Middle Schools in McIntosh School District 15-1

Summary:

McIntosh School District 15-1 in South Dakota has only one middle school, McIntosh Middle School - 03, which serves grades 6-8. The school's performance is significantly below the state average, ranking 183 out of 246 South Dakota middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 138 out of 147 in the 2023-2024 school year.

McIntosh Middle School - 03 has low proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments, with only 31.71% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 21.95% proficient in Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rate was also below the state average at 36.84%. Additionally, the school has a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 100% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student at $24,890 for the 2023-2024 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.2, the data suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student learning and achievement. Addressing attendance issues and understanding how resources are being utilized could be important focus areas for the school and the McIntosh School District 15-1.

District Detail

511 Main St
Mc Intosh, SD 57641

(605) 273-4227

SchoolDigger Rank:
123^rd of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 129

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 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 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
McIntosh Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	511 Main St	Mc Intosh	57641	Corson County	McIntosh School District 15-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 273-4298	44	4	9.9	100.0%	13 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	25 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.4%)	31.7	183^rd of 246 public middle schools	25.6%		10.4	138^th of 147 public middle schools	6.1%	45	40.0	8.3	40.0	44.4	31.7	20.0	16.7	20.0	33.3	22.0	40.0	33.3	36.8	$27,398	$4,117	$23,281

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rock Creek Grant School	16.77 mi	1
McLaughlin School District 15-2	27.17 mi	3	145^th
Little Eagle School	31.39 mi	1
Northwest Area Schools Educational Cooperative	36.66 mi	1
Timber Lake School District 20-3	36.91 mi	3	15^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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