North Middle School - 35

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North Middle School - 35 is a public middle school located in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 513 students. The school is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4, which is ranked 99 out of 126 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Middle School - 35 consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of North Middle School - 35 in South Dakota, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-25% of South Dakota middle schools for female, male, Hispanic, Native American, and White students, as well as students with low socioeconomic status. The school's performance for special education students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 5% of South Dakota middle schools.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. This raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need for a more strategic approach to resource utilization. Interestingly, the data reveals a stark contrast between North Middle School - 35 and the other middle schools in the Rapid City Area School District, such as Southwest Middle School - 38, which consistently ranks in the top 5% of South Dakota middle schools and outperforms the state and district averages in academic proficiency by a significant margin.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1501 N Maple St
       Rapid City, SD  57701


(605) 394-4042

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

SchoolDigger Rank:
142nd of 147 South Dakota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,520 Help


Students who attend North Middle School - 35 usually attend:

High:    Central High School - 41

Feeder schools for North Middle School - 35:

Elementary:    General Beadle Elementary - 01
    Horace Mann Elementary - 07
    Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  513

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
49.9%
White:
22.0%
Hispanic:
13.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details North Middle School - 35 ranks worse than 96.6% of middle schools in South Dakota. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.95. (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.
Student Body
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Compare Details North Middle School - 35 has the largest middle school student body size in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Middle School - 35 is $10,520. 2 middle schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Middle School - 35:

SchoolDigger ranks North Middle School - 35 142nd of 147 South Dakota public middle schools. (See North Middle School - 35 in the ranking list.)

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Rapid City Area School District 51-4:

SchoolDigger ranks Rapid City Area School District 51-4 99th of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Middle School - 35

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Rank History for all students at North Middle School - 35

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 4.73 125th 133 6.0%
2004 5.25 128th 134 4.5%
2005 5.88 130th 136 4.4%
2006 2.31 134th 141 5.0%
2007 3.06 131st 136 3.7%
2008 1.87 132nd 136 2.9%
2009 3.68 133rd 139 4.3%
2010 8.09 131st 139 5.8%
2011 7.44 134th 140 4.3%
2012 3.16 143rd 146 2.1%
2013 5.37 140th 145 3.4%
2015 8.44 136th 145 6.2%
2016 7.88 138th 147 6.1%
2017 13.77 133rd 146 8.9%
2018 10.78 135th 147 8.2%
2019 7.03 142nd 149 4.7%
2021 6.33 142nd 145 2.1%
2022 6.21 140th 143 2.1%
2023 8.58 141st 150 6.0%
2024 5.95 142nd 147 3.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at North Middle School - 35

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.43 13th 14 7.1%
2019 12.35 13th 14 7.1%
2021 6.35 18th 18 0.0%
2022 9.95 18th 19 5.3%
2023 13.02 20th 21 4.8%
2024 18.84 19th 22 13.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Middle School - 35

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.56 22nd 32 31.3%
2022 16.30 25th 25 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Middle School - 35

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.89 58th 71 18.3%
2019 11.02 73rd 79 7.6%
2021 23.15 55th 63 12.7%
2022 26.35 42nd 46 8.7%
2023 26.40 58th 70 17.1%
2024 19.58 61st 65 6.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at North Middle School - 35

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.98 1st 1 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at North Middle School - 35

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.60 89th 99 10.1%
2019 5.82 103rd 107 3.7%
2021 4.59 112th 113 0.9%
2022 7.72 99th 102 2.9%
2023 6.41 108th 112 3.6%
2024 5.78 106th 107 0.9%
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Rank History for Male students at North Middle School - 35

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.23 104th 111 6.3%
2019 9.29 103rd 110 6.4%
2021 10.38 109th 115 5.2%
2022 6.84 101st 104 2.9%
2023 10.31 108th 116 6.9%
2024 5.23 114th 115 0.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Middle School - 35

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.43 13th 17 23.5%
2019 39.71 13th 21 38.1%
2021 26.26 19th 23 17.4%
2022 23.01 17th 19 10.5%
2023 37.41 17th 24 29.2%
2024 11.92 25th 26 3.8%
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Rank History for Native American students at North Middle School - 35

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.91 23rd 30 23.3%
2019 27.87 24th 29 17.2%
2021 33.19 19th 25 24.0%
2022 40.88 18th 24 25.0%
2023 38.40 18th 27 33.3%
2024 25.74 28th 31 9.7%
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Rank History for White students at North Middle School - 35

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.33 127th 131 3.1%
2019 23.09 114th 136 16.2%
2021 17.54 125th 136 8.1%
2022 14.93 125th 132 5.3%
2023 21.62 122nd 136 10.3%
2024 13.60 126th 132 4.5%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for North Middle School - 35

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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 543 543
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 575 575
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 559 559
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 559 559
1993 408 17 8 16 188 n/a n/a 0 637
1994 440 10 7 14 251 n/a n/a 0 722
1995 358 10 8 12 276 n/a n/a 0 664
1996 358 10 8 12 276 n/a n/a 0 664
1997 342 6 10 12 283 n/a n/a 0 653
1998 345 7 6 12 269 n/a n/a 0 639
1999 313 8 6 10 293 n/a n/a 0 630
2000 282 11 8 10 301 n/a n/a 0 612
2001 313 11 11 10 306 n/a n/a 0 651
2002 303 13 6 19 303 n/a n/a 0 644
2003 303 13 6 19 303 n/a n/a 0 644
2004 244 13 3 19 279 n/a n/a 0 558
2005 217 14 3 19 249 n/a n/a 0 502
2006 211 12 1 17 268 n/a n/a 0 509
2007 180 13 1 22 269 n/a n/a 0 485
2008 191 13 5 20 253 n/a n/a 0 482
2009 195 11 5 24 303 n/a n/a 0 538
2010 196 12 6 22 283 n/a n/a 0 519
2011 174 10 3 26 277 0 12 0 502
2012 160 10 5 32 286 0 20 0 513
2013 152 10 3 36 288 0 27 0 516
2014 137 8 6 36 297 0 21 0 505
2015 140 11 3 33 288 0 27 0 502
2016 153 12 2 38 281 0 34 0 520
2017 144 13 0 60 320 0 31 0 568
2018 137 13 1 57 327 1 37 0 573
2019 129 5 5 76 287 0 67 0 569
2020 111 3 6 69 281 0 75 0 545
2021 117 4 7 80 243 1 79 0 531
2022 106 6 5 65 271 0 72 0 525
2023 113 5 12 68 256 0 59 0 513

