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Huron Middle School - 02

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Huron Middle School - 02 ranks 117 th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 52% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

Huron Middle School - 02 is a public middle school in Huron, South Dakota, serving 710 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Huron School District 02-2, which is ranked 137 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Huron Middle School - 02 consistently performs below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 48.97% compared to the state average of 50.93%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 38.82% compared to the state average of 43.49%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.2% to 27.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.5% to 66.48% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to the nearby schools, Iroquois Middle School - 02 and Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05, Huron Middle School - 02 generally performs better. However, it performs worse than Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03. This suggests that the school may need to learn from the successful practices of the higher-performing nearby schools to improve student outcomes. To address the challenges, the school may need to focus on more targeted and consistent instructional strategies, as well as addressing the underlying factors that contribute to the high chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage among its student population.

716

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,272

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1045 18th SW
Huron, SD 57350

(605) 353-6900

District: Huron School District 02-2

Students who attend Huron Middle School - 02 usually attend:

High:

Huron High School - 01

Feeder schools for Huron Middle School - 02:

Elementary:	Huron Colony Elementary - 13
	Riverside Colony Elementary - 15

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.3%

Hispanic:

34.4%

Asian:

23.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Dakota median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg47%

117^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

137^th of 147Huron School District 02-2 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	54.3	117 of 246	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	97 of 147	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	94 of 150	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	96 of 143	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	95 of 145	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	76 of 149	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	61 of 147	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	84 of 146	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.4	108 of 147	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.7	86 of 145	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.2	124 of 145	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	124 of 146	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.4	94 of 140	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	87 of 139	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.6	79 of 139	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.7	93 of 136	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.8	71 of 136	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.7	85 of 141	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.4	53 of 136	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.4	95 of 134	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.8	85 of 133	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	26 of 39	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.7	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2022	59.6	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2021	44.6	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2018	40.9	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	40 of 117	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2022	67.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	54.1	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	132 of 229	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	73 of 107	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	66 of 112	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	70 of 102	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	67 of 113	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	58 of 107	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	57 of 99	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	59 of 117	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	14 of 26	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	68 of 187	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	19 of 65	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	18 of 46	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	30 of 63	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	31 of 79	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	24 of 71	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	96 of 233	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	82 of 115	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	83 of 116	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	73 of 104	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	69 of 115	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	56 of 110	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	44 of 111	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	20.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2023	13.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	30 of 115	73.9%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	41 of 111	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	96 of 181	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	62 of 230	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	59 of 132	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	55 of 136	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	62 of 132	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	60 of 136	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	31 of 136	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	40 of 131	69.5%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile+39 vs school

Migrant (2025)82nd percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2025)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-19 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)31st percentile-21 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Science41%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-5 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 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Huron Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	1045 18th SW	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 353-6900	716	44	16.2	69.1%	260 (36.3%)	4 (0.6%)	246 (34.4%)	166 (23.2%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	21 (2.9%)	54.3	117^th of 246 public middle schools	52.4%		40.8	97^th of 147 public middle schools	34.0%	20			40.2	61.0	45.3	49.0			32.1	46.4	37.7	38.8		40.8		$12,272	$936	$11,336
Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	375 Ash St SE	Wolsey	57384	Beadle County	Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 883-4221	75	6	13.1	32.0%	68 (90.7%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	34	177^th of 246 public middle schools	28.0%		31.7	108^th of 147 public middle schools	26.5%	69			34.8	37.0	36.0	36.0			26.1	22.2	24.0	24.0		28.0		$15,876	$1,045	$14,831
Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05	Public	4-8	21085 415th Ave	Iroquois	57353	Beadle County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 546-2210	13	1	13.0		13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.8	163^rd of 246 public middle schools	33.7%					(n/a)	25.0	33.3		66.7	33.3	38.5	0.0	0.0		33.3	33.3	15.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	$13,745	$493	$13,252
Iroquois Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	111 E Washita St	Iroquois	57353	Kingsbury County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 546-2426	48	5	10.3	37.5%	38 (79.2%)	1 (2.1%)	7 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	31.6	184^th of 246 public middle schools	25.2%		10.2	139^th of 147 public middle schools	5.4%	45			26.1	33.3	53.8	35.4			8.7	8.3	30.8	14.6		38.5		$12,377	$494	$11,884

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Huron Middle School - 02 ranks 117^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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Students at Huron Middle School - 02 are 36% White, 34% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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Huron School District 02-2

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In the 2024-25 school year, 716 students attended Huron Middle School - 02.

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