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George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

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George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 ranks 113 th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 54% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 is a public middle school located in Brookings, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 773 students. The school is part of the Brookings School District 05-1, which is ranked 64 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 has shown mixed performance compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments were 49.48% in English Language Arts (ELA), 41.48% in Mathematics, and 35.85% in 8th-grade Science. The school's performance has fluctuated over the past few years, with some grades and subjects performing better than others. Notably, the school's African American and Native American students performed relatively well, ranking 13th and 33rd out of all South Dakota middle schools in ELA, respectively.

One area of concern for the school is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.0% to 24.2% over the past few years. Compared to nearby middle schools, George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 generally performs better than some, such as Flandreau Middle School - 03 and Elkton Junior High - 03, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Arlington Junior High - 03 and Sioux Valley Middle School - 04. The school's per-student spending has increased, and the student-teacher ratio has decreased, suggesting a focus on improving educational resources.

780

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,498

Per pupil spending ?

21.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 12th St S
Brookings, SD 57006

(605) 696-4500

District: Brookings School District 05-1

Students who attend George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 usually attend:

High:

Brookings High School - 01

Feeder schools for George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02:

Elementary:	Camelot Intermediate - 06
	Hillcrest Elementary - 04
	Medary Elementary - 05

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.3%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2023 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the South Dakota median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg46%

South Dakota avg47%

113^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 147Brookings School District 05-1 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
2025	55.3	113 of 246	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	90 of 147	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	104 of 150	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	95 of 143	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	91 of 145	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	50 of 149	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	53 of 147	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.3	60 of 146	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.3	34 of 147	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.1	21 of 145	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.8	32 of 145	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	15 of 146	89.7%	★★★★★
2011	73.1	19 of 140	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.5	29 of 139	79.1%	★★★★☆
2009	64.3	48 of 139	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.7	36 of 136	73.5%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	32 of 136	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	65.2	46 of 141	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.3	60 of 136	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.7	64 of 134	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	49.2	83 of 133	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	13 of 47	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	28.0	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.6	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	21 of 39	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	82.2	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	45 of 117	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	127 of 229	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	79 of 107	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	95 of 112	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	77 of 102	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	80 of 113	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	44 of 107	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	47 of 99	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	73 of 117	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	129 of 187	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	47 of 65	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	52 of 70	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	60 of 63	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	35 of 79	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	33 of 71	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	95 of 233	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	63 of 115	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	70 of 116	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	62 of 104	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	65 of 115	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	37 of 110	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	37 of 111	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	62 of 115	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.3	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	36.7	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.5	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	33 of 111	70.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	76 of 181	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	113 of 230	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	87 of 132	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	102 of 136	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	95 of 132	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	94 of 136	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	51 of 136	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	64 of 131	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2025)83rd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2025)70th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-16 vs school

Homeless (2025)34th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Mathematics41%~ state avg

Science36%-7 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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	55.3	113^th of 246 public middle schools	54.1%		44.8	90^th of 147 public middle schools	38.8%	23		47.1	56.5	44.6	49.5		34.1	42.8	47.8	41.5		35.9		$11,498	$317	$11,181
Bobcat Plains Academy Middle School - 93	Public, Virtual	6-8	1910 12th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(605) 696-4714	4	0	10.5		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			0.0		0.0			0.0		0.0
Sioux Valley Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 627-5657	156	12	12.6	14.1%	143 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	67.3	66^th of 246 public middle schools	73.2%		58.5	58^th of 147 public middle schools	60.5%	8		62.5	61.0	51.0	58.2		50.0	44.1	56.9	50.0		43.1		$10,693	$15	$10,679
Deubrook Junior High - 02	Public	7-8	100 School Ave	White	57276	Brookings County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 629-1114	47	4	11.6	14.9%	45 (95.7%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	54.4	116^th of 246 public middle schools	52.8%		46.9	85^th of 147 public middle schools	42.2%	31			50.0	35.3	44.4			39.3	47.1	42.2		47.1		$12,837	$04	$12,833
Elkton Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	508 Buffalo St	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	65	5	13.8	33.8%	55 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	22	202^nd of 246 public middle schools	17.9%		23.1	121^st of 147 public middle schools	17.7%	81			21.4	30.3	26.2			21.4	12.1	16.4		12.1		$15,036	$04	$15,032
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Junior High	Public	6-8	102 School St	Rutland	57054	Lake County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 586-4352	41	5	8.1	19.5%	39 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.6	173^rd of 246 public middle schools	29.7%					(n/a)		33.3	35.3	58.3	41.5		25.0	11.8	16.7	17.1		41.7		$15,910	$1,194	$14,717
Arlington Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	306 S Main St	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Arlington School District 38-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 983-5598	47	3	18.1	19.1%	45 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.1	29^th of 246 public middle schools	88.2%		88.2	9^th of 147 public middle schools	93.9%	20			54.5	57.7	56.3			77.3	65.4	70.8		53.9		$14,459	$27	$14,432
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%)	42	162^nd of 246 public middle schools	34.1%		20.4	127^th of 147 public middle schools	13.6%	35	32.0	34.0	55.9	38.6	38.9	18.0	38.3	29.4	11.4	24.0	18.0	38.6	27.7	$14,765	$995	$13,770

Frequently Asked Questions about George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

What is the racial makeup of George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02?

Students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 are 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 a good school?

George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 ranks 113^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 attend?

Students who attend George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 usually go on to attend Brookings High School - 01

What district is George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 in?

Brookings School District 05-1

How many students attend George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02.

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