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Best Middle Schools in South Dakota
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Students/Teachers
Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Ranking (
2025
vs
2024
)
ID
Rank
(of
246
)
School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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ID
151
Wagner Middle School - 03
Public
5-8
101 Walnut Ave SW
Wagner
57380
Charles Mix County
Wagner Community School District 11-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 384-3913
283
22
12.8
100.0%
78 (27.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
172 (60.8%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (10.6%)
$15,800
$745
$15,055
44.7
28.3
112
39
467542000942
152
Newdale Colony Elementary - 04
Public
K-8
21336 484th Ave
Elkton
57026
Brookings County
Elkton School District 05-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 542-2541
29
1
29
29 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,286
$04
$9,282
44.6
(n/a)
462139001078
153
Rosholt Middle School - 04
Public
6-8
202 Finley Ave
Rosholt
57260
Roberts County
Rosholt School District 54-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 537-4278
42
3
12.4
35.7%
26 (61.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (7.1%)
1 (2.4%)
6 (14.3%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (14.3%)
$15,790
$1,189
$14,602
44.6
21.3
123
30
466336001053
154
Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18
Public
K-8
31232 The Colony Rd
Tabor
57063
Bon Homme County
Bon Homme School District 04-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 589-3389
30
3
9.6
90.0%
30 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,152
$35
$12,117
44.6
(n/a)
460740000060
155
Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05
Public
K-8
26730 423rd Ave
Alexandria
57311
Hanson County
Hanson School District 30-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 239-4387
30
2
15
30 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,937
$952
$9,984
44.5
(n/a)
460264000875
156
East Middle School - 30
Public
6-8
4860 Homestead St
Rapid City
57703
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 394-4092
613
39
15.7
41.4%
384 (62.6%)
7 (1.1%)
69 (11.3%)
7 (1.1%)
55 (9.0%)
0 (0.0%)
91 (14.8%)
$11,586
$648
$10,938
44.4
29.1
111
45
465982000528
157
Douglas Middle School - 01
Public
6-8
691 Tower Rd
Box Elder
57719
Pennington County
Douglas School District 51-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 923-0050
633
45
14.1
37.8%
410 (64.8%)
11 (1.7%)
77 (12.2%)
5 (0.8%)
47 (7.4%)
1 (0.2%)
82 (13.0%)
$11,637
$790
$10,847
43.6
34.1
105
52
461941000176
158
Bowdle Junior High - 03
Public
6-8
3083 2nd Ave
Bowdle
57428
Edmunds County
Bowdle School District 22-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 285-6590
20
3
7.5
70.0%
17 (85.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (5.0%)
1 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (5.0%)
$20,405
$2,264
$18,141
43.5
(n/a)
460780000883
159
Tripp-Delmont Junior High - 02
Public
7-8
105 S Sloan
Tripp
57376
Hutchinson County
Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 935-6766
18
2
10.4
61.1%
18 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$22,426
$40
$22,385
43.5
(n/a)
467245000059
160
Estelline Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
708 Davis Ave
Estelline
57234
Hamlin County
Estelline School District 28-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 873-2201
60
4
13.9
36.7%
48 (80.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (15.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (5.0%)
$13,354
$674
$12,680
43.2
52.4
71
89
462241001045
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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.
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Educational resources:
Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison
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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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