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61
Burke Middle School - 04
Public
6-8
900 Washington St
Burke
57523
Gregory County
Burke School District 26-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 775-2645
73
5
15.5
34.2%
63 (86.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (12.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.4%)
$14,456
$739
$13,717
56.7
33.9
105
44
468019000789
62
Woonsocket Elementary - 03
Public
PK, KG-8
101 N 2nd Ave
Woonsocket
57385
Sanborn County
Woonsocket School District 55-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 796-4431
195
13
15
34.4%
176 (90.3%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (5.1%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.5%)
$8,397
$970
$7,427
56.1
57.2
54
8
464794201051
63
Miller Junior High - 04
Public
7-8
623 E 4th St
Miller
57362
Hand County
Miller 29-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 853-2455
61
6
11
11.5%
58 (95.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.6%)
1 (1.6%)
$9,734
$275
$9,459
55.9
63.4
46
17
465982000822
64
West Middle School - 37
Public
6-8
1003 Soo San Dr
Rapid City
57702
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 394-4033
612
39
15.8
25.7%
432 (70.6%)
10 (1.6%)
55 (9.0%)
2 (0.3%)
49 (8.0%)
1 (0.2%)
63 (10.3%)
$10,979
$474
$10,505
55.8
54.8
62
2
462241001045
65
Estelline Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
708 Davis Ave
Estelline
57234
Hamlin County
Estelline School District 28-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 873-2201
62
5
13.7
21.0%
55 (88.7%)
1 (1.6%)
6 (9.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,718
$410
$10,308
55.5
55.4
60
5
466627000583
66
Edison Middle School - 06
Public
6-8
2101 S West Ave
Sioux Falls
57105
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 367-7643
916
66
13.8
35.0%
534 (58.3%)
96 (10.5%)
157 (17.1%)
3 (0.3%)
40 (4.4%)
0 (0.0%)
86 (9.4%)
$9,192
$536
$8,656
55.4
46.4
81
15
465175000924
67
Northwestern Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
221 3rd St
Mellette
57461
Spink County
Northwestern Area School District 56-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 887-3467
59
4
13.3
10.2%
56 (94.9%)
1 (1.7%)
1 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.7%)
$10,439
$282
$10,157
55.3
70.1
36
31
468044501352
68
Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03
Public
7-8
120 S Napoleon Ave
Corsica
57328
Douglas County
Corsica-Stickney 21-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 946-5475
42
3
13.5
26.2%
39 (92.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.4%)
1 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.4%)
$10,279
$254
$10,025
54.8
58.1
52
16
464130000373
69
Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
234 S Main St
Lead
57754
Lawrence County
Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 717-3898
159
17
9.6
37.1%
142 (89.3%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (5.7%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.1%)
$15,784
$537
$15,247
54.1
46.4
82
13
460468000986
70
Baltic Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
1 Bulldog Ave
Baltic
57003
Minnehaha County
Baltic School District 49-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 529-5461
129
8
16.6
16.3%
109 (84.5%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (7.8%)
1 (0.8%)
3 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (4.7%)
$8,695
$1,350
$7,345
53.9
72.1
29
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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 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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