Most Improved South Dakota Middle Schools

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October 24, 2012: We've posted the new 2011-2012 SchoolDigger rankings for South Dakota, just after today's release of the test scores by the South Dakota Department of Education!


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Most Improved South Dakota Middle Schools

7th, 8th Grades Combined
STEP Math & STEP Reading
2011-2012

Rank* (of 141)SchoolDistrictCityLow GradeHigh GradeTotal students (2011)Student/ Teacher Ratio (2011)STEP, avg Math** (2012)STEP, avg Reading** (2012)STEP Combined
Rank Change From 2011
7Wall Middle School - 06Wall School District 51-5Wall06084919.392.084.0176.0
81
9Vermillion Middle School - 02Vermillion School District 13-1Vermillion060829813.387.588.0175.5
67
11Castlewood Junior High - 03Castlewood School District 28-1Castlewood07083414.994.580.5175.0
67
72Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6Wolsey05088312.579.576.0155.5
53
20Lake Preston Junior High - 03Lake Preston School District 38-3Lake Preston07082814.882.588.5171.0
50
30Baltic Middle School - 03Baltic School District 49-1Baltic06089514.887.581.0168.5
50
22Clark Middle School - 03Clark School District 12-2Clark05088913.882.587.5170.0
49
83Howard Junior High - 05Howard School District 48-3Howard0708479.076.074.5150.5
41
80Hitchcock-Tulare Junior High School - 02Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6Tulare0708259.279.572.5152.0
40
57Waubay Junior High - 03Waubay School District 18-3Waubay07083212.677.582.0159.5
37

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Source:  National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education, and South Dakota Department of Education
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* Rank is determined by adding each school's average STEP Math score with the average STEP Reading score to form a combined average score. The school with the highest combined score is ranked #1.
** The values used in the STEP columns are % proficient.

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