Best Middle Schools in South Dakota for Pacific Islander 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, Pacific Islander 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 (Pacific Islander vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 16)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Pacific Islander)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Pacific Islander)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	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	93.8%	6.5%	87.25%			467209000814
1	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	93.8%	22.4%	71.39%			466627000611
3	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	81.3%	93.9%	12.65%			460795000072
4	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	75.0%	43.5%	31.50%			462988001296
5	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	68.8%	86.6%	17.84%			466627001070
6	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	62.5%	51.2%	11.28%			460207000011
7	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	56.3%	34.1%	22.10%			462439000205
8	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	50.0%	27.6%	22.36%			460005301258
9	White Lake Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	410 E 4th St	White Lake	57383	Aurora County	White Lake School District 01-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 249-2251	30	3	10.3	46.7%	27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,484			$726			$15,757	43.8%	22.8%	20.99%			467851000950
10	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	37.5%	73.6%	36.08%			460207000005
11	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	31.3%	52.4%	21.19%			463548000314
12	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	25.0%	58.9%	33.94%			466627000583
12	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	25.0%	69.5%	44.51%			466693000622
14	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	12.5%	53.7%	41.16%			463448000911
14	Lakeview Elementary - 09	Public	K-8	26886 299th St	Crookston	69212	Todd 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	12.5%	13.4%	0.91%			467209000504
16	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	0.0%	26.8%	26.83%			466627001333

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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 30, 2025, 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.
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