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Best Middle Schools in Groton, SD

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132

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Top rankedGroton Area Middle School - 0469^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Groton, South Dakota is home to a single standout middle school, Groton Area Middle School - 04, which serves grades 6-8. This school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in the state, placing 4th out of 150 schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 42nd out of 147 schools in 2023-2024. It has maintained an excellent 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional overall performance.

Groton Area Middle School - 04 has demonstrated strong academic achievement, with higher percentages of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state average. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 67.5%, significantly higher than the state's 50.2%. Additionally, the school is part of the Groton Area School District 06-6, which is ranked 14th out of 147 districts in South Dakota and is also rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

While the school has a relatively small student population of 126 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.9, it does face a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's spending per student of $10,489 in the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average, which may contribute to its exceptional academic performance and overall quality of education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Groton Area Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	502 N 2nd St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 397-8381	132	10	12.9	18.9%	123 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	66.8	69^th of 246 public middle schools	72.0%		64.1	42^nd of 147 public middle schools	71.4%	27	45.3	60.5	67.5	56.5	52.8	44.7	42.5	47.3	55.0	$10,504	$00	$10,504

Cities Near Groton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stratford	13.81 mi	1	188^th
Langford	16.74 mi	3	93^rd
Aberdeen	16.75 mi	12	92^nd
Claremont	17.7 mi	1	191^st
Warner	21.2 mi	3	2^nd

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

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