Summary:
The Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3 in South Dakota is home to one standout middle school, Sully Buttes Middle School - 06. This school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 19th out of 246 South Dakota middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year.
Sully Buttes Middle School - 06 has significantly higher proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state average, with a 67.65% proficiency rate in ELA in 2024-2025 versus the state average of 50.93%. The school's performance has also been consistently better than the district average over the past two school years. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% in 2024-2025 is higher than the state average, which could be an area of concern.
In terms of student demographics, 22.41% of students at Sully Buttes Middle School - 06 were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a significant population of students from lower-income families. The school district's high spending per student of $17,951 in 2023-2024 indicates that resources are being allocated to support the education of students in the district, which may contribute to the school's strong performance.
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