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Lennox Junior High - 08

Public Grades 7-8

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 96% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

Lennox Junior High - 08 is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Lennox School District 41-4 in Lennox, South Dakota. With 184 students, the school has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The Lennox School District as a whole is also highly ranked, placing 3rd out of 147 districts in South Dakota.

Lennox Junior High - 08 stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 72.35% proficiency in ELA, 65.88% in Math, and 63.53% in Science, compared to the state averages of 50.93%, 43.49%, and 42.51% respectively. The school also maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.6% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, Lennox Junior High - 08 has a higher spending per student compared to the state average, ranging from $8,210 to $10,331 per student over the past few years, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15 to 16 students per teacher.

While Lennox Junior High - 08 outperforms the state averages, some of the nearby schools, such as Harrisburg North Middle School and Memorial Middle School, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly in the state. This suggests a competitive educational landscape in the region. Overall, Lennox Junior High - 08 is a standout institution in South Dakota, providing a high-quality education and effectively supporting student learning.

169

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,014

Per pupil spending ?

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 S Main St
Lennox, SD 57039

(605) 647-2203

District: Lennox School District 41-4

Students who attend Lennox Junior High - 08 usually attend:

High:

Lennox High School - 01

Feeder schools for Lennox Junior High - 08:

Elementary:	Lennox Elementary - 02
	Worthing Elementary - 05

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

American Indian:

4.7%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (68% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of South Dakota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 84 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

South Dakota avg47%

11^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 84 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 147Lennox School District 41-4 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	11 of 246	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	13 of 147	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	7 of 150	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	10 of 143	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	6 of 145	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	63.5	47 of 149	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	80 of 147	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.2	130 of 146	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	127 of 147	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	128 of 145	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.0	81 of 145	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.2	81 of 146	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.0	71 of 140	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.3	88 of 139	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.1	94 of 139	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.4	72 of 136	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.9	86 of 136	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.1	104 of 141	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	49.9	87 of 136	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.9	110 of 134	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	52.3	73 of 133	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	1 of 47	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	9 of 229	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	7 of 107	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	71.8	20 of 112	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	47 of 102	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	16 of 113	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	47 of 107	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	72 of 99	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	38 of 187	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	4 of 65	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	4 of 70	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	3 of 63	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	68.6	16 of 79	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	26 of 233	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	11 of 115	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	1 of 116	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	1 of 104	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	2 of 115	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	67.7	33 of 110	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	51 of 111	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	11 of 115	90.4%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	17 of 111	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	52 of 181	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	3 of 32	90.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	12 of 230	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	17 of 132	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	12 of 136	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.4	16 of 132	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	9 of 136	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	56.6	54 of 136	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	84 of 131	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile-7 vs school

Native American (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2025)78th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+21 vs state

Mathematics66%+22 vs state

Science64%+21 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
Lennox Junior High - 08	Public	7-8	1201 S Main St	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 647-2203	169	11	14.7	15.4%	152 (89.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	85.3	11^th of 246 public middle schools	95.5%		84.7	13^th of 147 public middle schools	91.2%	2			74.1	70.6	72.4			72.9	58.8	65.9		63.5		$11,014	$263	$10,751
Lennox Intermediate - 09	Public	5-6	208 W 5th Ave	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 647-2203	185	12	15.4	16.2%	167 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)								(n/a)	63.0	73.3			68.1	53.3	76.7			64.8	43.5			$10,739	$263	$10,477
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
Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	501 Adams St	Hurley	57036	Turner County	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 766-5418	114	9	12.0	34.2%	99 (86.8%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	56.7	103^rd of 246 public middle schools	58.1%		33.2	106^th of 147 public middle schools	27.9%	3	59.3	41.9	63.2	67.6	57.9	63.0	54.8	26.3	37.8	46.5	40.7	24.3	31.3	$12,644	$00	$12,644
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
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
Parker Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	335 W 1st St	Parker	57053	Turner County	Parker School District 60-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 297-3456	74	5	15.7	31.1%	65 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	40.5	167^th of 246 public middle schools	32.1%		41.3	96^th of 147 public middle schools	34.7%	71			44.7	32.4	38.9			42.1	23.5	33.3		23.5		$10,419	$00	$10,419
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lennox Junior High - 08

How many students attend Lennox Junior High - 08?

In the 2024-25 school year, 169 students attended Lennox Junior High - 08.

What high school do graduates of Lennox Junior High - 08 attend?

Students who attend Lennox Junior High - 08 usually go on to attend Lennox High School - 01

What district is Lennox Junior High - 08 in?

Lennox School District 41-4

What is the racial makeup of Lennox Junior High - 08?

Students at Lennox Junior High - 08 are 90% White, 5% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Lennox Junior High - 08 a good school?

Yes! Lennox Junior High - 08 is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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