George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

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George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 is a public middle school located in Brookings, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 751 students. The school is part of the Brookings School District 05-1, which is ranked 77 out of 126 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from 21st out of 145 South Dakota middle schools in 2014-2015 to 90th out of 147 in the current 2023-2024 school year, its academic performance is mixed. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is generally higher than the state averages but lower than the Brookings School District averages, with 52.31% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 38.44% proficient or better in Mathematics. However, the school's performance on Science assessments is particularly low, with only 25.1% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 38.83%. The school's diverse student population, with significant representation of Hispanic, Multi-racial, and English Language Learner students, may contribute to these challenges, as the school's performance for these subgroups is generally lower than the state averages, with the exception of English Language Learners, who perform better than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools, such as Flandreau Middle School - 03, Elkton Junior High - 03, and Deubrook Junior High - 02, generally perform worse than George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 on academic measures, while Arlington Junior High - 03 stands out as an exceptional performer, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 19.6% in 2023-2024 to 25.7% in 2021-2022, which is an area that the school and district should focus on addressing.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1801 12th St S
       Brookings, SD  57006


(605) 696-4500

District: Brookings School District 05-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
90th of 147 South Dakota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,399 Help


Students who attend George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 usually attend:

High:    Brookings High School - 01

Feeder schools for George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02:

Elementary:    Camelot Intermediate - 06
    Hillcrest Elementary - 04
    Medary Elementary - 05

Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  751

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.7%
Hispanic:
7.6%
Two or more races:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.4% Help


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Compare Details George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 ranks worse than 61.2% of middle schools in South Dakota. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 is $11,399.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02:

SchoolDigger ranks George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 90th of 147 South Dakota public middle schools. (See George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 in the ranking list.)

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Brookings School District 05-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Brookings School District 05-1 77th of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

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Rank History for all students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 49.17 83rd 133 37.6%
2004 58.66 64th 134 52.2%
2005 59.27 60th 136 55.9%
2006 65.20 46th 141 67.4%
2007 69.90 32nd 136 76.5%
2008 66.72 36th 136 73.5%
2009 64.28 48th 139 65.5%
2010 71.55 29th 139 79.1%
2011 73.12 19th 140 86.4%
2012 75.58 15th 146 89.7%
2013 70.79 32nd 145 77.9%
2015 76.08 21st 145 85.5%
2016 67.29 34th 147 76.9%
2017 57.35 60th 146 58.9%
2018 60.59 53rd 147 63.9%
2019 63.08 50th 149 66.4%
2021 42.26 91st 145 37.2%
2022 40.15 95th 143 33.6%
2023 35.49 104th 150 30.7%
2024 44.82 90th 147 38.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.31 5th 14 64.3%
2019 66.47 5th 14 64.3%
2021 29.26 13th 18 27.8%
2022 36.18 14th 19 26.3%
2023 36.72 13th 21 38.1%
2024 67.33 5th 22 77.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.61 3rd 8 62.5%
2023 54.39 2nd 6 66.7%
2024 65.60 2nd 7 71.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.19 21st 32 34.4%
2022 23.06 23rd 25 8.0%
2023 21.86 26th 27 3.7%
2024 36.58 19th 29 34.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.05 33rd 71 53.5%
2019 52.15 35th 79 55.7%
2021 16.17 60th 63 4.8%
2022 27.87 40th 46 13.0%
2023 31.31 52nd 70 25.7%
2024 33.39 47th 65 27.7%
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Rank History for Female students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.26 47th 99 52.5%
2019 59.27 44th 107 58.9%
2021 38.79 80th 113 29.2%
2022 33.88 77th 102 24.5%
2023 26.11 95th 112 15.2%
2024 39.05 79th 107 26.2%
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Rank History for Male students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.05 37th 111 66.7%
2019 63.49 37th 110 66.4%
2021 44.91 65th 115 43.5%
2022 44.98 62nd 104 40.4%
2023 42.85 70th 116 39.7%
2024 48.24 63rd 115 45.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.17 2nd 5 60.0%
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Rank History for African American students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.64 7th 8 12.5%
2023 27.96 7th 9 22.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.07 3rd 17 82.4%
2019 52.61 11th 21 47.6%
2021 13.91 23rd 23 0.0%
2023 25.87 20th 24 16.7%
2024 25.99 20th 26 23.1%
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Rank History for White students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.79 64th 131 51.1%
2019 57.39 51st 136 62.5%
2021 37.81 94th 136 30.9%
2022 36.62 95th 132 28.0%
2023 31.49 102nd 136 25.0%
2024 40.93 87th 132 34.1%
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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 George S. Mickelson 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 568 568
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 613 613
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 636 636
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 636 636
1993 639 3 8 1 7 n/a n/a 0 658
1994 724 2 8 4 12 n/a n/a 0 750
1995 702 9 12 3 12 n/a n/a 0 738
1996 702 9 12 3 12 n/a n/a 0 738
1997 670 10 18 4 7 n/a n/a 0 709
1998 677 8 14 2 4 n/a n/a 0 705
1999 632 5 12 4 10 n/a n/a 0 663
2000 614 11 18 3 20 n/a n/a 0 666
2001 601 11 11 2 17 n/a n/a 0 642
2002 542 4 15 13 25 n/a n/a 0 599
2003 542 4 15 13 25 n/a n/a 0 599
2004 536 6 19 25 22 n/a n/a 0 608
2005 552 9 29 16 18 n/a n/a 0 624
2006 543 5 30 11 10 n/a n/a 0 599
2007 505 3 23 16 13 n/a n/a 0 560
2008 503 5 17 19 19 n/a n/a 0 563
2009 537 11 18 13 16 n/a n/a 0 595
2010 578 10 19 12 19 n/a n/a 0 638
2011 567 13 23 21 15 1 0 0 640
2012 580 11 21 22 13 1 0 0 648
2013 574 8 27 24 6 3 2 0 644
2014 597 8 30 20 10 1 18 0 684
2015 613 14 38 27 16 2 18 0 728
2016 648 11 37 28 15 0 30 0 769
2017 645 14 36 29 16 1 35 0 776
2018 644 18 34 38 17 1 44 0 796
2019 631 23 35 48 16 1 51 0 805
2020 671 28 31 44 19 1 48 0 842
2021 629 30 25 48 13 1 48 0 794
2022 641 21 24 51 18 1 40 0 796
2023 591 23 18 57 19 0 43 0 751

