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11
Arlington Junior High - 03
Public
7-8
306 S Main St
Arlington
57212
Kingsbury County
Arlington School District 38-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 983-5598
38
3
14.1
7.9%
35 (92.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (7.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,515
$506
$13,009
82.4
94
3
8
461958000955
12
Jones County Middle School - 04
Public
5-8
404 Jackson Ave
Murdo
57559
Jones County
Jones County School District 37-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 669-2258
54
4
12.3
44.4%
44 (81.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (11.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (5.6%)
$13,744
$1,211
$12,533
81.3
71.6
32
20
466627000604
13
Patrick Henry Middle School - 07
Public
6-8
2200 S 5th Ave
Sioux Falls
57105
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 367-7639
940
59
16
24.5%
687 (73.1%)
47 (5.0%)
75 (8.0%)
14 (1.5%)
38 (4.0%)
1 (0.1%)
78 (8.3%)
$8,906
$539
$8,366
80.3
79
14
1
463606000914
14
Ipswich Middle School - 04
Public
6-8
510 2nd Ave
Ipswich
57451
Edmunds County
Ipswich Public School District 22-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 426-6571
77
5
14.2
26.0%
72 (93.5%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (6.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,892
$285
$9,607
80
76.8
16
2
462140000957
15
Frederick Junior High - 03
Public
7-8
202 E Main St
Frederick
57441
Brown County
Frederick Area School District 06-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 329-2145
29
2
13
27.6%
28 (96.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (3.4%)
$12,620
$277
$12,343
79.7
87
7
8
462697000959
16
Gettysburg Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
100 E King Ave
Gettysburg
57442
Potter County
Gettysburg School District 53-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 765-2436
48
4
10.8
27.1%
42 (87.5%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (8.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.1%)
$11,651
$536
$11,115
77.1
74.8
20
4
460102801036
17
Selby Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
108 E Dakota St
Selby
57472
Walworth County
Selby Area School District 62-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 649-7818
37
4
10
13.5%
34 (91.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (5.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$16,235
$354
$15,881
77.1
56.5
56
39
460004200939
18
Sully Buttes Middle School - 06
Public
6-8
500 8th St
Onida
57564
Sully County
Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 258-2618
54
6
8.7
24.1%
48 (88.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (7.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.7%)
$15,497
$988
$14,508
77.1
71.8
30
12
462550000842
19
Freeman Junior High - 05
Public
7-8
1001 S Wipf St
Freeman
57029
Hutchinson County
Freeman School District 33-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 925-4214
60
4
13.6
23.3%
46 (76.7%)
2 (3.3%)
11 (18.3%)
1 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,413
$224
$10,189
77.1
56.3
57
38
461176001023
20
Centerville Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
610 Lincoln St
Centerville
57014
Turner County
Centerville School District 60-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 563-2291
74
5
13.9
16.2%
70 (94.6%)
1 (1.4%)
3 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,329
$1,570
$9,759
76.5
72.7
26
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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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