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Jones County School District 37-3

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At a glance

15^thof 126 South Dakota districts▲ 13

Better than 88% of South Dakota districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades K-12

404 Jackson Ave
Murdo, SD 57559·(605) 669-2297·All South Dakota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 88.1% of districts

Schools

180

Students

Top rankedJones County High School - 0118^th of 130 South Dakota high schools

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Biggest riser

Jones County High School - 01 up 97 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Jones County School District 37-3 has three small schools serving kindergarten through grade 12, with 180 students altogether: 74 at the elementary school, 57 at the middle school and 49 at the high school. The clearest overall pattern is that both K–8 schools are above state results in all-grades ELA and math, while the high school’s latest ELA result is the only one below its state benchmark.

Jones County Elementary - 02 leads the comparable all-grades results: in 2025–2026, it had 70% proficiency in ELA and 73% in math, compared with 61% and 54% at Jones County Middle School - 04—gaps of 9 and 19 percentage points. Both exceeded the state in those subjects, but the elementary school’s margins were larger: 21 points in ELA and 29 in math, versus 12 and 10 for the middle school. Elementary science was another standout at 92%, 49 points above state. The middle school’s 8th graders also stood out, with 75% proficiency in ELA and math, 23 and 32 points above state; 6th graders were about 1 point below state in both. At Jones County High School - 01, 11th-grade results were mixed: math and science were 30 and 37 points above state, while ELA was 3 points below; its graduation rate was 100%, compared with 88% statewide. Results cover different grades and assessments, so the high school’s scores are not directly comparable with the K–8 all-grades results.

Recent K–8 scores declined, especially in math: elementary math fell 10 percentage points from 2024–2025, and middle-school math fell 4; ELA fell about 2 points at each school. SchoolDigger’s percentile rankings also declined from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026 for the elementary school, from 93 to 76, and the middle school, from 98 to 81. The high school’s rank rose from 25 to 86, but that is a ranking change, not evidence of rising test scores. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 60% at the elementary school, 58% at the middle school and 49% at the high school. Student–teacher ratios were 8.8, 11.4 and 7.4, respectively; these figures offer context, not an explanation for results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SD ACT English Language Arts (2026)	SD ACT Mathematics (2026)	SD ACT Science (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SD ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SD ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	SD ACT Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jones County Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	305 Jefferson Ave	Murdo	57559	Jones County	Jones County School District 37-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 669-2297	74	8	8.8	59.5%	58 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.2%)	70	49^th of 203 public elementary schools	75.9%		83.8	14^th of 300 public elementary schools	95.3%	35				78.6	42.9				70.0	78.6	57.1				72.5		91.7	77.8%	22.2%	$14,358	$2,206	$12,152
Jones County High School - 01	Public	9-12	404 Jackson Ave	Murdo	57559	Jones County	Jones County School District 37-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 669-2258	49	7	7.4	49.0%	41 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)	79.8	18^th of 130 public high schools	86.2%		37.7	115^th of 166 public high schools	30.7%	97	45.5	63.6	81.8																	$17,036	$1,175	$15,861
Jones County Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	404 Jackson Ave	Murdo	57559	Jones County	Jones County School District 37-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 669-2258	57	5	11.4	57.9%	45 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (14.0%)	72.8	28^th of 151 public middle schools	81.5%		84.5	12^th of 246 public middle schools	95.1%	16						47.1	66.7	75.0	61.0			41.2	50.0	75.0	53.7	75.0				$15,732	$1,735	$13,996

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
White River School District 47-1	22.16 mi	4	121^st
Kadoka Area School District 35-2	25.77 mi	6	47^th
Lyman School District 42-1	32.25 mi	3	94^th
Stanley County School District 57-1	36.33 mi	4	92^nd
Pierre School District 32-2	37.4 mi	7	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.

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