Best Middle Schools in South Dakota for Native American 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, Native American 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 (Native American vs All Students - 2025)	ID
1	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	No	(605) 886-9174	69	4	15.3	37.7%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	$12,273	$00	$12,273	99.1%	33.3%	65.77%	467674000946
2	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	98.2%	93.5%	4.70%	468043701382
3	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	97.3%	92.3%	5.02%	460004200939
4	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	96.4%	95.1%	1.27%	461958000955
5	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	95.5%	82.5%	12.98%	467188000940
6	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	94.6%	72.8%	21.83%	467566001057
7	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	93.7%	78.9%	14.83%	467699000947
8	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	Yes	(605) 796-4431	181	13	13.9		159 (87.8%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,048	$1,174	$9,874	92.8%	46.3%	46.45%	468019000789
9	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		5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)				91.9%	77.6%	14.25%	464839001338
9	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	91.9%	58.5%	33.36%	463336000848
11	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	90.1%	90.2%	0.15%	463135001334
12	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	89.2%	97.2%	7.97%	464965000967
13	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	88.3%	70.7%	17.56%	466627001425
14	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	87.4%	80.5%	6.90%	465175000924
15	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	No	(605) 725-7900	464	31	14.9	48.5%	288 (62.1%)	13 (2.8%)	51 (11.0%)	25 (5.4%)	41 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.5%)	$11,702	$325	$11,377	86.5%	51.2%	35.27%	460207000011
16	Klein Elementary - 08	Public	K-8	28959 299th St	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 378-3854	5	1	5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)				85.6%	47.6%	38.02%	467209000503
17	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	84.7%	95.5%	10.84%	464155000963
18	Interior Elementary - 09	Public	K-8	301 A St	Interior	57543	Jackson County	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 837-2173	15	3	4.4		1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,291	$12,754	$6,536	83.8%	40.7%	43.13%	468043701245
19	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	82.9%	84.1%	1.26%	463135000847
20	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	82.0%	79.3%	2.71%	460005200853
21	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	81.1%	94.3%	13.23%	465982000457
22	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	80.2%	64.2%	15.95%	466993001392
23	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	79.3%	73.6%	5.70%	460207000005
24	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	78.4%	66.3%	12.12%	460951201043
25	Mobridge Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	1107 1st Ave E	Mobridge	57601	Walworth County	Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-9210	110	8	13.6	41.8%	62 (56.4%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	39 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$11,747	$1,513	$10,234	77.5%	60.6%	16.91%	468044100450
26	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	76.6%	67.5%	9.10%	468043010799
27	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	75.7%	76.8%	1.15%	467662000718
28	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	74.8%	96.7%	21.97%	461812000837
29	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	73.9%	91.1%	17.18%	463243000910
30	Wessington Springs Middle School Cyber School - 93	Public, Virtual	7-8	302 Dakota Ave N	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 539-9311	22	0	95.6		15 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,446	$285	$5,161	73.0%	15.9%	57.12%	467746001372
31	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	72.1%	87.4%	15.33%	460102801036
32	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	No	(605) 869-2579	84	6	15.1	51.2%	48 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.9%)	$18,601	$1,181	$17,420	71.2%	50.4%	20.76%	464477000812
33	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	No	(605) 696-4500	780	54	14.3	21.5%	611 (78.3%)	34 (4.4%)	63 (8.1%)	20 (2.6%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	$11,498	$317	$11,181	70.3%	54.1%	16.21%	460852000083
34	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	69.4%	68.3%	1.08%	463960000364
35	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	68.5%	88.6%	20.15%	463699000809
36	Flandreau Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	700 W Community Dr	Flandreau	57028	Moody County	Flandreau School District 50-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 997-2705	193	19	10.1	52.3%	80 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.0%)	2 (1.0%)	63 (32.6%)	2 (1.0%)	21 (10.9%)	$14,765	$995	$13,770	67.6%	34.1%	33.42%	462439000205
37	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	66.7%	61.8%	4.88%	460378000878
