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Faulkton Middle School - 08

Public Grades 6-8
36th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools
Better than 85% of South Dakota middle schools
Summary

Faulkton Middle School - 08 is a public middle school located in Faulkton, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 52 students. The school is part of the Faulkton Area Schools 24-4 district, which is ranked 41 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Faulkton Middle School - 08 has consistently performed well on Smarter Balanced Assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics exceeding the state averages across multiple grade levels and years. In 2024-2025, the school's overall proficiency rate in ELA was 64.82%, compared to 50.93% for the state, and in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 57.41%, compared to 43.49% for the state. The school's performance is also strong compared to its district average, with Faulkton Middle School - 08 outperforming the Faulkton Area Schools 24-4 district in several subject areas and grade levels.

The school has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, and white students. Faulkton Middle School - 08 has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.1% to 20.8% in recent years, but the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 5.3% in 2024-2025 is significantly lower than the 20.2% rate in the previous year, indicating potential improvements in student attendance. The school also maintains a relatively high per-student spending of $12,809 in 2023-2024 and a favorable student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.2 to 11.6 students per teacher in recent years.

53
Students ?
9.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,627
Per pupil spending ?
28.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1114 Court St
       Faulkton, SD  57438

(605) 598-6266

District: Faulkton Area Schools 24-4


Students who attend Faulkton Middle School - 08 usually attend:

High:    Faulkton High School - 01

Feeder schools for Faulkton Middle School - 08:

Elementary:    Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06
    Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05
    Faulkton Elementary - 02
    Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10
Racial breakdown:

White:
100.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 15% of South Dakota middle schools
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school58%
District avg64%
South Dakota avg47%
36th of 246
South Dakota public middle schools ?
Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of South Dakota Middle Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
41st of 147Faulkton Area Schools 24-4 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202574.836 of 24685.4%★★★★☆
202480.319 of 14787.1%★★★★☆
202383.810 of 15093.3%★★★★★
202291.94 of 14397.2%★★★★★
202160.852 of 14564.1%★★★☆☆
201950.878 of 14947.7%★★☆☆☆
201870.431 of 14778.9%★★★★☆
201783.113 of 14691.1%★★★★★
201687.34 of 14797.3%★★★★★
201577.119 of 14586.9%★★★★☆
201385.72 of 14598.6%★★★★★
201279.29 of 14693.8%★★★★★
201164.553 of 14062.1%★★★☆☆
201061.059 of 13957.6%★★★☆☆
200952.681 of 13941.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202548.217 of 4763.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202572.034 of 22985.2%★★★★☆
202484.66 of 10794.4%★★★★★
201883.47 of 9992.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202557.661 of 18767.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202567.351 of 23378.1%★★★★☆
202471.524 of 11579.1%★★★★☆
202374.619 of 11683.6%★★★★☆
202151.848 of 11558.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202561.036 of 18180.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202571.542 of 23081.7%★★★★☆
202470.528 of 13278.8%★★★★☆
202376.718 of 13686.8%★★★★☆
202287.85 of 13296.2%★★★★★
202152.064 of 13652.9%★★★☆☆
201943.683 of 13639.0%★★☆☆☆
201869.729 of 13177.9%★★★★☆
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)
Female (2025)85th percentile~ school
White (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-18 vs school
African American (2025)64th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts65%+14 vs state
Mathematics57%+14 vs state
Science45%+3 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 53 students attended Faulkton Middle School - 08.

Students at Faulkton Middle School - 08 are 100% White.

Students who attend Faulkton Middle School - 08 usually go on to attend Faulkton High School - 01

Faulkton Middle School - 08 ranks 36th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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