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 George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 568 34.8 16.3 n/a
1990 613 34.9 17.5 n/a
1991 636 35.9 17.7 n/a
1992 636 35.9 17.7 n/a
1993 658 41.3 15.9 n/a
1994 750 45.5 16.5 n/a
1995 738 47.0 15.7 n/a
1996 738 47.0 15.7 n/a
1997 709 45.3 15.7 10.4
1998 705 45.1 15.6 14.9
1999 663 46.2 14.4 13.1
2000 666 47.2 14.1 20.4
2001 642 42.8 15.0 12.1
2002 599 44.1 13.6 18
2003 599 44.1 13.6 18
2004 608 44.5 13.7 19.4
2005 624 42.9 14.5 19.4
2006 599 43.2 13.9 20
2007 560 43.2 13.0 19.3
2008 563 44.3 12.7 20.8
2009 595 43.3 13.7 21
2010 638 44.6 14.2 20.8
2011 640 44.7 14.3 22.7
2012 648 43.3 14.9 22.7
2013 644 43.3 14.8 25
2014 684 47.0 14.5 24.9
2015 728 52.0 14.0 23.9
2016 769 52.0 14.7 25.5
2017 776 51.4 15.0 22.4
2018 796 54.9 14.4 20.1
2019 805 56.3 14.2 21.4
2020 842 58.5 14.3 20.9
2021 794 57.4 13.8 13.6
2022 796 54.9 14.4 11.1
2023 751 57.0 13.1 22.4

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 George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 568 34.8 16.3 n/a
1990 613 34.9 17.5 n/a
1991 636 35.9 17.7 n/a
1992 636 35.9 17.7 n/a
1993 658 41.3 15.9 n/a
1994 750 45.5 16.5 n/a
1995 738 47.0 15.7 n/a
1996 738 47.0 15.7 n/a
1997 709 45.3 15.7 10.4
1998 705 45.1 15.6 14.9
1999 663 46.2 14.4 13.1
2000 666 47.2 14.1 20.4
2001 642 42.8 15.0 12.1
2002 599 44.1 13.6 18
2003 599 44.1 13.6 18
2004 608 44.5 13.7 19.4
2005 624 42.9 14.5 19.4
2006 599 43.2 13.9 20
2007 560 43.2 13.0 19.3
2008 563 44.3 12.7 20.8
2009 595 43.3 13.7 21
2010 638 44.6 14.2 20.8
2011 640 44.7 14.3 22.7
2012 648 43.3 14.9 22.7
2013 644 43.3 14.8 25
2014 684 47.0 14.5 24.9
2015 728 52.0 14.0 23.9
2016 769 52.0 14.7 25.5
2017 776 51.4 15.0 22.4
2018 796 54.9 14.4 20.1
2019 805 56.3 14.2 21.4
2020 842 58.5 14.3 20.9
2021 794 57.4 13.8 13.6
2022 796 54.9 14.4 11.1
2023 751 57.0 13.1 22.4

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 George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $332 (3.8%) $8,521 (96.2%) $8,853
2021 $436 (4.0%) $10,339 (96.0%) $10,775
2022 $513 (5.1%) $9,480 (94.9%) $9,993
2023 $621 (5.4%) $10,778 (94.6%) $11,399

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

Impact of COVID-19 on George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 50th of 149 Middle schoolsRanks 104th of 150 Middle schools
 35.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02)54.649.4
 5.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Brookings School District 05-1)54.649.4
 5.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.844.6
 6.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02)39.831.9
 7.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Brookings School District 05-1)39.831.9
 7.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.339.1
 2.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02)63.544.5
 19.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Brookings School District 05-1)63.144.5
 18.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.150.7
 3.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02)48.930.6
 18.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Brookings School District 05-1)48.530.6
 17.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)45.641.2
 4.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02)63.943.5
 20.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Brookings School District 05-1)63.743.5
 20.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)52.148.8
 3.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02)52.229.1
 23.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Brookings School District 05-1)5229.1
 22.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)43.837.5
 6.3%
8th Grade Science (George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02)45.527
 18.5%
   8th Grade Science (Brookings School District 05-1)45.327
 18.3%
   8th Grade Science (South Dakota)41.238.1
 3.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02)60.845.8
 14.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Brookings School District 05-1)58.147.7
 10.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02)4730.6
 16.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Brookings School District 05-1)45.534.3
 11.1%
   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 Students805751
 6.7%
African American2323
American Indian1619
 18.8%
Asian3518
 48.6%
Hispanic4857
 18.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White631591
 6.3%
Two or More Races5143
 15.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients21.4%22.4%
 1%


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Students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 are 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

Students who attend George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 usually go on to attend Brookings High School - 01

In the 2022-23 school year, 751 students attended George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02.

George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 ranks 90th of 147 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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