Middle Schools in Hot Springs School District 23-2

Summary:

Hot Springs School District 23-2 in South Dakota has only one middle school, Hot Springs Middle School - 06, which serves grades 6-8. The school's performance has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 43rd out of 150 South Dakota middle schools in 2022-2023 to 114th out of 246 in 2024-2025.

Academically, Hot Springs Middle School - 06 has mixed results. In English Language Arts, the school's performance is above the Hot Springs School District 23-2 and state averages for all grades, as well as for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades individually. However, in Mathematics, the school's performance is below the district and state averages for all grades and individual grade levels. The school's 8th-grade Science performance is also below the district and state averages.

Other key insights about Hot Springs Middle School - 06 include a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% for the 2024-2025 school year, a free and reduced lunch rate of 23.46% for the 2023-2024 school year, and a higher per-student spending of $10,468 for the 2023-2024 school year compared to the district and state averages. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.4 for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating smaller class sizes.

District Detail

1747 Lincoln Ave
Hot Springs, SD 57747

(605) 745-4159

SchoolDigger Rank:
86^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 710

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
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
Hot Springs Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	146 N 16th St	Hot Springs	57747	Fall River County	Hot Springs School District 23-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 745-4092	189	15	12.8	32.8%	132 (69.8%)	4 (2.1%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (16.4%)	54.7	114^th of 246 public middle schools	53.7%		50.7	78^th of 147 public middle schools	46.9%	36	52.0	53.1	56.9	53.9	36.0	34.7	34.5	35.2	37.9	$10,736	$1,167	$9,569

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Edgemont School District 23-1	19.75 mi	2	126^th
Oelrichs School District 23-3	21.5 mi	3	144^th
Custer School District 16-1	23.57 mi	6	58^th
Elk Mountain School District 16-2	32.02 mi	2	26^th
Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	33.66 mi	6	146^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.