Middle Schools in Britton-Hecla School District 45-4

The Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 in South Dakota contains a single middle school, Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, this middle school appears to be a middle-performing institution within the district and the state of South Dakota.

Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 80th out of 150 schools in 2022-2023 to 145th out of 246 schools in 2024-2025. The school is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other middle schools in the state. One area of concern is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in mathematics proficiency across all grade levels.

While the school's performance in some areas, such as 7th grade English Language Arts and 8th grade science, is closer to the district and state averages, it lags behind in other key metrics. The school's free and reduced lunch rate is 16.51%, and the district spends $9,707 per student. The student-teacher ratio at Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 is 16.3 to 1. Overall, the data suggests that this middle school is a middle-performing institution within the Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 and the state of South Dakota, with room for improvement in areas like mathematics proficiency and chronic absenteeism.