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 North Middle School - 35

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 543 34.5 15.7 n/a
1990 575 38.2 15.0 n/a
1991 559 37.4 14.9 n/a
1992 559 37.6 14.8 n/a
1993 637 42.5 15.0 n/a
1994 722 51.1 14.1 n/a
1995 664 55.6 11.9 n/a
1996 664 55.6 11.9 n/a
1997 653 50.3 13.0 51.6
1998 639 55.0 11.6 68.5
1999 630 54.3 11.6 73
2000 612 52.0 11.8 67.6
2001 651 50.3 12.9 62.5
2002 644 49.3 13.1 68.5
2003 644 49.3 13.1 68.5
2004 558 48.4 11.5 72.9
2005 502 45.7 11.0 75.5
2006 509 44.6 11.4 78.6
2007 485 42.4 11.4 79.6
2008 482 45.0 10.7 68
2009 538 45.3 11.9 76.4
2010 519 44.5 11.6 81.7
2011 502 47.1 10.6 83.5
2012 513 46.2 11.0 82.7
2013 516 39.5 13.0 83.1
2014 505 41.3 12.2 85.7
2015 502 42.0 11.9 100
2016 520 41.0 12.6 100
2017 568 40.9 13.8 100
2018 573 41.1 13.9 100
2019 569 43.8 12.9 100
2020 545 41.6 13.0 100
2021 531 40.5 13.0 100
2022 525 38.5 13.6 100
2023 513 35.4 14.4 100

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 North Middle School - 35

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 543 34.5 15.7 n/a
1990 575 38.2 15.0 n/a
1991 559 37.4 14.9 n/a
1992 559 37.6 14.8 n/a
1993 637 42.5 15.0 n/a
1994 722 51.1 14.1 n/a
1995 664 55.6 11.9 n/a
1996 664 55.6 11.9 n/a
1997 653 50.3 13.0 51.6
1998 639 55.0 11.6 68.5
1999 630 54.3 11.6 73
2000 612 52.0 11.8 67.6
2001 651 50.3 12.9 62.5
2002 644 49.3 13.1 68.5
2003 644 49.3 13.1 68.5
2004 558 48.4 11.5 72.9
2005 502 45.7 11.0 75.5
2006 509 44.6 11.4 78.6
2007 485 42.4 11.4 79.6
2008 482 45.0 10.7 68
2009 538 45.3 11.9 76.4
2010 519 44.5 11.6 81.7
2011 502 47.1 10.6 83.5
2012 513 46.2 11.0 82.7
2013 516 39.5 13.0 83.1
2014 505 41.3 12.2 85.7
2015 502 42.0 11.9 100
2016 520 41.0 12.6 100
2017 568 40.9 13.8 100
2018 573 41.1 13.9 100
2019 569 43.8 12.9 100
2020 545 41.6 13.0 100
2021 531 40.5 13.0 100
2022 525 38.5 13.6 100
2023 513 35.4 14.4 100

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 North Middle School - 35

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $1,637 (15.9%) $8,678 (84.1%) $10,314
2021 $1,617 (14.4%) $9,618 (85.6%) $11,236
2022 $2,258 (20.3%) $8,843 (79.7%) $11,101
2023 $1,293 (12.3%) $9,227 (87.7%) $10,520

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

Impact of COVID-19 on North Middle School - 35

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 142nd of 149 Middle schoolsRanks 141st of 150 Middle schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (North Middle School - 35)25.814.3
 11.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)46.339.4
 7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.844.6
 6.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (North Middle School - 35)16.58.5
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)34.934.8
 0.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.339.1
 2.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (North Middle School - 35)28.122.4
 5.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)47.546
 1.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.150.7
 3.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (North Middle School - 35)15.616
 0.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)38.336.9
 1.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)45.641.2
 4.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (North Middle School - 35)28.727.2
 1.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)47.349.6
 2.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)52.148.8
 3.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (North Middle School - 35)18.519.6
 1.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)41.836.8
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)43.837.5
 6.3%
8th Grade Science (North Middle School - 35)20.223.4
 3.2%
   8th Grade Science (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)37.739.5
 1.8%
   8th Grade Science (South Dakota)41.238.1
 3.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (North Middle School - 35)27.521.4
 6.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)49.744.9
 4.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (North Middle School - 35)16.914.8
 2.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)41.736.1
 5.6%
   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 Students569513
 9.8%
African American55
American Indian287256
 10.8%
Asian512
 140%
Hispanic7668
 10.5%
Pacific Islander00
White129113
 12.4%
Two or More Races6759
 11.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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North Middle School - 35 ranks in the bottom 3.4% of South Dakota middle schools.

Students who attend North Middle School - 35 usually go on to attend Central High School - 41

Students at North Middle School - 35 are 50% American Indian, 22% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 513 students attended North Middle School - 35.


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