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.
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