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McIntosh Middle School - 03

Public Grades 5-8
183rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools
Better than 26% of South Dakota middle schools
Summary

McIntosh Middle School - 03 is a public middle school in Mc Intosh, South Dakota, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 40 students. The school is part of the McIntosh School District 15-1, which is ranked 123 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McIntosh Middle School - 03 has consistently underperformed the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 31.71% in ELA and 21.95% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with a high ranking of 17 out of 149 South Dakota middle schools in 2018-2019 and a low ranking of 183 out of 246 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 25.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $20,913 to $26,019 in recent years, and a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.9 to 10.6 in recent years, McIntosh Middle School - 03 continues to face challenges in maintaining consistent educational quality. The school's diverse student population, with a significant percentage of Native American and high-performing Asian students, presents both opportunities and challenges, and the school may need to tailor its instructional approaches to meet the unique needs of these student subgroups.

44
Students ?
9.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,398
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 511 Main St
       Mc Intosh, SD  57641

(605) 273-4298

District: McIntosh School District 15-1


Students who attend McIntosh Middle School - 03 usually attend:

High:    McIntosh High School - 01

Feeder schools for McIntosh Middle School - 03:

Elementary:    McIntosh Elementary - 02
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
56.8%
White:
29.5%
Two or more races:
11.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2019 → 26th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Dakota average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2019) to 26th (2025)
!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the South Dakota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg29%
South Dakota avg47%
183rd of 246
South Dakota public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From top 50% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
123rd of 147McIntosh School District 15-1 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
202531.7183 of 24625.6%★☆☆☆☆
202410.4138 of 1476.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202242.892 of 14335.7%★★☆☆☆
201977.717 of 14988.6%★★★★☆
201870.630 of 14779.6%★★★★☆
201748.487 of 14640.4%★★☆☆☆
201649.577 of 14747.6%★★☆☆☆
201551.172 of 14550.3%★★★☆☆
201247.992 of 14637.0%★★☆☆☆
201126.5121 of 14013.6%★☆☆☆☆
201038.8112 of 13919.4%★☆☆☆☆
200816.2127 of 1366.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200746.4101 of 13625.7%★☆☆☆☆
200645.6100 of 14129.1%★☆☆☆☆
200548.495 of 13630.1%★★☆☆☆
200463.542 of 13468.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202592.01 of 3997.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202530.0177 of 22922.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202544.9103 of 18744.9%★★☆☆☆
202429.152 of 6520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202267.710 of 4678.3%★★★★☆
201994.82 of 7997.5%★★★★★
201892.61 of 7198.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202533.1167 of 23328.3%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202548.149 of 11155.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202543.890 of 18150.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202536.7169 of 23026.5%★☆☆☆☆
201881.912 of 13190.8%★★★★★
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)
Asian (2025)97th percentile+72 vs school
Native American (2025)56th percentile+30 vs school
Special Education (2025)50th percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school
White (2025)27th percentile~ school
Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Science37%-7 vs state
English Language Arts32%-19 vs state
Mathematics22%-22 vs state

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McIntosh Middle School - 03 ranks 183rd of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend McIntosh Middle School - 03 usually go on to attend McIntosh High School - 01

Students at McIntosh Middle School - 03 are 57% American Indian, 30% White, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 44 students attended McIntosh Middle School - 03.


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