Summary:
The Douglas School District 51-1 in South Dakota has only one middle school, Douglas Middle School - 01, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 105 out of 147 schools in 2023-2024 to 106 out of 150 schools in 2022-2023, and it now ranks 157 out of 246 South Dakota middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 2-star rating.
Academically, Douglas Middle School - 01 lags behind the state averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science proficiency. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 45.68% compared to the state average of 50.93%, its Mathematics proficiency rate was 28.2% compared to the state average of 43.49%, and its 8th-grade Science proficiency rate was 31.58% compared to the state average of 42.51%. The school's relatively high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 30.98% for the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that it may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges.
Despite the school's lower per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratio compared to the state average, its continued underperformance indicates that the effectiveness of the district's resource allocation may need to be evaluated and adjusted to better meet the needs of the students. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation, as well as collaboration with the district and community, will be crucial in driving improvements and ensuring that all students have access to a high-quality education at Douglas Middle School - 01.
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