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101
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
(n/a)
(605) 287-4251
37
3
12.5
43.2%
31 (83.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (10.8%)
2 (5.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$14,491
$92
$14,399
36.5
(n/a)
463999000918
102
Lake Preston Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
300 1st St NE
Lake Preston
57249
Kingsbury County
Lake Preston School District 38-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 847-4455
36
4
8.1
38.9%
30 (83.3%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (5.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (11.1%)
$15,450
$310
$15,140
36.1
53.4
68
34
460207000011
103
Simmons Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
1300 S 3rd St
Aberdeen
57401
Brown County
Aberdeen School District 06-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 725-7900
483
33
14.5
39.8%
346 (71.6%)
7 (1.4%)
40 (8.3%)
22 (4.6%)
40 (8.3%)
3 (0.6%)
25 (5.2%)
$8,493
$360
$8,133
36.1
38
98
5
460852000083
104
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
1801 12th St S
Brookings
57006
Brookings County
Brookings School District 05-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 696-4500
751
57
13.1
22.4%
591 (78.7%)
23 (3.1%)
57 (7.6%)
18 (2.4%)
19 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
43 (5.7%)
$10,775
$436
$10,339
35.5
40.1
95
9
464710000965
105
Menno Middle School - 05
Public
5-8
410 S 5th St
Menno
57045
Hutchinson County
Menno School District 33-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 387-5161
65
4
17.5
40.0%
63 (96.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,933
$65
$10,869
34.6
36.7
100
5
461941000176
106
Douglas Middle School - 01
Public
6-8
691 Tower Rd
Box Elder
57719
Pennington County
Douglas School District 51-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 923-0050
670
41
16.3
28.5%
449 (67.0%)
11 (1.6%)
78 (11.6%)
5 (0.7%)
58 (8.7%)
1 (0.1%)
68 (10.1%)
$8,955
$783
$8,172
34.5
37.6
99
7
462139000901
107
Elkton Junior High - 03
Public
7-8
508 Buffalo St
Elkton
57026
Brookings County
Elkton School District 05-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 542-2541
73
5
14
35.6%
54 (74.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (23.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.7%)
$13,341
$507
$12,835
33.7
19.6
127
20
467566001057
108
Wall Middle School - 06
Public
6-8
401 S Blvd W
Wall
57790
Pennington County
Wall School District 51-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 279-2156
68
7
10.2
27.9%
54 (79.4%)
2 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (14.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.9%)
$9,657
$306
$9,351
33.2
55.3
61
47
462649000844
109
Gayville-Volin Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
100 Kingsbury St
Gayville
57031
Yankton County
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 267-4476
63
4
16.2
27.0%
58 (92.1%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (6.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.6%)
$7,289
$176
$7,113
33.2
24.2
120
11
467674000946
110
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
319 Mary Pl
Waverly
57201
Codington County
Waverly School District 14-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 886-9174
57
4
13.2
22.8%
54 (94.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,918
$46
$9,872
32.9
26.3
118
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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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