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Mitchell Middle School - 02

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Mitchell Middle School - 02 ranks 59 th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 76% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

Mitchell Middle School - 02 is a public middle school in Mitchell, South Dakota, serving 609 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Mitchell School District 17-2, which is ranked 45 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mitchell Middle School - 02 consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school had 57.27% of students proficient or better in ELA and 51.84% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's performance in ELA and Mathematics has remained strong over the past few years, with consistent rankings in the top 40 middle schools in the state. However, the school's performance for Native American, Multi-racial, English Language Learner, and Special Education students is more average, with rankings in the 40s to 70s.

While Mitchell Middle School - 02 has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and has seen a steady increase in spending per student, the school has also experienced a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 13.2% in 2022-2023 to 20.2% in 2024-2025, which is slightly higher than the state average. Nearby schools, such as Hanson Middle School - 02 and Ethan Junior High - 03, consistently outperform Mitchell Middle School - 02 in both ELA and Mathematics, with higher proficiency rates and higher state rankings. This suggests that Mitchell Middle School - 02 could benefit from further analysis and collaboration to identify best practices and strategies that have contributed to the success of its neighboring schools.

578

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,301

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 W 10th Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301

(605) 995-3051

District: Mitchell School District 17-2

Students who attend Mitchell Middle School - 02 usually attend:

High:	Abbott House High School - 07
	Mitchell High School - 01

Feeder schools for Mitchell Middle School - 02:

Elementary:	Abbott House Elementary - 06
	Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04
	L. B. Williams Elementary - 03
	Longfellow Elementary - 05
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	Rockport Colony Elementary- 10
	Rosedale Colony Elementary - 11

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

11.2%

American Indian:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of South Dakota middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

South Dakota avg47%

59^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 147Mitchell School District 17-2 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	59 of 246	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	31 of 147	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	29 of 150	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	37 of 143	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	46 of 145	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	68 of 149	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	45 of 147	69.4%	★★★★☆
2017	67.0	38 of 146	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	65.1	38 of 147	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	71.2	28 of 145	80.7%	★★★★☆
2013	72.2	26 of 145	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	71.3	28 of 146	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	10 of 140	92.9%	★★★★★
2010	72.2	25 of 139	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	10 of 139	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	72.3	23 of 136	83.1%	★★★★☆
2007	72.2	21 of 136	84.6%	★★★★☆
2006	58.8	60 of 141	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.6	45 of 136	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.1	85 of 134	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.1	75 of 133	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	56 of 117	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	74 of 229	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	33 of 107	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	29 of 112	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	26 of 102	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	25 of 113	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	40 of 107	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	31 of 99	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	19 of 47	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	60 of 117	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	7 of 26	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.9	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	85 of 187	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	17 of 65	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	21 of 70	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	13 of 46	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	15 of 63	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	39 of 79	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	28 of 71	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	45 of 233	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	20 of 115	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	18 of 116	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	33 of 104	68.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	43 of 115	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	63 of 110	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	42 of 111	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	46 of 115	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	48 of 111	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	11 of 24	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	72 of 181	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	13 of 27	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	41 of 230	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	23 of 132	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	17 of 136	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	23 of 132	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	37 of 136	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	61 of 136	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	45 of 131	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

Foster Care (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

Native American (2025)57th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-27 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+6 vs state

Mathematics52%+8 vs state

Science46%+3 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 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mitchell Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	800 W 10th Ave	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 995-3051	578	40	14.3	40.0%	449 (77.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	68.6	59^th of 246 public middle schools	76.0%		69.7	31^st of 147 public middle schools	78.9%	28	55.6	52.8	63.1	57.3	55.1	48.7	52.0	51.8	46.0	$11,301	$393	$10,908
Mount Vernon Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	500 N Main	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 236-5237	58	5	12.5	39.7%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.2	7^th of 246 public middle schools	97.2%		78.1	23^rd of 147 public middle schools	84.4%	16	65.2	85.0	68.8	72.9	69.6	80.0	75.0	74.6	56.3	$14,255	$282	$13,973
Ethan Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 227-4211	39	2	16.4	28.2%	36 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	79.9	25^th of 246 public middle schools	89.8%		78.6	22^nd of 147 public middle schools	85.0%	3		72.7	61.1	67.5		72.7	55.6	65.0	50.0	$11,011	$110	$10,901
Hanson Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	230 6th St	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 239-4387	71	5	13.8	21.1%	65 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	81.2	20^th of 246 public middle schools	91.9%		83.8	14^th of 147 public middle schools	90.5%	6	76.2	85.7	70.4	76.8	57.1	61.9	51.9	56.5	51.9	$10,705	$83	$10,622

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell Middle School - 02

How many students attend Mitchell Middle School - 02?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Mitchell Middle School - 02.

What district is Mitchell Middle School - 02 in?

Mitchell School District 17-2

Is Mitchell Middle School - 02 a good school?

Mitchell Middle School - 02 ranks 59^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Mitchell Middle School - 02 attend?

Students who attend Mitchell Middle School - 02 usually go on to attend Abbott House High School - 07

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Middle School - 02?

Students at Mitchell Middle School - 02 are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

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