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Lemmon Junior High - 06

Public Grades 6-8
74th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools
Better than 70% of South Dakota middle schools
Summary

Lemmon Junior High - 06 is a public middle school in Lemmon, South Dakota, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 46 students. The school is part of the Lemmon School District 52-4, which is ranked 52 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lemmon Junior High - 06 has consistently performed above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grades. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 60.37%, compared to the state average of 50.93%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 41.51%, compared to the state average of 43.49%. The school's performance in Science for 8th grade has also been strong, with a proficiency rate of 58.83% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 42.51%. Compared to the Lemmon School District 52-4, Lemmon Junior High - 06 has generally performed on par or slightly better in ELA and Mathematics assessments.

Lemmon Junior High - 06 has shown exceptional performance for Multi-racial students, ranking 1st out of 115 South Dakota middle schools in this subgroup for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has also performed well for Low Socio-Economic Status (SES) students, ranking 25th out of 187 South Dakota middle schools in this subgroup for the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students has been relatively lower, ranking 89th out of 117 South Dakota middle schools in this subgroup for the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Lemmon Junior High - 06 has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.5% in the 2024-2025 school year to 20.2% in the same year.

53
Students ?
10.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,546
Per pupil spending ?
35.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 314 8th St W
       Lemmon, SD  57638

(605) 374-3762

District: Lemmon School District 52-4


Students who attend Lemmon Junior High - 06 usually attend:

High:    Lemmon High School - 01

Feeder schools for Lemmon Junior High - 06:

Elementary:    Lemmon Elementary - 02
Racial breakdown:

White:
88.7%
Hispanic:
5.7%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (52% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 56 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the South Dakota median (70th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school52%
District avg53%
South Dakota avg47%
74th of 246
South Dakota public middle schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 55 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to top 30% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
52nd of 147Lemmon School District 52-4 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
202566.174 of 24669.9%★★★★☆
202444.293 of 14736.7%★★☆☆☆
202350.678 of 15048.0%★★☆☆☆
202246.283 of 14342.0%★★☆☆☆
202150.071 of 14551.0%★★★☆☆
201934.5108 of 14927.5%★☆☆☆☆
201852.873 of 14750.3%★★★☆☆
201733.9112 of 14623.3%★☆☆☆☆
201654.760 of 14759.2%★★★☆☆
201525.5124 of 14514.5%★☆☆☆☆
201355.576 of 14547.6%★★☆☆☆
201249.290 of 14638.4%★★☆☆☆
201159.465 of 14053.6%★★★☆☆
201056.374 of 13946.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202563.564 of 22972.1%★★★★☆
202417.4101 of 1075.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.397 of 11213.4%★☆☆☆☆
202247.658 of 10243.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202533.389 of 11723.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202570.525 of 18786.6%★★★★☆
202374.87 of 7090.0%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202561.781 of 23365.2%★★★☆☆
202469.728 of 11575.7%★★★★☆
202373.720 of 11682.8%★★★★☆
202244.765 of 10437.5%★★☆☆☆
202148.456 of 11551.3%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202596.21 of 11599.1%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202551.465 of 18164.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202559.889 of 23061.3%★★★☆☆
202437.795 of 13228.0%★☆☆☆☆
202344.879 of 13641.9%★★☆☆☆
202242.083 of 13237.1%★★☆☆☆
202140.687 of 13636.0%★★☆☆☆
201922.3116 of 13614.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-46 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts60%+9 vs state
Science59%+16 vs state
Mathematics42%~ state avg

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Students at Lemmon Junior High - 06 are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 53 students attended Lemmon Junior High - 06.

Students who attend Lemmon Junior High - 06 usually go on to attend Lemmon High School - 01

Lemmon Junior High - 06 ranks 74th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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