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Brandon Valley Middle School - 02

Public Grades 7-8

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 94% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 is a public middle school in Brandon, South Dakota, serving 719 students in grades 7-8. It is part of the Brandon Valley School District 49-2, which is ranked 2 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 has consistently ranked among the top 10-15 middle schools in South Dakota over the past several years, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This places it in the top 5-10% of middle schools in the state, indicating exceptional academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, 73.39% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 60.21% were proficient or better in mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages.

The school's performance in science for 8th grade was also strong, with 57.14% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 42.51%. George McGovern Middle School, Edison Middle School, and Whittier Middle School in the Sioux Falls School District have lower test scores and rankings, while Harrisburg East Middle School in the Harrisburg School District 41-2 also underperforms Brandon Valley Middle School - 02.

759

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,715

Per pupil spending ?

18.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Holly Blvd
Brandon, SD 57005

(605) 582-3214

District: Brandon Valley School District 49-2

Students who attend Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 usually attend:

High:

Brandon Valley High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.1%

African American:

4.9%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (65% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of South Dakota middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg70%

South Dakota avg47%

15^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 147Brandon Valley School District 49-2 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	82.5	15 of 246	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	10 of 147	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	8 of 150	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	6 of 143	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	10 of 145	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	7 of 149	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	2 of 147	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	89.9	5 of 146	96.6%	★★★★★
2016	81.8	12 of 147	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	79.9	14 of 145	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	74.5	20 of 145	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	71.6	25 of 146	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	77.2	11 of 140	92.1%	★★★★★
2010	70.4	35 of 139	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	64.6	46 of 139	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.4	68 of 136	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.5	57 of 136	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.8	55 of 141	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.8	48 of 136	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.5	71 of 134	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	62.5	45 of 133	66.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	12 of 47	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★
2022	41.1	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	71 of 117	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	18 of 229	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	8 of 107	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.1	12 of 112	89.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	5 of 102	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	13 of 113	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	12 of 107	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	6 of 99	93.9%	★★★★★

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	38 of 47	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	34 of 117	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	3 of 26	88.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.2	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★
2021	42.5	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	18 of 187	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	9 of 65	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	3 of 70	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	3 of 46	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	34.6	46 of 63	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.7	5 of 79	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	3 of 71	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	21 of 233	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	5 of 115	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	4 of 116	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	3 of 104	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	4 of 115	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	2 of 110	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	1 of 111	99.1%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	45 of 115	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	61.1	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	79 of 111	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	25 of 181	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	38.1	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.1	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	7 of 230	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	6 of 132	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	9 of 136	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	7 of 132	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	7 of 136	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	10 of 136	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	6 of 131	95.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-23 vs school

Military Connected (2025)62nd percentile-31 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile-55 vs school

Native American (2025)29th percentile-65 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-66 vs school

Migrant (2025)24th percentile-70 vs school

Foster Care (2025)19th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+22 vs state

Mathematics60%+17 vs state

Science57%+15 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
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%)	82.5	15^th of 246 public middle schools	93.9%		87.1	10^th of 147 public middle schools	93.2%	5			77.3	69.2	73.4			66.4	53.5	60.2		57.1	$9,715	$242	$9,473
Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07	Public	5-6	201 W Park St	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-6035	829	47	17.6	20.6%	655 (79.0%)	48 (5.8%)	60 (7.2%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.7%)								(n/a)	75.2	74.2			74.7	64.7	75.2			69.8	68.0		$9,750	$242	$9,509
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%)	66.5	72^nd of 246 public middle schools	70.7%		52.2	72^nd of 147 public middle schools	51.0%			57.6	56.8	58.0	57.5		44.2	50.8	46.7	47.3		47.3	$12,305	$608	$11,698
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%)	26.1	191^st of 246 public middle schools	22.4%		11.1	137^th of 147 public middle schools	6.8%	54		28.7	27.5	26.9	27.7		22.8	21.4	14.1	19.4		24.4	$13,208	$618	$12,590
Teachwell Academy Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	824 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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%)	56.4	106^th of 246 public middle schools	56.9%		63.1	48^th of 147 public middle schools	67.3%	58		44.1	63.4	48.3	52.9		38.2	39.0	44.8	40.4		34.5	$13,865	$263	$13,603
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon Valley Middle School - 02

What high school do graduates of Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 attend?

Students who attend Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 usually go on to attend Brandon Valley High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Brandon Valley Middle School - 02?

Students at Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 are 83% White, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 a good school?

Yes. Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 ranks in the top 6.1% of South Dakota middle schools.

How many students attend Brandon Valley Middle School - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 759 students attended Brandon Valley Middle School - 02.

What district is Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 in?

Brandon Valley School District 49-2

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