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Tea Area Middle School - 02

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Tea Area Middle School - 02 ranks 51 st of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 79% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

Tea Area Middle School - 02 is a public middle school serving 556 students in grades 6-8 in the Tea Area School District 41-5 in South Dakota. The school has consistently performed above the state average in academic assessments, with 54.91% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 53.36% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49% respectively.

Tea Area Middle School - 02 has strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly for Female Students, Male Students, African American Students, Native American Students, Multi-racial Students, and Special Education Students compared to other middle schools in the state. The school has also seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 20.8% in 2023-2024 to 7.8% in 2024-2025, though this rate is still higher than the state average of 7.9%.

Compared to nearby schools, Tea Area Middle School - 02 generally outperforms Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 and Lennox Junior High - 08 in test scores and student subgroup performance. However, Lennox Junior High - 08 stands out with exceptional performance, ranking 11th out of 246 middle schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.

583

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,888

Per pupil spending ?

21.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 W Brian St
Tea, SD 57064

(605) 498-2700

District: Tea Area School District 41-5

Students who attend Tea Area Middle School - 02 usually attend:

High:

Tea Area High School - 03

Feeder schools for Tea Area Middle School - 02:

Elementary:

Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.4%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (54% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of South Dakota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg58%

South Dakota avg47%

51^st of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 147Tea Area School District 41-5 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	51 of 246	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	56 of 147	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	48 of 150	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	39 of 143	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	68 of 145	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	99 of 149	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	69 of 147	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.7	94 of 146	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	102 of 147	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	92 of 145	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	118 of 145	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	112 of 146	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	114 of 140	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.2	106 of 139	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.2	114 of 139	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.9	114 of 136	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.2	107 of 136	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	126 of 141	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	122 of 136	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.9	122 of 134	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	15 of 47	68.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	51 of 117	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	56 of 229	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	28 of 107	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	41 of 112	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	28 of 102	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	50 of 113	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	63 of 107	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	42 of 99	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	12 of 47	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	87 of 117	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	96 of 187	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	32 of 65	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	26 of 70	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	12 of 46	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	36.7	44 of 63	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	62 of 79	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	44 of 71	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	48 of 233	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	55 of 115	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	39 of 116	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	31 of 104	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	63 of 115	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	72 of 110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	53 of 111	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	23 of 115	80.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	20 of 111	82.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	33 of 181	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	45.3	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	49 of 230	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	54 of 132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	51 of 136	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	45 of 132	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	77 of 136	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	91 of 136	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	70 of 131	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Native American (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Foster Care (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-54 vs school

Migrant (2025)6th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+14 vs state

English Language Arts55%+4 vs state

Mathematics53%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	19.0	21.8%	469 (80.4%)	29 (5.0%)	37 (6.3%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	69.8	51^st of 246 public middle schools	79.3%		59.3	56^th of 147 public middle schools	61.9%	5		52.1	60.2	51.9	54.9		47.9	57.3	54.6	53.4		56.3	$9,888	$292	$9,596
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%)	80	24^th of 246 public middle schools	90.2%		67.4	35^th of 147 public middle schools	76.2%	11		66.9	73.2	67.9	69.3		54.9	56.4	60.7	57.3		58.9	$12,124	$235	$11,889
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%)	76	33^rd of 246 public middle schools	86.6%		79.8	20^th of 147 public middle schools	86.4%	13		58.3	62.4	64.3	61.6		55.6	60.8	58.0	58.1		54.4	$11,722	$569	$11,153
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%)	57.4	101^st of 246 public middle schools	58.9%		46.9	84^th of 147 public middle schools	42.9%	17		48.3	57.8	49.4	51.7		39.1	45.9	37.4	40.6		40.1	$11,735	$588	$11,147
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	12.0	20.2%	447 (86.1%)	8 (1.5%)	28 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	74.2	39^th of 246 public middle schools	84.1%		63.6	43^rd of 147 public middle schools	70.7%	4		61.0	68.3	58.8	63.0		62.3	48.7	45.6	51.9		60.0	$11,820	$230	$11,590
Lennox Intermediate - 09	Public	5-6	208 W 5th Ave	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 647-2203	185	12	15.4	16.2%	167 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)								(n/a)	63.0	73.3			68.1	53.3	76.7			64.8	43.5		$10,739	$263	$10,477
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%)	62.5	87^th of 246 public middle schools	64.6%					(n/a)		53.2	61.4	51.0	55.1		41.8	47.9	39.1	42.8		47.7	$12,672	$240	$12,432
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%)	74.7	37^th of 246 public middle schools	85.0%		72.6	29^th of 147 public middle schools	80.3%	8		58.4	60.7	62.9	60.6		53.6	56.0	55.9	55.2		59.0	$11,797	$570	$11,227
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%)	85.3	11^th of 246 public middle schools	95.5%		84.7	13^th of 147 public middle schools	91.2%	2			74.1	70.6	72.4			72.9	58.8	65.9		63.5	$11,014	$263	$10,751
Axtell Park Middle School - 47	Public	6-8	201 N West Ave	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4266	31	11	2.7	100.0%	17 (54.8%)	1 (3.2%)	5 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (22.6%)	9.1	234^th of 246 public middle schools	4.9%					(n/a)		0.0	16.7	7.7	8.8		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		7.7	$44,069	$559	$43,510

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Tea Area Middle School - 02 ranks 51^st of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Tea Area Middle School - 02.

What district is Tea Area Middle School - 02 in?

Tea Area School District 41-5

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Students at Tea Area Middle School - 02 are 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% American Indian.

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