38	Hot Springs Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	146 N 16th St	Hot Springs	57747	Fall River County	Hot Springs School District 23-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 745-4092	189	15	12.8	32.8%	132 (69.8%)	4 (2.1%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (16.4%)	$10,736	$1,167	$9,569	65.8%	53.7%	12.11%	463448000911
39	Canistota Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	431 4th Ave	Canistota	57012	McCook County	Canistota School District 43-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 296-3458	68	4	17.1	26.5%	60 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.4%)	1 (1.5%)	4 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,552	$00	$12,552	64.9%	42.3%	22.59%	461032001016
40	Wakpala Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	12250 SD Hwy 1806	Wakpala	57658	Corson County	Wakpala School District 15-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-3040	41	4	10.3	—	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	$25,092	$3,703	$21,389	64.0%	24.8%	39.17%	467560001326
41	Huron Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	1045 18th SW	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 353-6900	716	44	16.2	69.1%	260 (36.3%)	4 (0.6%)	246 (34.4%)	166 (23.2%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	21 (2.9%)	$12,272	$936	$11,336	63.1%	52.4%	10.62%	463548000314
42	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	62.2%	69.5%	7.35%	466693000622
43	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	No	(605) 717-3898	139	15	9.5	25.2%	111 (79.9%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.6%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$19,579	$489	$19,090	61.3%	43.1%	18.17%	464130000373
44	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	60.4%	91.5%	31.10%	461695000992
45	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	59.5%	85.0%	25.50%	466627000604
46	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	No	(605) 394-4033	591	38	15.4	27.2%	421 (71.2%)	6 (1.0%)	55 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.5%)	$12,565	$631	$11,934	58.6%	56.1%	2.46%	465982000822
47	Chamberlain Junior High - 02	Public	6-8	1000 Sorensen Dr	Chamberlain	57325	Brule County	Chamberlain School District 07-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 234-4467	208	18	11.6	51.0%	101 (48.6%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	$11,888	$1,737	$10,151	57.7%	52.0%	5.63%	461200000889
48	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	56.8%	76.0%	19.26%	464839000437
49	McIntosh Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	511 Main St	Mc Intosh	57641	Corson County	McIntosh School District 15-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 273-4298	44	4	9.9	—	13 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	25 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.4%)	$27,398	$4,117	$23,281	55.9%	25.6%	30.25%	464626000921
50	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	55.0%	75.2%	20.25%	465526000501
51	Colome Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	105 Carr St	Colome	57528	Tripp County	Colome School District 59-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 842-1624	32	4	8.1	75.0%	19 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.5%)	$17,857	$2,792	$15,065	54.1%	41.9%	12.18%	461413000893
52	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	Yes	(605) 384-3913	283	22	12.8	—	78 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.6%)	$15,800	$745	$15,055	53.2%	38.6%	14.54%	467542000942
53	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	52.3%	79.7%	27.42%	468044001049
54	O'Kreek Elementary - 14	Public	K-8	44 School St	O'Kreek	57563	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3507	27	2	13.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,714	$4,060	$15,654	51.4%	21.5%	29.81%	467209000509
55	Sisseton Middle School - 02	Public	5-8	516 8th Ave W	Sisseton	57262	Roberts County	Sisseton School District 54-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 698-7613	281	25	11.3	65.5%	63 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	4 (1.4%)	133 (47.3%)	1 (0.4%)	57 (20.3%)	$13,884	$2,151	$11,733	50.5%	27.6%	22.81%	460005301258
56	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	49.5%	80.1%	30.53%	460000200425
57	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	48.6%	50.8%	2.16%	465571000927
58	Winner Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	431 E 7th St	Winner	57580	Tripp County	Winner School District 59-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 842-8125	159	11	15	47.2%	93 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	64 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,119	$448	$10,671	47.7%	29.3%	18.48%	467971000782
59	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	46.8%	86.6%	39.74%	466627001070
60	West Central Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	705 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 528-3799	297	20	15	13.8%	269 (90.6%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$11,327	$259	$11,068	45.9%	55.7%	9.75%	463171000909
61	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	45.0%	59.3%	14.30%	460561001117
