Summary:
The Sisseton School District 54-2 in South Dakota has only one middle school, Sisseton Middle School - 02, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently performed below the state average on standardized assessments, ranking in the bottom half of South Dakota middle schools.
Sisseton Middle School - 02 has struggled academically, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the state average in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school's Smarter Balanced Assessment scores in 2024-2025 were 32.96% in ELA and 23.44% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rate of 32% for all grades in 2024-2025 was well below the state average of 43.63%.
Despite the school's low academic performance, it appears to have relatively high per-student spending at $13,843 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12:1. However, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with 58.11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This suggests that the school may need to focus on implementing targeted interventions and support programs to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds succeed academically.
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