Best Middle Schools in South Dakota for Female Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in South Dakota!

Every year, the South Dakota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Female students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the South Dakota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (Female vs All Students - 2025)	ID
1	Longvalley Elementary - 10	Public	K-8	26840 SD Hwy 73	Long Valley	57543	Jackson County	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 837-2173	22	4	5	13.6%	12 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,582	$6,648	$10,935	99.6%	72.4%	27.21%	468043701256
2	Upland Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	24221 412th Ave	Artesian	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 495-4183	42	3	13.6		42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,976	$1,364	$12,612	99.1%	99.2%	0.06%	460393200120
3	Rosedale Colony Elementary - 11	Public	K-8	25986 Rosedale Rd	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 239-4215	21	1	15.7		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,843	$2,067	$13,776	98.7%	71.1%	27.55%	464839000445
4	Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	28748 386th Ave	Lake Andes	57356	Charles Mix County	Andes Central School District 11-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 487-7655	23	2	11.5	87.0%	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,089	$2,240	$16,850	98.3%	98.0%	0.29%	463954001080
5	Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13	Public	K-8	36570 258th St	Kimball	57355	Brule County	Kimball School District 07-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 778-6231	53	3	17.3	5.7%	53 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,786	$957	$8,829	97.8%	98.8%	0.96%	463822000917
6	Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14	Public	K-8	36926 266th St	Platte	57369	Charles Mix County	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 337-2468	44	3	13.3		44 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,820	$1,966	$9,853	97.4%	98.4%	0.99%	468043801252
7	Howard Junior High - 05	Public	6-8	500 N Section Line	Howard	57349	Miner County	Howard School District 48-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 772-5515	75	5	16.4	17.3%	69 (92.0%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,287	$426	$12,861	96.9%	89.4%	7.51%	460002500913
8	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	No	(605) 847-4455	33	4	8.4	39.4%	29 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	$20,050	$07	$20,044	96.5%	96.3%	0.17%	463999000918
9	Lennox Junior High - 08	Public	7-8	1201 S Main St	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 647-2203	169	11	14.7	15.4%	152 (89.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$11,014	$263	$10,751	96.1%	95.5%	0.54%	464155000963
10	Montrose Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	309 S Church Ave	Montrose	57048	McCook County	Montrose School District 43-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 363-5025	53	4	12.2	22.6%	49 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,480	$132	$14,348	95.6%	90.7%	4.98%	464878000966
11	Mount Vernon Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	500 N Main St	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 236-5237	58	5	12.5	39.7%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,255	$282	$13,973	95.2%	97.2%	1.96%	464965000967
12	Hanson Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	230 6th St	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 239-4387	71	5	13.8	21.1%	65 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	$10,705	$83	$10,622	94.8%	91.9%	2.89%	460264000018
13	Jones County Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	404 Jackson Ave	Murdo	57559	Jones County	Jones County School District 37-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 669-2258	57	5	11.4	57.9%	45 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (14.0%)	$15,732	$1,735	$13,996	94.3%	95.1%	0.80%	461958000955
14	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	No	(605) 983-5598	47	3	18.1	19.1%	45 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,459	$27	$14,432	93.9%	88.2%	5.68%	460372000877
15	Warner Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	110 1st Ave SW	Warner	57479	Brown County	Warner School District 06-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 225-6194	83	5	17.1	9.6%	76 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	$9,561	$31	$9,530	93.4%	97.6%	4.11%	467602000710
16	Dell Rapids Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	1216 N Garfield Ave	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 428-5473	295	18	16.1	15.6%	273 (92.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	$10,900	$427	$10,473	93.0%	96.7%	3.73%	461812000837
17	Faith Junior High - 06	Public	7-8	206 W 5th St	Faith	57626	Meade County	Faith School District 46-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 967-2152	18	2	8.4	33.3%	13 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	1 (5.6%)	3 (16.7%)	$11,743	$199	$11,544	92.6%	48.8%	43.80%	462294000995
18	Brandon Valley Middle School - 02	Public	7-8	700 Holly Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-3214	759	44	17.3	18.3%	631 (83.1%)	37 (4.9%)	35 (4.6%)	13 (1.7%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	32 (4.2%)	$9,715	$242	$9,473	92.1%	93.9%	1.76%	460795000072
19	Southwest Middle School - 38	Public	6-8	4501 Park Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-6792	614	38	16.2	12.9%	471 (76.7%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.4%)	16 (2.6%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.8%)	$12,004	$628	$11,376	91.7%	94.3%	2.61%	465982000457
