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
221	White Rock Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	47788 102nd St	Rosholt	57260	Roberts County	Rosholt School District 54-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 537-4790	22	2	11	86.4%	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,013			$1,686			$9,327	12.9			(n/a)		466336000558
222	Spring Lake Colony Elementary	Public	K-8	21727 452nd Ave	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 482-8244	18	2	7.7		18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,734			$1,456			$14,278	12.7			(n/a)		468044710807
223	McLaughlin Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	701 Main	Mc Laughlin	57642	Corson County	McLaughlin School District 15-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 823-4484	85	10	8.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	83 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,560			$1,632			$18,928	12.7	2.6	147	76		464638000922
224	He Dog Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	28152 Hwy 63	Parmelee	57566	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3553	189	10	18.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,063			$4,147			$9,915	11.6	3.4	146	78		467209000669
225	Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	42805 Maxwell Rd	Scotland	57059	Hutchinson County	Menno School District 33-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 387-5161	39	4	10.2	84.6%	39 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,544			$36			$15,508	11.5			(n/a)		464710000418
226	Dupree Junior High - 04	Public	7-8	127 B St	Dupree	57623	Ziebach County	Dupree School District 64-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 365-5140	52	5	11.3	100.0%	2 (3.8%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$19,068			$855			$18,213	11.3	4.2	145	81		461945000896
227	Oelrichs Junior High - 03	Public	6-8	214 W 7th St	Oelrichs	57763	Fall River County	Oelrichs School District 23-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 535-2631	25	3	8.8	100.0%	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,646			$4,524			$22,122	11			(n/a)		465277000608
228	E.A.G.L.E. Center - 09	Public	5-8	E St	Eagle Butte	57625	Dewey County	Eagle Butte School District 20-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 964-8773	0	0	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								10.8			(n/a)		462010001360
228	Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	14625 401st Ave	Stratford	57474	Brown County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 396-7497	16	3	5.5		16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,043			$23			$11,020	10.8			(n/a)		465175001432
230	Todd County Middle School - 10	Public	6-8	27000 US Hwy 83	Mission	57555	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3504	353	26	13.3	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	333 (94.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,868			$3,603			$12,265	10.6			(n/a)		467209000814

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.