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Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03

Q: Is Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 a good school?

Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 ranks 111 th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03?

Students at Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 are 80% White, 7% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades 5-8

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 55% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 is a public middle school located in Colton, South Dakota, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 303 students. The school is part of the Tri-Valley School District 49-6, which is ranked 68 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 has shown mixed performance on the Smarter Balanced Assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (50%), Mathematics (43.67%), and Science (44.96%) slightly below the state averages. However, the school has performed better in certain grade levels, such as 5th grade ELA (65.71%) and 8th grade Math (51.89%). The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2022-2023 to 20.2% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 generally performs in the middle of the pack. For example, it ranks higher than Whittier Middle School and George McGovern Middle School in Sioux Falls, but lower than the highly-ranked Memorial Middle School and Dell Rapids Middle School. The school's increasing percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, from 10.61% in 2021-2022 to 15.84% in 2023-2024, suggests a growing population of students from lower-income backgrounds, which could be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance and chronic absenteeism.

296

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,483

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

46450 252nd St
Colton, SD 57018

(605) 446-3538

District: Tri-Valley School District 49-6

Students who attend Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 usually attend:

High:

Tri-Valley High School - 01

Feeder schools for Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03:

Elementary:

Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.1%

African American:

6.8%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Dakota median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

South Dakota avg47%

111^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 147Tri-Valley School District 49-6 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	55.5	111 of 246	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	69 of 147	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	85 of 150	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	116 of 143	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.8	41 of 145	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	22 of 149	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	18 of 147	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	63.0	46 of 146	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.7	84 of 147	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.3	116 of 145	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.6	104 of 145	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.4	93 of 146	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.6	58 of 140	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	62 of 139	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.2	26 of 139	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	62.9	48 of 136	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.8	70 of 136	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.5	63 of 141	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.9	39 of 136	71.3%	★★★★☆
2004	60.4	54 of 134	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.3	58 of 133	56.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	39 of 47	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	73 of 117	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	138 of 229	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	71 of 107	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	67 of 112	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	84 of 102	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.2	34 of 113	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	28 of 107	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	20 of 99	79.8%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	14 of 47	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	38 of 117	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	139 of 187	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	41 of 65	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	28 of 63	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.3	4 of 79	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	2 of 71	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	82 of 233	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	40 of 115	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	62 of 116	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	84 of 104	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.5	33 of 115	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	14 of 110	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	11 of 111	90.1%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	25 of 32	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	73 of 115	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	103 of 111	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	101 of 181	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.4	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	99 of 230	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	67 of 132	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	81 of 136	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.6	34 of 136	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	25 of 136	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	27 of 131	79.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Foster Care (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2025)22nd percentile-33 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-38 vs school

Native American (2025)7th percentile-48 vs school

Migrant (2025)<1st percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Science45%~ state avg

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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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
Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03	Public	5-8	46450 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	296	20	14.9	22.6%	237 (80.1%)	20 (6.8%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	55.5	111^th of 246 public middle schools	54.9%		53	69^th of 147 public middle schools	53.1%	42	65.7	43.3	50.0	41.8	50.0	40.0	44.8	38.1	51.9	43.7	50.0	40.5	45.0	$11,483	$232	$11,251
West Central Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	705 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 528-3799	297	20	15.0	13.8%	269 (90.6%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	56.2	109^th of 246 public middle schools	55.7%		51.3	74^th of 147 public middle schools	49.7%	35		37.0	54.7	50.6	46.9		44.4	41.1	48.3	44.5		39.3		$11,327	$259	$11,068
Baltic Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 529-5461	110	8	13.4	19.1%	100 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	68.5	60^th of 246 public middle schools	75.6%		57.1	60^th of 147 public middle schools	59.2%			65.7	60.0	54.8	60.4		60.0	46.7	29.0	46.0		58.1		$10,459	$361	$10,099
Chester Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	67	6	11.2	19.4%	62 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	69.4	54^th of 246 public middle schools	78.0%		49	80^th of 147 public middle schools	45.6%	26		58.3	57.9	75.0	64.2		50.0	31.6	66.7	50.7		41.7		$13,142	$417	$12,725
George McGovern Middle School -09	Public	6-8	6221 W Maple St	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4440	780	60	13.1	75.5%	297 (38.1%)	125 (16.0%)	225 (28.8%)	6 (0.8%)	60 (7.7%)	5 (0.6%)	62 (7.9%)	33.4	180^th of 246 public middle schools	26.8%		17	133^rd of 147 public middle schools	9.5%	47		30.5	31.0	34.6	32.0		21.9	25.2	27.2	24.8		33.9		$12,677	$919	$11,759
Dell Rapids Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	1216 N Garfield Ave	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 428-5473	295	18	16.1	15.6%	273 (92.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	86.8	8^th of 246 public middle schools	96.7%		92	4^th of 147 public middle schools	97.3%	4	70.9	69.8	63.8	75.9	70.3	59.5	76.2	71.0	69.6	68.6	58.2	65.8	62.0	$10,900	$427	$10,473
Montrose Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	309 S Church Ave	Montrose	57048	McCook County	Montrose School District 43-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 363-5025	53	4	12.2	22.6%	49 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.6	23^rd of 246 public middle schools	90.7%		86.6	11^th of 147 public middle schools	92.5%	12		60.0	75.0	65.0	65.4		40.0	91.7	75.0	65.4		75.0		$14,480	$132	$14,348
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
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
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 Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03

What high school do graduates of Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 attend?

Students who attend Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 usually go on to attend Tri-Valley High School - 01

Is Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 a good school?

Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 ranks 111^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03?

Students at Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 are 80% White, 7% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03.

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Tri-Valley School District 49-6

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