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Harrisburg North Middle School - 08

Public Grades 6-8

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 90% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Harrisburg School District 41-2 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. With 523 students, the school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 24th out of 246 South Dakota middle schools.

Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 69.31% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.93% statewide and 59.77% for the Harrisburg School District. In Mathematics, 57.25% of students were proficient or better, compared to 43.49% statewide and 51.13% for the district. The school also boasts strong performance across various student subgroups, including high rankings for Asian, African American, Hispanic, Native American, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 outperforms most, including Harrisburg South Middle School, Harrisburg East Middle School, and several Sioux Falls School District middle schools. The only nearby school that comes close to Harrisburg North's performance is Memorial Middle School, which is also a high-performing institution.

534

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,124

Per pupil spending ?

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 W 95th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57108

(605) 743-2567

District: Harrisburg School District 41-2

Students who attend Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 usually attend:

High:

Harrisburg High School - 01

Feeder schools for Harrisburg North Middle School - 08:

Elementary:	Adventure Elementary - 10
	Endeavor Elementary - 07
	Explorer Elementary - 04

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.1%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 76th percentile in 2024 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (63% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of South Dakota middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 90th (2025) from a 76th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg55%

South Dakota avg47%

24^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Harrisburg School District 41-2

39^th of 147Harrisburg School District 41-2 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	80.0	24 of 246	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	67.4	35 of 147	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	31 of 150	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	33 of 143	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	13 of 145	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	28 of 149	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	32 of 147	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.1	32 of 146	78.1%	★★★★☆
2016	87.1	5 of 147	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	3 of 145	97.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	30.0	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	16 of 117	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	31 of 229	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	37 of 107	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	35 of 112	68.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	30 of 102	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	10 of 113	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.7	30 of 107	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	21 of 99	78.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	31 of 117	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	9.6	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	76.9	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	69.5	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	49 of 187	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	37.5	42 of 65	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	46 of 70	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	10 of 63	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	43 of 79	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.7	20 of 71	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	19 of 233	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	70.3	25 of 115	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	16 of 116	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	18 of 104	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	11 of 115	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	19 of 110	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	30 of 111	73.0%	★★★★☆

Migrant

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

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	29 of 115	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.2	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	11 of 111	90.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	40 of 181	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	11.4	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.7	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	19 of 230	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	66.4	33 of 132	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	30 of 136	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	35 of 132	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	11 of 136	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	70.9	28 of 136	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	48 of 131	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Native American (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

Migrant (2025)24th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+18 vs state

Science59%+16 vs state

Mathematics57%+14 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 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrisburg North Middle School - 08

What high school do graduates of Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 attend?

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

Is Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 a good school?

Yes. Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 ranks in the top 9.8% of South Dakota middle schools.

What district is Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 in?

Harrisburg School District 41-2

How many students attend Harrisburg North Middle School - 08?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Harrisburg North Middle School - 08.

What is the racial makeup of Harrisburg North Middle School - 08?

Students at Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 are 78% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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