Best Middle Schools in South Dakota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the South Dakota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 246)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
141	Hillside Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	18248 Hillside Ln	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-5302	8	1	7.4		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								47.6			(n/a)		461917001100
142	Canistota Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	431 4th Ave	Canistota	57012	McCook County	Canistota School District 43-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 296-3458	68	4	17.1	26.5%	60 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.4%)	1 (1.5%)	4 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,552			$00			$12,552	47.3	44.2	92	50		461032001016
143	Colome Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	105 Carr St	Colome	57528	Tripp County	Colome School District 59-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 842-1624	32	4	8.1	75.0%	19 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.5%)	$17,857			$2,792			$15,065	47.2	39.1	98	45		461413000893
144	Alcester-Hudson Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	409 E 6th St	Alcester	57001	Union County	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 934-1890	53	5	11.6	37.7%	44 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	$10,130			$42			$10,088	47	24.4	119	25		460002800874
145	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	No	(605) 448-2234	97	6	15.9	21.6%	90 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$12,070			$580			$11,490	46.3	27.9	113	32		460004101142
146	Interior Elementary - 09	Public	K-8	301 A St	Interior	57750	Jackson County	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 837-2173	15	3	4.4	80.0%	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,291			$12,754			$6,536	46			(n/a)		468043701245
147	Central Meade County School - 09	Public	K-8	19625 Ball Field Road	Union Center	57787	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	49	5	9.1	6.1%	44 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.2%)	$17,168			$214			$16,955	45.7			(n/a)		466993000736
148	Maurine Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	17291 US Hwy 212	Faith	57626	Meade County	Faith School District 46-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 967-2152	17	2	8.5		16 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	$13,742			$105			$13,637	45.2			(n/a)		462294000412
149	Clark Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	41181 179th St	Raymond	57258	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	24	2	11.5		23 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								45.2			(n/a)		461917001101
150	Leola Junior High - 03	Public	6-8	820 Leola Ave	Leola	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	22	4	5.6	40.9%	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,901			$492			$20,408	44.8			(n/a)		464164000919

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About our rankings:

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 30, 2025, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.