Middle Schools in Mount Vernon School District 17-3

Summary:

The Mount Vernon School District 17-3 in South Dakota is home to a single middle school, Mount Vernon Middle School - 03, which stands out as a top-performing institution in the state. This middle school serves grades 6-8 and has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 7th out of 246 middle schools in South Dakota for the 2024-2025 school year.

Mount Vernon Middle School - 03 consistently outperforms the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments, with 72.88% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 74.57% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades. The school's 8th-grade performance is particularly impressive, with 68.75% proficient or better in ELA and 75% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 50.2% and 40.75% respectively. The school's science proficiency rate for 8th grade (56.25%) is also higher than the state average of 42.51%.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (40.98%), Mount Vernon Middle School - 03 is able to provide a high-quality education to all its students. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 and spending per student of $13,791, the school is able to deliver exceptional academic performance and maintain its status as one of the top-performing middle schools in South Dakota.

District Detail

500 N Main
Mount Vernon, SD 57363

(605) 236-5237

SchoolDigger Rank:
8^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 255

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
Mount Vernon Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	500 N Main	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 236-5237	58	5	12.5	39.7%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.2	7^th of 246 public middle schools	97.2%		78.1	23^rd of 147 public middle schools	84.4%	16	65.2	85.0	68.8	72.9	69.6	80.0	75.0	74.6	56.3	$14,255	$282	$13,973

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plankinton School District 01-1	10.28 mi	7
Mitchell School District 17-2	11.3 mi	9	45^th
Corsica-Stickney 21-3	12.31 mi	3	25^th
Stickney School District 01-2	12.32 mi	4
Sanborn Central School District 55-5	18.05 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.

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.