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Best Middle Schools in South Dakota
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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
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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
)
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2024
)
Rank Change from
2024
SchoolDigger Rating (
2025
)
ID
201
White River Middle School - 04
Public
6-8
501 E 3rd St
White River
57579
Mellette County
White River School District 47-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 259-3135
93
8
11.6
96.8%
3 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
85 (91.4%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (5.4%)
$16,410
$3,270
$13,140
22.1
5
144
57
467857000951
202
Elkton Junior High - 03
Public
7-8
508 Buffalo St
Elkton
57026
Brookings County
Elkton School District 05-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 542-2541
65
5
13.8
33.8%
55 (84.6%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (9.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (6.2%)
$15,036
$04
$15,032
22
23.1
121
81
462139000901
203
Bennett County Middle School - 06
Public
6-8
402 1st Ave
Martin
57551
Bennett County
Bennett County School District 03-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 685-6330
100
9
11.6
100.0%
14 (14.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (7.0%)
2 (2.0%)
55 (55.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (22.0%)
$17,227
$3,856
$13,371
21.9
12.4
135
68
460624001015
204
Summit Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-8
400 W Sherman Ave
Summit
57266
Roberts County
Summit School District 54-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 398-6211
132
13
10.1
51.5%
74 (56.1%)
4 (3.0%)
13 (9.8%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (23.5%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (7.6%)
$15,464
$1,325
$14,139
21.6
17.3
132
72
467014000662
205
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
No
(605) 539-9391
41
3
11.8
29.3%
37 (90.2%)
1 (2.4%)
3 (7.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$14,508
$285
$14,223
21.5
25.5
116
89
467746000076
206
Colman-Egan Junior High - 02
Public
7-8
200 S Loban Ave
Colman
57017
Moody County
Colman-Egan School District 50-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 534-3534
36
3
10.9
33.3%
30 (83.3%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (8.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (8.3%)
$11,886
$355
$11,531
20.9
27.1
114
92
461410000092
207
Wessington Springs Middle School Cyber School - 93
Public, Virtual
7-8
302 Dakota Ave N
Wessington Springs
57382
Jerauld County
Wessington Springs School District 36-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
No
(605) 539-9311
22
0
95.6
13.6%
15 (68.2%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (13.6%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (18.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$5,446
$285
$5,161
20.6
5.3
143
64
467746001372
208
Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05
Public
K-8
19087 413th Ave
Carpenter
57322
Beadle County
Willow Lake School District 12-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 625-5945
21
2
10.1
21 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,646
$95
$10,551
20.3
(n/a)
467935001137
209
North Middle School - 35
Public
6-8
1501 N Maple St
Rapid City
57701
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 394-4042
418
35
12
100.0%
87 (20.8%)
1 (0.2%)
64 (15.3%)
6 (1.4%)
204 (48.8%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (13.4%)
$13,697
$1,382
$12,315
20
6
142
67
465982000532
210
Blue Sky Colony - 04
Public
K-8
15765 484th Ave
Milbank
57252
Grant County
Milbank School District 25-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 432-6615
10
1
10
10 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19.7
(n/a)
460000201390
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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
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Educational resources:
Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection
State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide
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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