Middle Schools in Iroquois School District 02-3

Summary:

The Iroquois School District 02-3 in South Dakota is home to two middle schools: Iroquois Middle School - 02 and Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05. Both schools have small student populations, with Iroquois Middle School - 02 serving 44 students and Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05 serving just 11 students.

Academically, the schools in the Iroquois School District 02-3 have struggled, with both Iroquois Middle School - 02 and Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05 performing below the state average on standardized tests. Iroquois Middle School - 02 has seen a decline in its English Language Arts proficiency rates, while Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05 has shown some improvement in this area. Both schools also have high chronic absenteeism rates, which may contribute to their academic challenges.

The Iroquois School District 02-3 as a whole is ranked 133 out of 147 school districts in South Dakota and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating that the district is underperforming compared to other districts in the state. The small size of the schools and the district's overall low performance suggest that the middle schools in the Iroquois School District 02-3 face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to their students.

District Detail

111 E Washita St
Iroquois, SD 57353

(605) 546-2210

SchoolDigger Rank:
133^rd of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 220

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 2
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 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th 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 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05	Public	4-8	21085 415th Ave	Iroquois	57353	Beadle County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 546-2210	13	1	13.0		13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.8	163^rd of 246 public middle schools	33.7%					(n/a)	25.0	33.3		66.7	33.3	38.5	0.0	0.0		33.3	33.3	15.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	$13,745	$493	$13,252
Iroquois Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	111 E Washita St	Iroquois	57353	Kingsbury County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 546-2426	48	5	10.3	37.5%	38 (79.2%)	1 (2.1%)	7 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	31.6	184^th of 246 public middle schools	25.2%		10.2	139^th of 147 public middle schools	5.4%	45			26.1	33.3	53.8	35.4			8.7	8.3	30.8	14.6		38.5		$12,377	$494	$11,884

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huron School District 02-2	14.51 mi	11	137^th
Willow Lake School District 12-3	14.65 mi	7	131^st
De Smet School District 38-2	14.66 mi	3	55^th
Lake Preston School District 38-3	23.71 mi	3	4^th
Sanborn Central School District 55-5	27.22 mi	4	44^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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