20	Orland Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	45050 246th St	Montrose	57048	McCook County	Montrose School District 43-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 363-5025	42	3	14		42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,046	$269	$11,777	91.3%	84.6%	6.71%	464878001095
21	Sanborn Central Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	40405 SD Hwy 34	Forestburg	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 495-4183	35	4	8.8	25.7%	33 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	$14,840	$831	$14,008	90.8%	61.4%	29.45%	460393200102
22	Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10	Public	K-8	15185 346th Ave	Faulkton	57438	Faulk County	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 598-6266	33	2	16.5		33 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,892	$516	$11,376	90.4%	87.8%	2.59%	462403001160
23	Kadoka Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	800 Bayberry St	Kadoka	57543	Jackson County	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 837-2174	51	3	18.2	49.0%	29 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,926	$6,576	$9,350	90.0%	93.5%	3.54%	468043701382
24	Custer Junior High - 05	Public	7-8	1645 Wildcat Ln	Custer	57730	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 673-4473	101	8	13.4	27.7%	89 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$14,156	$445	$13,711	89.5%	91.5%	1.94%	461695000992
25	Herreid Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	302 Main St N	Herreid	57632	Campbell County	Herreid School District 10-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 437-2263	35	4	9.3	28.6%	24 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	$14,053	$2,058	$11,995	89.1%	91.1%	1.97%	463243000910
26	Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	15442 343rd Ave	Faulkton	57438	Faulk County	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 598-6266	20	2	9.8		20 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,704	$266	$6,439	88.6%	92.7%	4.04%	462403001090
27	Clear Lake Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	410 5th St W	Clear Lake	57226	Deuel County	Deuel School District 19-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 874-2162	104	6	16.4	26.0%	96 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,540	$00	$11,540	88.2%	66.7%	21.54%	460003601013
28	Ethan Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 227-4211	39	2	16.4	28.2%	36 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$11,011	$110	$10,901	87.8%	89.8%	2.06%	462250000903
29	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	No	(605) 765-2436	54	3	16.2	24.1%	50 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$11,098	$422	$10,676	87.3%	86.2%	1.16%	462697000959
30	Harrisburg South Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	600 S Cliff Ave	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	519	43	12	20.2%	447 (86.1%)	8 (1.5%)	28 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$11,820	$230	$11,590	86.9%	84.1%	2.75%	463135000847
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	No	(605) 743-2567	534	43	12.3	15.9%	417 (78.1%)	25 (4.7%)	31 (5.8%)	18 (3.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	$12,124	$235	$11,889	86.5%	90.2%	3.78%	463135001334
32	Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03	Public	6-8	120 S Napoleon Ave	Corsica	57328	Douglas County	Corsica-Stickney 21-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 946-5475	52	5	10.5	28.8%	46 (88.5%)	3 (5.8%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$13,586	$350	$13,236	86.0%	67.9%	18.14%	468044501352
33	Glendale Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	17866 Glendale Dr	Frankfort	57476	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	22	3	8.4		22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,817	$00	$15,817	85.6%	95.9%	10.35%	460004601166
34	Faulkton Middle School - 08	Public	6-8	1114 Court St	Faulkton	57438	Faulk County	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 598-6266	53	5	9.7	28.3%	53 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,627	$266	$14,361	85.2%	85.4%	0.21%	462403000204
35	Groton Area Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	502 N 2nd St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 397-8381	132	10	12.9	18.9%	123 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$10,504	$00	$10,504	84.7%	72.0%	12.76%	460004501157
36	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	Yes	(605) 426-6571	85	6	15.1	35.3%	78 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$11,107	$263	$10,844	84.3%	94.7%	10.44%	463606000914
37	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	No	(605) 649-7818	40	4	9.8	25.0%	37 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,324	$357	$14,967	83.8%	87.4%	3.56%	460102801036
38	Memorial Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	1401 S Sertoma Ave	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2785	1,133	68	16.7	30.8%	824 (72.7%)	65 (5.7%)	105 (9.3%)	14 (1.2%)	29 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	92 (8.1%)	$11,722	$569	$11,153	83.4%	86.6%	3.18%	466627001070
39	Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	402 S Douglas St	Elk Point	57025	Union County	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 356-5901	151	9	16.2	19.2%	134 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$14,638	$270	$14,368	83.0%	67.1%	15.90%	462134000900
40	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	No	(605) 367-7639	925	58	15.8	35.6%	665 (71.9%)	73 (7.9%)	71 (7.7%)	19 (2.1%)	38 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)	$11,797	$570	$11,227	82.5%	85.0%	2.43%	466627000604
