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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 58538

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Top rankedFort Yates Middle School53^rd of 61 North Dakota middle schools

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Summary:

The zip code 58538 is home to a single middle school, Fort Yates Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population that is entirely economically disadvantaged.

Fort Yates Middle School has a small student enrollment of just 53 students, and its performance on standardized tests is well below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 10% of students were proficient or better in Math, and 29.5% were proficient or better in Reading, compared to state averages of 41% and 40% respectively. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is also very high at 20%, which likely contributes to the low academic performance.

Despite the school's struggles, it appears to have a relatively high level of resources, with a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.8 and high per-student spending of $56,659 in the 2021-2022 school year. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's challenges, and addressing the underlying issues of chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage may be key to improving student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				A-Plus Math (2025)				A-Plus Reading (2025)				A-Plus Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	A-Plus Math 6th Grade	A-Plus Math 7th Grade	A-Plus Math 8th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 6th Grade	A-Plus Reading 7th Grade	A-Plus Reading 8th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 8th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fort Yates Middle School	Public	5-8	9189 1/2 Hwy 24	Fort Yates	58538	Sioux County	Ft Yates 4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 854-3819	46	6	7.6	60.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.8	53^rd of 61 public middle schools	13.1%		12.4	55^th of 57 public middle schools	3.5%	2	20.0	20.0	20.0	10.0	20.0	20.0	54.5	29.5	20.0	20.0	$79,577	$32,286	$47,291

IMPORTANT NOTE: North Dakota does not publish exact assessment percentages; instead, results are reported as ranges (e.g., 20-29%) to protect student privacy in smaller groups. The proficiency rates displayed on SchoolDigger are calculated using midpoint imputation—the center value of each reported range. Actual values may differ by up to 5 percentage points from the figures shown.

Cities Near Zip Code 58538

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Yates	2.11 mi	3	135^th
Selfridge	13.72 mi	2
Cannon Ball	21.94 mi	1	144^th
Solen	22.79 mi	2
Strasburg	23.17 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

About North Dakota Assessment Data: To protect student privacy, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction reports assessment results as percentage ranges rather than exact values. SchoolDigger calculates proficiency rates using midpoint imputation, which uses the center value of each reported range. For example, a reported range of 20-29% is represented as 24.5%. As a result, the proficiency rates shown may vary by approximately ±5 percentage points from actual values. This variance is most significant for individual grade/subject combinations and diminishes when data is aggregated across multiple grades or subjects.

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