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Best Middle Schools in Timber Lake, SD

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Top rankedTimber Lake Middle School - 0343^rd of 246 South Dakota middle schools

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Summary:

Timber Lake, South Dakota is home to a single middle school, Timber Lake Middle School - 03, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Timber Lake School District 20-3. This middle school stands out as an exemplary institution, consistently ranking among the top performers in the state and delivering exceptional academic outcomes for its students.

Timber Lake Middle School - 03 is ranked 6th out of 150 South Dakota middle schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 12th out of 147 in the 2023-2024 school year, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% compared to the state average, suggesting effective strategies for student engagement and attendance.

The Timber Lake School District 20-3, which Timber Lake Middle School - 03 is a part of, is also highly ranked, coming in at 15th out of 147 districts in the state and earning a 5-star rating. The district's spending per student of $19,806 in 2023-2024 and a student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1 at Timber Lake Middle School - 03 indicate a strong commitment to resource allocation and supporting student success.

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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
Timber Lake Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	500 Main St	Timber Lake	57656	Dewey County	Timber Lake School District 20-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 865-3654	70	8	8.3	37.1%	33 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.1	43^rd of 246 public middle schools	82.5%		85.4	12^th of 147 public middle schools	91.8%	31	57.7	70.8	65.0	64.3	65.4	54.2	55.0	58.6	30.0	$21,365	$1,182	$20,183

Cities Near Timber Lake

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Isabel	17.37 mi	1
Little Eagle	21.52 mi	1
Bullhead	23.54 mi	1
La Plant	28.73 mi	1
Mc Laughlin	29.28 mi	3	193^rd

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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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