Summary:
The Faith School District 46-2 in South Dakota has only one middle school, Faith Junior High - 06, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has faced some performance challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 130th out of 143 South Dakota middle schools in 2021-2022 to 126th out of 246 in 2024-2025.
Faith Junior High - 06's proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts (41.18%) and Mathematics (35.3%) are lower than the Faith School District 46-2 (54.43% and 48.11%, respectively) and the state of South Dakota (50.93% and 43.49%, respectively). However, the school's 8th grade proficiency rates in ELA (50%) and Science (50%) are higher than the district and state averages. The school's chronic absenteeism rate for 2024-2025 is also higher than the state average at 20.2%.
Despite these challenges, Faith Junior High - 06 has a relatively small student population of 19 students and a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 42.11% in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending for 2023-2024 is $12,677, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 9.5, which is lower than the typical class size. These factors suggest that the school may be working to address the needs of its student population, but further investigation would be needed to fully understand the factors contributing to the school's performance.
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