 26.8 15.1 23.4
2012 409 26.6 15.3 32.3
2013 454 26.7 16.9 30.6
2014 453 27.1 16.6 27.6
2015 477 27.0 17.6 26.2
2016 502 30.0 16.7 32.5
2017 514 32.4 15.8 29
2018 522 33.0 15.7 33.1
2019 540 33.2 16.2 31.1
2020 544 31.7 17.1 27.8
2021 528 30.7 17.1 25
2022 511 33.7 15.1 16.2
2023 512 33.6 15.2 28.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Holgate Middle School - 02

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 478 31.4 15.2 n/a
1990 495 31.6 15.6 n/a
1991 482 31.0 15.5 n/a
1992 482 32.0 15.0 n/a
1993 499 36.4 13.7 n/a
1994 573 38.6 14.8 n/a
1995 612 26.4 23.2 n/a
1996 612 26.4 23.2 n/a
1997 358 25.9 13.8 14
1998 528 37.2 14.2 13.6
1999 483 34.9 13.8 14.9
2000 441 23.1 19.1 13.4
2001 424 30.5 13.9 19.3
2002 406 26.4 15.4 19.5
2003 406 26.4 15.4 19.5
2004 410 25.8 15.9 20.5
2005 418 27.0 15.5 19.1
2006 418 27.0 15.5 17.7
2007 417 27.2 15.3 18.9
2008 414 27.0 15.3 24.6
2009 415 27.2 15.3 19.3
2010 385 26.9 14.3 23.4
2011 406 26.8 15.1 23.4
2012 409 26.6 15.3 32.3
2013 454 26.7 16.9 30.6
2014 453 27.1 16.6 27.6
2015 477 27.0 17.6 26.2
2016 502 30.0 16.7 32.5
2017 514 32.4 15.8 29
2018 522 33.0 15.7 33.1
2019 540 33.2 16.2 31.1
2020 544 31.7 17.1 27.8
2021 528 30.7 17.1 25
2022 511 33.7 15.1 16.2
2023 512 33.6 15.2 28.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Holgate Middle School - 02

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $276 (3.4%) $7,920 (96.6%) $8,196
2021 $361 (4.1%) $8,415 (95.9%) $8,776
2022 $338 (3.7%) $8,836 (96.3%) $9,174
2023 $411 (4.1%) $9,529 (95.9%) $9,940

Data source: South Dakota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Holgate Middle School - 02

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 21st of 149 Middle schoolsRanks 35th of 150 Middle schools
 9.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Holgate Middle School - 02)60.358.5
 1.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Aberdeen School District 06-1)54.749.9
 4.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.844.6
 6.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Holgate Middle School - 02)53.446
 7.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Aberdeen School District 06-1)50.942.7
 8.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.339.1
 2.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Holgate Middle School - 02)68.270.9
 2.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Aberdeen School District 06-1)63.161
 2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.150.7
 3.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Holgate Middle School - 02)61.858.2
 3.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Aberdeen School District 06-1)59.247.8
 11.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)45.641.2
 4.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Holgate Middle School - 02)65.357.7
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Aberdeen School District 06-1)6346.6
 16.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)52.148.8
 3.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Holgate Middle School - 02)70.645.3
 25.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Aberdeen School District 06-1)64.239.1
 25.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)43.837.5
 6.3%
8th Grade Science (Holgate Middle School - 02)42.933.5
 9.4%
   8th Grade Science (Aberdeen School District 06-1)41.229.4
 11.8%
   8th Grade Science (South Dakota)41.238.1
 3.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Holgate Middle School - 02)64.562.2
 2.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Aberdeen School District 06-1)58.852.6
 6.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Holgate Middle School - 02)61.649.7
 11.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Aberdeen School District 06-1)50.745
 5.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students540512
 5.2%
African American1112
 9.1%
American Indian2733
 22.2%
Asian129
 25%
Hispanic2128
 33.3%
Pacific Islander11
White442396
 10.4%
Two or More Races2633
 26.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.1%28.3%
 2.8%


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Students at Holgate Middle School - 02 are 77% White, 6% American Indian, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Holgate Middle School - 02 ranks 32nd of 147 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 512 students attended Holgate Middle School - 02.

Students who attend Holgate Middle School - 02 usually go on to attend Central High School - 01


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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.

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