Middle Schools in Brookings School District 05-1

Summary:

Brookings School District 05-1 in South Dakota has one middle school, George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02, which serves grades 6-8. The school's performance has shown some fluctuations, with strengths in certain subject areas but also areas where it lags behind the district and state averages.

Academically, George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 has had mixed results on Smarter Balanced Assessments. In 2024-2025, its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (49.48%) and Mathematics (41.48%) were slightly below the district and state averages. However, in 2023-2024, its English Language Arts proficiency (52.31%) was slightly above the averages, while Mathematics (38.44%) was below. The school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate was 35.85% in 2024-2025, lower than the district and state.

The school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% in 2024-2025. Despite having a high per-student spending of $12,231 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.2, the school's academic performance suggests the need for further examination of its curriculum, instructional practices, and targeted interventions to address the areas of lower performance and improve student outcomes.

District Detail

2130 8th St S
Brookings, SD 57006

(605) 696-4700

SchoolDigger Rank:
64^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,546

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
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
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	1801 12th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 696-4500	780	54	14.3	21.5%	611 (78.3%)	34 (4.4%)	63 (8.1%)	20 (2.6%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	55.3	113^th of 246 public middle schools	54.1%		44.8	90^th of 147 public middle schools	38.8%	23	47.1	56.5	44.6	49.5	34.1	42.8	47.8	41.5	35.9	$11,498	$317	$11,181
Bobcat Plains Academy Middle School - 93	Public, Virtual	6-8	1910 12th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(605) 696-4714	4	0	10.5		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sioux Valley School District 05-5	6.94 mi	3	12^th
Elkton School District 05-3	10.04 mi	5	97^th
Deubrook Area School District 05-6	11.41 mi	5	124^th
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	17.11 mi	6	139^th
Arlington School District 38-1	18.04 mi	4	5^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.

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Middle Schools in Brookings School District 05-1

District Detail

George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Bobcat Plains Academy Middle School - 93

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