Summary:
The city of Clear Lake, South Dakota is home to a single middle school, Clear Lake Middle School - 04, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking as high as 27th out of 147 middle schools in the state in 2023-2024 and as low as 82nd out of 246 in 2024-2025.
Academically, Clear Lake Middle School - 04 has shown strong performance in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages. However, the school's English Language Arts proficiency is slightly below the district and state levels, indicating a potential area for improvement. The school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its academic success in certain subjects.
Despite the school's overall positive performance, it faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% in the 2024-2025 school year. This is an area that the school and the Deuel School District 19-4 may need to address to improve student engagement and academic outcomes.
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