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Baltic Middle School - 03

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Baltic Middle School - 03 ranks 17 th of 151 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 151 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 89% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

In Baltic, South Dakota, Baltic Middle School - 03 serves 110 students in grades 6–8. Its strongest overall result is English language arts (ELA): 66% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 49% statewide and 59% districtwide. Baltic also led nearby schools serving the same grades in ELA, making it the school’s clearest standout for families.

ELA and eighth-grade science are Baltic’s strongest subjects compared with the state, while math is a relative weakness against its district. Math proficiency was 53%—9 percentage points above the state but 2 below the district. Even so, Baltic had the highest math result among nearby schools serving grades 6–8. Eighth-grade science was 57%, 17 points above the state and level with the district; only Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 scored higher among nearby schools reporting that grade. Grade-level results vary: seventh-grade ELA reached 76%, while sixth-grade ELA was 58%. Science is an eighth-grade result, not a schoolwide measure.

Results have risen substantially: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA improved by 10 percentage points, math by 13, and eighth-grade science by 26. SchoolDigger ranks Baltic at the 89th statewide percentile with 4 stars, up 36 percentile points since 2022–2023; among nearby schools with a reported rank, only Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 and Dell Rapids Middle School - 03 rank higher. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.4, and 19% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, matching the median among nearby schools reporting the same measure. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 ranking for how well Baltic serves Native American students was at the 32nd percentile, compared with the school’s overall 76th percentile. Its ranking for Male Students rose from the 54th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 95th in 2025–2026.

110

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,459

Per pupil spending ?

19.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1 Bulldog Ave
Baltic, SD 57003

(605) 529-5461

District: Baltic School District 49-1

Students who attend Baltic Middle School - 03 usually attend:

High:

Baltic High School - 01

Feeder schools for Baltic Middle School - 03:

Elementary:

Baltic Elementary - 02

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Hispanic:

3.6%

American Indian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (59% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of South Dakota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

South Dakota avg46%

17^th of 151

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 126Baltic School District 49-1 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
2026	77.8	17 of 151	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	60 of 246	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	60 of 147	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	70 of 150	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	29 of 143	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	51 of 145	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	71 of 149	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	85 of 147	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.8	39 of 146	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	75.3	26 of 147	82.3%	★★★★☆
2015	69.1	33 of 145	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	64.3	51 of 145	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.0	36 of 146	75.3%	★★★★☆
2011	58.2	70 of 140	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.4	100 of 139	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.1	73 of 139	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.5	31 of 136	77.2%	★★★★☆
2007	52.0	84 of 136	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.0	57 of 141	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.7	71 of 136	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.0	107 of 134	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	51.9	74 of 133	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	64 of 117	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	30 of 115	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	44 of 229	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	41 of 107	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	38 of 112	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.3	6 of 102	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	68.5	22 of 113	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	57 of 107	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	58 of 99	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	54 of 117	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	97 of 187	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	65 of 79	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	6 of 117	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	62.2	78 of 233	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	53 of 115	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	78 of 116	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	66 of 104	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	54 of 115	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	50 of 110	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	56 of 111	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	58 of 115	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	76 of 111	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	22 of 181	87.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	23 of 133	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	60 of 230	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	60 of 132	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	66 of 136	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	41 of 132	68.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	52 of 136	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	77 of 136	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	99 of 131	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)95th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)81st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile-30 vs school

Native American (2025)32nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%+16 vs state

Science57%+17 vs state

Mathematics53%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	77.8	17^th of 151 public middle schools	88.7%		68.5	60^th of 246 public middle schools	75.6%	43		57.5	76.5	64.3	65.5		52.5	50.0	54.8	52.6		57.1		$10,459	$361	$10,099
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%)	86.2	9^th of 151 public middle schools	94.0%		86.8	8^th of 246 public middle schools	96.7%	1	53.2	61.8	74.2	57.2	61.0	49.4	76.3	64.5	62.9	63.1	32.9	58.6	45.0	$10,900	$427	$10,473
Tri-Valley Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	46450 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	296	20	14.9	22.6%	237 (80.1%)	20 (6.8%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	65.4	46^th of 151 public middle schools	69.5%		55.5	111^th of 246 public middle schools	54.9%	65		54.9	51.4	61.4	56.1		32.9	51.4	71.1	51.9		48.2		$11,483	$232	$11,251
Garretson Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	505 2nd St	Garretson	57030	Minnehaha County	Garretson School District 49-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 594-3452	105	8	13.1	19.0%	88 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.6%)	63.9	54^th of 151 public middle schools	64.2%		56.4	106^th of 246 public middle schools	56.9%	52		75.0	60.0	62.2	65.4		75.0	42.9	40.5	51.9		27.0		$13,865	$263	$13,603
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%)	16.9	133^rd of 151 public middle schools	11.9%		33.4	180^th of 246 public middle schools	26.8%	47		28.1	38.2	31.4	32.5		17.9	27.6	27.7	24.1		30.3		$12,677	$919	$11,759
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%)	94	1^st of 151 public middle schools	99.3%		82.5	15^th of 246 public middle schools	93.9%	14			81.4	74.9	78.2			70.8	68.8	69.8		61.9		$9,715	$242	$9,473
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	15.0	13.8%	269 (90.6%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	47.9	85^th of 151 public middle schools	43.7%		56.2	109^th of 246 public middle schools	55.7%	24		54.1	53.3	43.9	50.5		43.9	37.1	40.8	40.5		37.8		$11,327	$259	$11,068
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%)	63.9	55^th of 151 public middle schools	63.6%		69.4	54^th of 246 public middle schools	78.0%	1		57.9	69.6	57.9	62.3		47.4	52.2	47.4	49.2		26.3		$13,142	$417	$12,725
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%)	13.7	139^th of 151 public middle schools	7.9%		26.1	191^st of 246 public middle schools	22.4%	52		28.4	37.0	33.3	33.0		17.2	22.9	25.5	21.9		20.8		$13,208	$618	$12,590
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	—	17 (54.8%)	1 (3.2%)	5 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (22.6%)	4.7	145^th of 151 public middle schools	4.0%		9.1	234^th of 246 public middle schools	4.9%	89		23.1		18.2	13.5		15.4		9.1	8.1		9.1		$44,069	$559	$43,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Baltic Middle School - 03

What high school do graduates of Baltic Middle School - 03 attend?

Students who attend Baltic Middle School - 03 usually go on to attend Baltic High School - 01

What district is Baltic Middle School - 03 in?

Baltic School District 49-1

What is the racial makeup of Baltic Middle School - 03?

Students at Baltic Middle School - 03 are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Baltic Middle School - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 110 students attended Baltic Middle School - 03.

Is Baltic Middle School - 03 a good school?

Baltic Middle School - 03 ranks 17^th of 151 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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