Middle Schools in Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3

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.

District Detail

500 8th St
Onida, SD 57564

(605) 258-2618

SchoolDigger Rank:
20^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 216

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Sully Buttes Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	500 8th St	Onida	57564	Sully County	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 258-2618	66	7	9.0	28.8%	54 (81.8%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)	81.2	19^th of 246 public middle schools	92.3%		64.3	41^st of 147 public middle schools	72.1%	22	52.0	73.7	79.2	67.7	48.0	68.4	79.2	64.7	66.7	$18,943	$275	$18,668

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gettysburg School District 53-1	21.69 mi	3	11^th
Pierre School District 32-2	25.14 mi	7	32^nd
Pierre Indian Learning Center	27.06 mi	1
Stanley County School District 57-1	28.54 mi	4	85^th
Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2	33.22 mi	3	30^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.