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	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
181	Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07	Public	K-8	40248 293rd Ave	Delmont	57330	Charles Mix County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 935-6766	26	1	26		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								32.5			(n/a)		467245001091
182	Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	22941 487th Ave	Flandreau	57028	Moody County	Flandreau School District 50-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 997-2780	34	3	11.3		34 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,270			$435			$12,834	32.4			(n/a)		462439001119
183	McIntosh Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	511 Main St	Mc Intosh	57641	Corson County	McIntosh School District 15-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 273-4298	44	4	9.9	100.0%	13 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	25 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.4%)	$27,398			$4,117			$23,281	31.7	10.4	138	45		464626000921
184	Iroquois Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	111 E Washita St	Iroquois	57353	Kingsbury County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 546-2426	48	5	10.3	37.5%	38 (79.2%)	1 (2.1%)	7 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	$12,377			$494			$11,884	31.6	10.2	139	45		463615000916
185	Wakpala Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	12250 SD Hwy 1806	Wakpala	57658	Corson County	Smee School District 15-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-3040	41	4	10.3	100.0%	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	$25,092			$3,703			$21,389	31.3	37.5	100	85		467560001326
186	Red Willow Colony School - 09	Public	K-8	20019 474th Ave	White	57276	Brookings County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 629-1152	26	2	14.8		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,693			$00			$11,693	31.2			(n/a)		467830001320
187	Edmunds Central Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	105 1st Ave	Roscoe	57471	Edmunds County	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 287-4251	28	3	10.6	39.3%	23 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,088			$49			$21,039	30.7	11.5	136	51		463444000032
188	Edgemont Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	715 Mogul Way	Edgemont	57735	Fall River County	Edgemont School District 23-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 662-7254	93	11	8.5	51.6%	78 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	$19,065			$1,983			$17,083	30.1			(n/a)		462085000181
189	Rustic Acres Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	24243 456th Ave	Madison	57042	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	41	3	13.6		41 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,858			$417			$10,441	27.4			(n/a)		461230001092
190	White Lake Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	410 E 4th St	White Lake	57383	Aurora County	White Lake School District 01-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 249-2251	30	3	10.3	46.7%	27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,484			$726			$15,757	27			(n/a)		467851000950

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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 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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.