41	Shannon Colony Elementary - 08	Public	K-8	43945 235th St.	Winfred	57076	Lake County	Howard School District 48-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 772-4443	27	2	11.9		27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,770	$426	$13,344	82.1%	83.3%	1.24%	460002501161
42	Chester Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	67	6	11.2	19.4%	62 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	$13,142	$417	$12,725	81.7%	78.0%	3.61%	461230000832
43	Burke Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	900 Washington St	Burke	57523	Gregory County	Burke School District 26-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 775-2645	62	4	15.5	41.9%	53 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$17,761	$914	$16,847	81.2%	66.3%	14.96%	460951201043
44	Baltic Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 529-5461	110	8	13.4	19.1%	100 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$10,459	$361	$10,099	80.8%	75.6%	5.18%	460468000986
45	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	No	(605) 887-3467	56	4	12.5	16.1%	50 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$12,403	$101	$12,302	80.3%	80.5%	0.14%	465175000924
46	Milbank Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	1001 E Park Ave	Milbank	57252	Grant County	Milbank School District 25-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 432-5519	222	17	12.9	26.6%	179 (80.6%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.1%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$13,672	$698	$12,974	79.9%	80.1%	0.17%	460000200425
47	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	No	(605) 882-6370	575	39	14.8	35.0%	473 (82.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	$10,878	$410	$10,468	79.5%	76.8%	2.65%	467662000718
48	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	No	(605) 422-3830	345	20	17	12.5%	257 (74.5%)	7 (2.0%)	35 (10.1%)	12 (3.5%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	26 (7.5%)	$11,293	$568	$10,724	79.0%	88.6%	9.58%	463699000809
49	Abbott House Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	909 Court Merrill St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 996-2486	13	4	3	38.5%	5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)				78.6%	77.6%	0.96%	464839001338
50	Highmore Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	415 Iowa Ave S	Highmore	57345	Hyde County	Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 852-2275	34	4	9.5	32.4%	25 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	1 (2.9%)	4 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	$14,078	$609	$13,469	78.2%	79.7%	1.51%	468044001049
51	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	309 E Capitol Ave	Pierre	57501	Hughes County	Pierre School District 32-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 773-7330	672	39	17.3	29.0%	462 (68.8%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	7 (1.0%)	101 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.3%)	$10,552	$543	$10,009	77.7%	75.2%	2.53%	465526000501
52	Canton Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	800 N Main St	Canton	57013	Lincoln County	Canton School District 41-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 764-2706	194	14	13.9	21.6%	180 (92.8%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$12,308	$00	$12,308	77.3%	74.8%	2.50%	461056000831
53	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	No	(605) 258-2618	66	7	9	28.8%	54 (81.8%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)	$18,943	$275	$18,668	76.9%	92.3%	15.42%	460004200939
54	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	No	(605) 583-2237	84	6	13.6	41.7%	79 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,349	$23	$12,327	76.4%	46.7%	29.67%	466518000933
55	Irene - Wakonda Junior High - 04	Public	7-8	130 E State St	Irene	57037	Clay County	Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 263-3313	46	3	14.1	26.1%	41 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	$12,740	$151	$12,589	76.0%	77.2%	1.25%	468043901253
56	Tea Area Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	515 W Brian St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	583	31	19	21.8%	469 (80.4%)	29 (5.0%)	37 (6.3%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$9,888	$292	$9,596	75.5%	79.3%	3.72%	460005200853
57	Marion Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	100 S Cedar St	Marion	57043	Turner County	Marion School District 60-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 648-3615	46	4	11.7	52.2%	38 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	$14,851	$36	$14,815	75.1%	65.4%	9.66%	464545001050
58	Elm Springs Elementary - 13	Public	K-8	21309 Elm Springs Rd	Wasta	57793	Lawrence County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	10	1	7.1	30.0%	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				74.7%	53.3%	21.42%	466993000740
59	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	No	(605) 725-7700	497	34	14.4	31.2%	376 (75.7%)	6 (1.2%)	30 (6.0%)	17 (3.4%)	25 (5.0%)	5 (1.0%)	38 (7.6%)	$11,438	$325	$11,114	74.2%	73.6%	0.66%	460207000005
60	Vermillion Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	422 Princeton St	Vermillion	57069	Clay County	Vermillion School District 13-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 677-7025	343	23	14.8	30.0%	270 (78.7%)	8 (2.3%)	18 (5.2%)	7 (2.0%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$11,830	$661	$11,169	73.8%	70.3%	3.47%	467437000690
61	Hamlin Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	44577 188th St	Hayti	57241	Hamlin County	Hamlin School District 28-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 783-3644	198	10	19	30.3%	183 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$7,441	$40	$7,401	73.4%	71.5%	1.82%	463080000259
