Middle Schools in Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1

Summary:

The Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 in South Dakota has only one middle school, Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02, which serves grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 64th out of 147 South Dakota middle schools in 2023-2024 to 140th out of 246 in 2024-2025. While the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments was higher than district and state averages in 2023-2024, its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (43.16%) and Mathematics (36.69%) fell below the district (46.29% and 36.8%, respectively) and state (50.93% and 43.49%) averages in 2024-2025.

Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% in 2024-2025 and a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 29.86% in 2023-2024, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Despite these factors, the school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $18,116, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 9.3, which is relatively low compared to the state average.

The data suggests that while the Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 is investing resources in Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02, the school is facing challenges in maintaining its academic performance. Further analysis of the school's instructional practices, teacher quality, and targeted interventions for at-risk students could provide valuable insights to help improve student outcomes.

District Detail

320 S Main St
Lead, SD 57754

(605) 717-3890

SchoolDigger Rank:
106^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 647

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
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
Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	234 S Main St	Lead	57754	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-3898	139	15	9.5	25.2%	111 (79.9%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.6%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	47.6	140^th of 246 public middle schools	43.1%		55.7	64^th of 147 public middle schools	56.5%	76	37.5	42.0	51.2	43.2	35.4	36.0	39.0	36.7	34.2	$19,579	$489	$19,090

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meade School District 46-1	7.72 mi	11	65^th
Black Hills Special Services Cooperative	8.64 mi	3
Spearfish School District 40-2	8.64 mi	7	75^th
Belle Fourche School District 09-1	19.57 mi	4	84^th
Rapid City Area School District 51-4	25.66 mi	26	112^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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