62	White River Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	501 E 3rd St	White River	57579	Mellette County	White River School District 47-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 259-3135	93	8	11.6	96.8%	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	$16,410	$3,270	$13,140	44.1%	18.3%	25.85%	467857000951
63	Rosholt Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	202 Finley Ave	Rosholt	57260	Roberts County	Rosholt School District 54-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 537-4278	42	3	12.4	35.7%	26 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)	1 (2.4%)	6 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.3%)	$15,790	$1,189	$14,602	43.2%	37.8%	5.44%	466336001053
64	Edgemont Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	715 Mogul Way	Edgemont	57735	Fall River County	Edgemont School District 23-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 662-7254	93	11	8.5		78 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	$19,065	$1,983	$17,083	42.3%	23.6%	18.77%	462085000181
65	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	41.4%	46.7%	5.31%	466518000933
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	No	(605) 367-7643	937	60	15.5	48.2%	546 (58.3%)	103 (11.0%)	169 (18.0%)	14 (1.5%)	35 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.3%)	$11,735	$588	$11,147	40.5%	58.9%	18.40%	466627000583
67	East Middle School - 30	Public	6-8	4860 Homestead St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4092	613	39	15.7	41.4%	384 (62.6%)	7 (1.1%)	69 (11.3%)	7 (1.1%)	55 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (14.8%)	$11,586	$648	$10,938	39.6%	36.6%	3.05%	465982000528
68	Whittier Middle School - 08	Public	6-8	930 E 6th St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7620	675	54	12.5	83.1%	138 (20.4%)	189 (28.0%)	195 (28.9%)	54 (8.0%)	53 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.7%)	$13,208	$618	$12,590	38.7%	22.4%	16.38%	466627000611
69	Bennett County Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	402 1st Ave	Martin	57551	Bennett County	Bennett County School District 03-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 685-6330	100	9	11.6	—	14 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.0%)	2 (2.0%)	55 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (22.0%)	$17,227	$3,856	$13,371	37.8%	17.5%	20.36%	460624001015
70	South Middle School - 36	Public	6-8	2 Indiana St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4024	618	45	13.6	60.5%	280 (45.3%)	12 (1.9%)	73 (11.8%)	6 (1.0%)	141 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (17.2%)	$12,597	$621	$11,976	36.9%	28.5%	8.48%	465982000533
71	George McGovern Middle School -09	Public	6-8	6221 W Maple St	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4440	780	60	13.1	75.5%	297 (38.1%)	125 (16.0%)	225 (28.8%)	6 (0.8%)	60 (7.7%)	5 (0.6%)	62 (7.9%)	$12,677	$919	$11,759	36.0%	26.8%	9.21%	466627001333
72	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	35.1%	64.6%	29.50%	463135010809
73	Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02	Public	5-8	1425 Cedar St	Sturgis	57785	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 347-5232	490	34	14.5	43.1%	418 (85.3%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$10,578	$214	$10,364	34.2%	55.3%	21.05%	466993000653
74	Lakeview Elementary - 09	Public	K-8	26886 299th St	Crookston	69212	Cherry County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 429-3339	44	3	14.6		6 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (72.7%)	1 (2.3%)	1 (2.3%)	$16,932	$3,191	$13,741	33.3%	13.4%	19.92%	467209000504
75	North Middle School - 35	Public	6-8	1501 N Maple St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-4042	418	35	12	—	87 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.3%)	6 (1.4%)	204 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.4%)	$13,697	$1,382	$12,315	32.4%	15.0%	17.39%	465982000532
76	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	31.5%	75.6%	44.08%	460468000986
77	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	30.6%	70.3%	39.69%	467437000690
78	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	No	(605) 923-0050	633	45	14.1	37.8%	410 (64.8%)	11 (1.7%)	77 (12.2%)	5 (0.8%)	47 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (13.0%)	$11,637	$790	$10,847	29.7%	36.2%	6.45%	461941000176
79	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	28.8%	93.9%	65.07%	460795000072
80	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	27.9%	74.8%	46.87%	461056000831
81	McLaughlin Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	701 Main	Mc Laughlin	57642	Corson County	McLaughlin School District 15-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 823-4484	85	10	8.1	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	83 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,560	$1,632	$18,928	27.0%	9.3%	17.68%	464638000922
82	Stanley County Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	10 E Main Ave	Fort Pierre	57532	Stanley County	Stanley County School District 57-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 223-7743	106	6	16.7	23.6%	84 (79.2%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	$14,250	$374	$13,875	26.1%	50.0%	23.87%	462485000841