62	Frederick Area Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	202 E Main St	Frederick	57441	Brown County	Frederick Area School District 06-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 329-2145	30	3	9.2	23.3%	27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)	$17,722	$99	$17,622	72.9%	89.0%	16.10%	462140000957
63	Timber Lake Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	500 Main St	Timber Lake	57656	Dewey County	Timber Lake School District 20-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 865-3654	70	8	8.3	37.1%	33 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,365	$1,182	$20,183	72.5%	82.5%	10.03%	467188000940
64	Lemmon Junior High - 06	Public	6-8	314 8th St W	Lemmon	57638	Perkins County	Lemmon School District 52-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 374-3762	53	5	10.9	35.8%	47 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	$13,546	$1,129	$12,417	72.1%	69.9%	2.13%	464152000852
65	Plankinton Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	404 E Davenport St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 942-7743	49	4	13.8	36.7%	30 (61.2%)	1 (2.0%)	16 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,956	$250	$13,706	71.6%	50.8%	20.80%	465571000927
66	Kimball Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	300 S East St	Kimball	57355	Brule County	Kimball School District 07-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 778-6231	92	8	11.8	28.3%	81 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	$11,986	$954	$11,031	71.2%	59.8%	11.42%	463822000142
67	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68	Public	6-8	6700 E 41st St	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4155	885	62	14.2	44.5%	531 (60.0%)	126 (14.2%)	108 (12.2%)	20 (2.3%)	27 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.2%)	$12,305	$608	$11,698	70.7%	70.7%	0.01%	466627001425
68	Spink Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	18206 Spink Ln	Frankfort	57476	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	21	3	8		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,183	$00	$16,183	70.3%	85.8%	15.47%	460004601165
69	Philip Junior High - 03	Public	6-8	330 Scottie Ave	Philip	57567	Haakon County	Haakon School District 27-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 859-2680	71	4	18.8	25.4%	64 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.0%)	$12,079	$758	$11,320	69.9%	74.0%	4.11%	463049000247
70	Newell Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	501 Dartmouth Ave	Newell	57760	Butte County	Newell School District 09-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 456-0102	48	4	11.4	54.2%	43 (89.6%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,389	$996	$17,393	69.4%	68.7%	0.73%	465085000968
71	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	Yes	(605) 589-3387	108	8	14	28.7%	101 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	$10,839	$35	$10,804	69.0%	63.4%	5.58%	460740000987
72	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	Yes	(605) 279-2156	66	6	11.1	27.3%	48 (72.7%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	7 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.6%)	$14,133	$1,144	$12,989	68.6%	72.8%	4.21%	467566001057
73	Eureka Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	805 10th St	Eureka	57437	McPherson County	Eureka School District 44-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 284-2875	26	3	9.7	30.8%	24 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	$17,770	$667	$17,103	68.1%	65.0%	3.08%	462256000958
74	Mitchell Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	800 W 10th Ave	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 995-3051	578	40	14.3	40.0%	449 (77.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$11,301	$393	$10,908	67.7%	76.0%	8.33%	464839000437
75	Spearfish Middle School - 05	Public	6-8	1600 N Canyon	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-1215	545	37	14.8	17.8%	476 (87.3%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (4.8%)	7 (1.3%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.0%)	$10,139	$231	$9,908	67.2%	69.5%	2.26%	466693000622
76	Webster Area Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	733 E 2nd St	Webster	57274	Day County	Webster Area School District 18-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 345-4651	108	8	14.1	25.9%	98 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$12,217	$374	$11,843	66.8%	78.9%	12.05%	467699000947
77	Hill City Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	341 Main St	Hill City	57745	Pennington County	Hill City School District 51-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 574-3025	115	5	21.1	28.7%	76 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (22.6%)	3 (2.6%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	$11,167	$316	$10,851	66.4%	58.5%	7.84%	463336000848
78	Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	36562 102nd St	Forbes	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	35	2	15.2	8.6%	35 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,113	$1,000	$17,113	65.9%	81.7%	15.77%	464164000394
79	Deubrook Junior High - 02	Public	7-8	100 School Ave	White	57276	Brookings County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 629-1114	47	4	11.6	14.9%	45 (95.7%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$12,837	$04	$12,833	65.5%	52.8%	12.66%	467830000016
80	Sioux Valley Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 627-5657	156	12	12.6	14.1%	143 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$10,693	$15	$10,679	65.1%	73.2%	8.11%	466630000613
81	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	No	(605) 286-3291	63	6	9.8	25.4%	56 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$15,857	$500	$15,357	64.6%	61.0%	3.65%	460427000829
