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111
Lyman Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
201 S Birch Ave
Presho
57568
Lyman County
Lyman School District 42-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 869-2579
83
6
13.4
33.7%
45 (54.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
33 (39.8%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (6.0%)
$16,684
$1,174
$15,510
32.5
36
101
10
461200000889
112
Chamberlain Junior High - 02
Public
6-8
1000 Sorensen Dr
Chamberlain
57325
Brule County
Chamberlain School District 07-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 234-4467
182
17
10.5
45.1%
100 (54.9%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.3%)
1 (0.5%)
59 (32.4%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (8.8%)
$11,177
$2,497
$8,681
32.3
22.4
122
10
467542000942
113
Wagner Middle School - 03
Public
5-8
101 Walnut Ave SW
Wagner
57380
Charles Mix County
Wagner Community School District 11-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 384-3913
264
21
12.4
100.0%
80 (30.3%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
155 (58.7%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (9.5%)
$12,583
$1,659
$10,925
32.1
39.6
97
16
468043901253
114
Irene - Wakonda Junior High - 04
Public
7-8
130 E State St
Irene
57037
Turner County
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 263-3313
49
3
14.9
32.7%
45 (91.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (6.1%)
$11,416
$835
$10,581
31.9
34.1
104
10
466518000933
115
Scotland Middle School - 05
Public
5-8
711 4th St
Scotland
57059
Bon Homme County
Scotland School District 04-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 583-2237
82
7
12.5
31.7%
72 (87.8%)
1 (1.2%)
2 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (4.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.7%)
$13,138
$57
$13,081
30.4
28.5
115
461294000890
116
Clark Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
220 N Clinton St
Clark
57225
Clark County
Clark School District 12-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 532-3604
87
6
13.7
24.1%
76 (87.4%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (10.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.3%)
$9,536
$27
$9,509
29.7
27
117
1
468010000546
117
Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
375 Ash St SE
Wolsey
57384
Beadle County
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 883-4221
83
5
15.4
39.8%
70 (84.3%)
1 (1.2%)
9 (10.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.6%)
$11,193
$1,113
$10,080
28.9
41.2
93
24
460705000879
118
Bison Junior High - 04
Public
7-8
200 E Carr St
Bison
57620
Perkins County
Bison School District 52-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 244-5271
24
2
11.5
12.5%
22 (91.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,744
$198
$11,546
28.8
34.7
103
15
466045000858
119
Redfield Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
111 6th Ave E
Redfield
57469
Spink County
Redfield School District 56-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 472-4520
114
11
10.5
22.8%
104 (91.2%)
4 (3.5%)
4 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
$9,623
$441
$9,182
28.6
14.2
132
13
460636000051
120
Beresford Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
205 W Maple St
Beresford
57004
Union County
Beresford School District 61-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 763-2139
174
11
15.1
16.1%
154 (88.5%)
1 (0.6%)
15 (8.6%)
2 (1.1%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
$8,727
$189
$8,538
25.4
34.9
102
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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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