83	Dupree Junior High - 04	Public	6-8	127 B St	Dupree	57623	Ziebach County	Dupree School District 64-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 365-5140	52	5	11.3	—	2 (3.8%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$19,068	$855	$18,213	25.2%	8.1%	17.10%	461945000896
84	Waubay Middle School - 03	Public	7-8	202 W School Rd	Waubay	57273	Day County	Waubay School District 18-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 947-4529	24	3	8.5	62.5%	16 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	$20,495	$217	$20,277	24.3%	30.5%	6.16%	467668000945
85	E.A.G.L.E. Center - 09	Public	5-8	E St	Eagle Butte	57625	Dewey County	Eagle Butte School District 20-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 964-8773	0	0	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()				23.4%	7.3%	16.11%	462010001360
86	Todd County Middle School - 10	Public	6-8	27000 US Hwy 83	Mission	57555	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3504	353	26	13.3	—	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	333 (94.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,868	$3,603	$12,265	22.5%	6.5%	16.02%	467209000814
87	He Dog Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	28152 Hwy 63	Parmelee	57566	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3553	189	10	18.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,063	$4,147	$9,915	21.6%	8.9%	12.68%	467209000669
88	Wilmot Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	800 Ordway St	Wilmot	57279	Roberts County	Wilmot School District 54-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 938-4647	58	4	13.1	55.2%	39 (67.2%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	$13,071	$872	$12,199	20.7%	21.1%	0.42%	460000300872
89	Eagle Butte Junior High - 06	Public	7-8	672 Main St	Eagle Butte	57625	Dewey County	Eagle Butte School District 20-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 964-7841	5	4	1.2	—	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	1 (20.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,973	$5,278	$23,695	19.8%	6.1%	13.72%	462010000898
90	Gregory Junior High - 04	Public	6-8	505 Logan St	Gregory	57533	Gregory County	Gregory School District 26-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 835-8771	88	7	13.2	52.3%	70 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	14 (15.9%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	$13,049	$1,107	$11,942	18.9%	43.5%	24.58%	462988001296
91	Batesland School - 01	Public	PK, KG-8	206 School St	Batesland	57716	Oglala Lakota County	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 454-4210	175	14	12.5		7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$33,097	$5,773	$27,324	18.0%	5.7%	12.33%	466546000573
92	Rockyford School - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	14 Bia 33	Porcupine	57772	Oglala Lakota County	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 455-2438	404	33	12.2		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	380 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$29,895	$5,505	$24,390	17.1%	4.1%	13.05%	466546000576
93	Wolf Creek School - 02	Public	PK, KG-8	E Hwy 18	Pine Ridge	57770	Oglala Lakota County	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 867-5174	567	47	12.1		1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	555 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$27,137	$4,948	$22,188	16.2%	3.7%	12.56%	466546000574
94	Andes Central Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	1001 High St	Lake Andes	57356	Charles Mix County	Andes Central School District 11-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 487-5207	51	7	7.4	—	9 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (21.6%)	$22,828	$1,193	$21,635	15.3%	11.0%	4.34%	463954000850
95	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	14.4%	61.0%	46.56%	460427000829
95	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	No	(605) 267-4476	50	4	13.5	34.0%	40 (80.0%)	2 (4.0%)	4 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	$11,458	$338	$11,120	14.4%	28.9%	14.45%	462649000844
95	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	14.4%	91.9%	77.46%	460264000018
95	Hermosa Middle School - 07	Public	7-8	11 4th St	Hermosa	57744	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 255-4345	48	5	9	31.3%	40 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	2 (4.2%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$15,464	$445	$15,018	14.4%	47.2%	32.74%	461695000320
95	New Underwood Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	300 E Ash St	New Underwood	57761	Pennington County	New Underwood School District 51-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 754-6485	75	4	17.3	18.7%	57 (76.0%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.3%)	$11,306	$250	$11,055	14.4%	45.9%	31.52%	465067000456
95	Todd County Achievement Middle School - 18	Public	6-8	181 W Denver St	Mission	57555	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3544	9	1	10		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				14.4%	3.3%	11.16%	467209001386

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