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467452000961
71
Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03
Public
5-8
501 Adams St
Hurley
57036
Turner County
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 766-5418
125
8
14.8
24.0%
110 (88.0%)
3 (2.4%)
5 (4.0%)
2 (1.6%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.2%)
$10,630
$00
$10,630
53.7
28.7
113
42
463960000364
72
Madison Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
830 NE 9th St
Madison
57042
Lake County
Madison Central School District 39-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 256-7717
257
22
11.8
19.8%
219 (85.2%)
2 (0.8%)
23 (8.9%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.5%)
$9,405
$360
$9,045
53.1
44.8
87
15
464878000966
73
Montrose Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
309 S Church Ave
Montrose
57048
McCook County
Montrose School District 43-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 363-5025
57
4
15
14.0%
53 (93.0%)
1 (1.8%)
2 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,069
$106
$12,963
52.6
52.3
72
1
461695000992
74
Custer Junior High - 05
Public
7-8
1645 Wildcat Ln
Custer
57730
Custer County
Custer School District 16-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 673-4473
101
7
13.8
21.8%
80 (79.2%)
2 (2.0%)
11 (10.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (5.0%)
$10,720
$351
$10,369
52
62.2
48
26
461056000831
75
Canton Middle School - 04
Public
6-8
800 N Main St
Canton
57013
Lincoln County
Canton School District 41-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 764-2706
203
15
13.1
20.2%
186 (91.6%)
3 (1.5%)
4 (2.0%)
1 (0.5%)
2 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.4%)
$9,155
$190
$8,965
52
65.2
42
33
462988001296
76
Gregory Junior High - 04
Public
6-8
505 Logan St
Gregory
57533
Gregory County
Gregory School District 26-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 835-8771
77
7
11.6
51.9%
62 (80.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.6%)
12 (15.6%)
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,069
$1,162
$7,907
51.5
72.8
25
51
467746000076
77
Wessington Springs Junior High - 04
Public
7-8
302 Dakota Ave N
Wessington Springs
57382
Jerauld County
Wessington Springs School District 36-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 539-9391
42
4
11.8
16.7%
42 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,539
$474
$11,065
51.2
76.1
17
60
464152000852
78
Lemmon Junior High - 06
Public
7-8
314 8th St W
Lemmon
57638
Perkins County
Lemmon School District 52-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 374-3762
56
3
16.6
42.9%
51 (91.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (5.4%)
$12,014
$615
$11,399
50.6
46.2
83
5
461695000159
79
Hermosa Elementary - 04
Public
K-8
11 4th St
Hermosa
57744
Custer County
Custer School District 16-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 255-4345
222
22
10
34.2%
184 (82.9%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (6.3%)
3 (1.4%)
11 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.5%)
$12,526
$1,331
$11,195
50.2
32.9
107
28
460004101142
80
Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
759 5th St
Britton
57430
Marshall County
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 448-2234
104
6
16.3
15.4%
94 (90.4%)
1 (1.0%)
6 (5.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.9%)
$8,317
$402
$7,915
49.8
44.1
89
9
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessments Science test scores released by the South Dakota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 16, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Education.
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