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31
Harrisburg North Middle School - 08
Public
6-8
2201 W 95th St
Sioux Falls
57108
Lincoln County
Harrisburg School District 41-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 743-2567
747
59
12.5
11.1%
631 (84.5%)
35 (4.7%)
29 (3.9%)
14 (1.9%)
10 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (3.7%)
$9,425
$364
$9,062
71.8
71.3
33
2
467662000718
32
Watertown Middle School - 02
Public
7-8
1700 11th St NE
Watertown
57201
Codington County
Watertown School District 14-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 882-6370
600
36
16.6
26.3%
510 (85.0%)
2 (0.3%)
42 (7.0%)
1 (0.2%)
19 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (4.3%)
$8,588
$455
$8,133
71.8
72.8
24
8
468043801250
33
Platte - Geddes Junior High - 03
Public
6-8
400 Illinois Ave
Platte
57369
Charles Mix County
Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 337-3391
109
7
14.8
16.5%
95 (87.2%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (8.3%)
$10,436
$759
$9,677
71.6
73.7
22
11
465430000926
34
Parkston Middle School - 05
Public
6-8
102A S Chapman Dr
Parkston
57366
Hutchinson County
Parkston School District 33-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 928-3368
102
7
15.5
22.5%
89 (87.3%)
2 (2.0%)
4 (3.9%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.9%)
$8,519
$264
$8,255
70.3
52.5
71
37
460207000005
35
Holgate Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
2200 N Dakota St
Aberdeen
57401
Brown County
Aberdeen School District 06-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 725-7700
512
34
15.2
28.3%
396 (77.3%)
12 (2.3%)
28 (5.5%)
9 (1.8%)
33 (6.4%)
1 (0.2%)
33 (6.4%)
$8,776
$361
$8,415
70
71.1
34
1
460740000987
36
Bon Homme Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
1404 Fir St
Tyndall
57066
Bon Homme County
Bon Homme School District 04-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 589-3387
110
9
12.5
23.6%
98 (89.1%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (6.4%)
$10,183
$641
$9,542
68
81.3
12
24
463822000142
37
Kimball Middle School - 04
Public
5-8
300 S East St
Kimball
57355
Brule County
Kimball School District 07-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 778-6231
96
8
12.3
31.3%
86 (89.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (5.2%)
$7,513
$699
$6,814
67.1
75.2
19
18
463699000809
38
Dakota Valley Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
1150 Northshore Dr
North Sioux City
57049
Union County
Dakota Valley School District 61-8
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 422-3830
342
19
18.4
9.6%
273 (79.8%)
6 (1.8%)
33 (9.6%)
8 (2.3%)
3 (0.9%)
5 (1.5%)
14 (4.1%)
$8,065
$472
$7,593
67.1
73.5
23
15
463049000247
39
Philip Junior High - 03
Public
7-8
330 Scottie Ave
Philip
57567
Haakon County
Haakon School District 27-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 859-2680
49
3
17
12.2%
45 (91.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.0%)
3 (6.1%)
$11,104
$1,568
$9,536
65.2
59.1
50
11
460427000829
40
Avon Middle School - 05
Public
5-8
210 Pine St
Avon
57315
Bon Homme County
Avon School District 04-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 286-3291
64
6
11
25.0%
53 (82.8%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (7.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (6.3%)
$10,228
$419
$9,809
64.7
72.6
27
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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 16, 2023, 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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: 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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