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Oelrichs Junior High - 03

Public Grades 6-8
227th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools
Better than 8% of South Dakota middle schools
Summary

Oelrichs Junior High - 03 is a public middle school located in Oelrichs, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 30 students. The school is part of the Oelrichs School District 23-3, which is ranked 144 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oelrichs Junior High - 03 consistently performs significantly below the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, with proficiency rates as low as 11.12% in ELA and 5.56% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's performance is also significantly lower than the Oelrichs School District 23-3 average, and the 8th-grade proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science are all 0%. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 75% in recent years, far exceeding the state average.

Despite the school's poor academic performance, it spends significantly more per student ($20,866 to $24,385 in recent years) compared to the state average. This high spending per student, coupled with the school's low academic outcomes, raises questions about the effective use of resources and the need for a closer examination of the school's educational practices and resource allocation. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and ensuring that the available funds are being used in the most impactful way should be top priorities for the school and district.

25
Students ?
8.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,646
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 214 W 7th St
       Oelrichs, SD  57763

(605) 535-2631

District: Oelrichs School District 23-3


Students who attend Oelrichs Junior High - 03 usually attend:

High:    Oelrichs High School - 01

Feeder schools for Oelrichs Junior High - 03:

Elementary:    Oelrichs Elementary - 02
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
88.0%
Hispanic:
8.0%
White:
4.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2018 → 8th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Dakota average (7% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (65% vs 20% South Dakota)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school7%
District avg13%
South Dakota avg47%
227th of 246
South Dakota public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▬ steady since 2018
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SchoolDigger rating ?
144th of 147Oelrichs School District 23-3 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202511.0227 of 2467.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.5144 of 1493.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.7136 of 1477.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
20256.7229 of 2290.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202517.6170 of 1879.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.470 of 7911.4%★☆☆☆☆
201826.660 of 7115.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202523.2183 of 23321.5%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202522.6105 of 1115.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.621 of 2927.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202528.1148 of 18118.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202550.9124 of 23046.1%★★☆☆☆
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)46th percentile+38 vs school
Male (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school
Native American (2025)5th percentile~ school
Female (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts11%-40 vs state
Mathematics6%-38 vs state
Science0%-43 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Oelrichs Junior High - 03

In the 2024-25 school year, 25 students attended Oelrichs Junior High - 03.

Students who attend Oelrichs Junior High - 03 usually go on to attend Oelrichs High School - 01

Students at Oelrichs Junior High - 03 are 88% American Indian, 8% Hispanic, 4% White.

Oelrichs Junior High - 03 ranks in the bottom 7.7% of South Dakota middle schools.


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