82	Centerville Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	610 Lincoln St	Centerville	57014	Turner County	Centerville School District 60-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 563-2291	61	5	12.5	19.7%	58 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$14,718	$421	$14,297	64.2%	69.1%	4.91%	461176001023
83	Rolland Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	48088 210th St	White	57276	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	9	1	9		9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				63.8%	65.9%	2.10%	462139001168
84	Madison Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	830 NE 9th St	Madison	57042	Lake County	Madison Central School District 39-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 256-7717	270	22	12.2	23.3%	223 (82.6%)	3 (1.1%)	28 (10.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$11,507	$300	$11,207	63.3%	68.3%	4.97%	463960000364
85	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	No	(605) 337-3391	94	7	12.8	17.0%	82 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.5%)	$12,563	$416	$12,147	62.9%	81.3%	18.42%	468043801250
86	Harding County Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	12474 Tipperary St	Buffalo	57720	Harding County	Harding County School District 31-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 375-3241	60	4	15	33.3%	60 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,120	$528	$14,592	62.4%	83.7%	21.29%	460930000887
87	Yankton Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	2000 Mulberry St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 665-2419	608	37	16.5	39.8%	436 (71.7%)	7 (1.2%)	88 (14.5%)	7 (1.2%)	29 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.4%)	$11,720	$407	$11,313	62.0%	67.5%	5.47%	468043010799
88	Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05	Public	4-8	21085 415th Ave	Iroquois	57353	Kingsbury County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 546-2210	13	1	13		13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,745	$493	$13,252	61.6%	33.7%	27.83%	463615000340
89	Miller Junior High - 04	Public	7-8	623 E 4th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller School District 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 853-2455	74	5	14.6	28.4%	69 (93.2%)	2 (2.7%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,036	$296	$10,740	61.1%	80.9%	19.76%	464794201051
90	Clark Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	41181 179th St	Raymond	57258	Clark County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	24	2	11.5		23 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				60.7%	39.4%	21.27%	461917001101
91	Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	42021 268th St	Parkston	57366	Hutchinson County	Parkston School District 33-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 928-3368	31	3	12.4	90.3%	31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,368	$252	$10,116	60.3%	34.6%	25.71%	465430000489
92	Armour Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	905 Dobson Ave	Armour	57313	Douglas County	Armour School District 21-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 724-2698	50	5	9.4	18.0%	40 (80.0%)	2 (4.0%)	3 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	$13,952	$999	$12,953	59.8%	61.8%	1.96%	460378000878
93	Belle Fourche Middle School - 07	Public	5-8	1302 Ziebach St	Belle Fourche	57717	Butte County	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 723-3367	414	31	13.5	45.2%	347 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$11,596	$853	$10,743	59.4%	59.3%	0.04%	460561001117
94	Stagebarn Middle School - 10	Public	5-8	12500 Sturgis Rd	Summerset	57769	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-4172	432	31	13.8	28.2%	363 (84.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	$10,504	$214	$10,290	59.0%	64.2%	5.28%	466993001392
95	De Smet Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	405 3rd St SW	De Smet	57231	Kingsbury County	De Smet School District 38-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 854-3423	91	6	16.3	25.3%	82 (90.1%)	2 (2.2%)	5 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$12,660	$68	$12,592	58.5%	82.1%	23.60%	461785000993
96	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	No	(605) 928-3368	98	7	14.2	23.5%	89 (90.8%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	$10,052	$252	$9,800	58.1%	63.0%	4.93%	465430000926
97	Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	130 N 6th St	Emery	57332	Hanson County	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 449-4271	85	6	13.4	25.9%	77 (90.6%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$13,117	$112	$13,005	57.6%	74.4%	16.75%	462142000902
98	Big Stone City Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	655 Walnut St	Big Stone City	57216	Grant County	Big Stone City School District 25-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 862-8108	19	4	4.2	42.1%	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	$46,715	$2,369	$44,346	57.2%	87.0%	29.79%	460696000352
99	Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	36848 123rd St	Wetonka	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	30	2	13	90.0%	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,113	$1,000	$17,113	56.8%	60.2%	3.39%	464164000393
100	Harrisburg East Middle School - 11	Public	6-8	3001 E Bison Trail	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 743-2567	428	35	12.1	20.6%	339 (79.2%)	27 (6.3%)	27 (6.3%)	14 (3.3%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$12,672	$240	$12,432	56.3%	64.6%	8.30%	463135010809

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