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Rosholt Middle School - 04

Public Grades 6-8
153rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools
Better than 38% of South Dakota middle schools
Summary

Rosholt Middle School - 04 is a public middle school in Rosholt, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 48 students. The school is part of the Rosholt School District 54-4, which is ranked 125 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rosholt Middle School - 04 has consistently underperformed the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 46.51%, compared to the state average of 50.93%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 32.55%, compared to the state average of 43.49%. The school's performance has been particularly weak in 7th and 8th-grade Mathematics, with proficiency rates of 30% and 22.23%, respectively, in 2024-2025, significantly below the state averages.

The school has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and multi-racial students, who have performed better than the state averages in recent years. However, the school has struggled with the performance of other subgroups, particularly English Language Learners and students with special education needs, who have ranked in the bottom 20% of South Dakota middle schools. Additionally, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students has been concerning, ranking in the bottom 15% of South Dakota middle schools in 2024-2025. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with the rate reaching as high as 40.9% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly above the state average.

42
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,790
Per pupil spending ?
35.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 202 Finley Ave
       Rosholt, SD  57260

(605) 537-4278

District: Rosholt School District 54-4


Students who attend Rosholt Middle School - 04 usually attend:

High:    Rosholt High School - 01

Feeder schools for Rosholt Middle School - 04:

Elementary:    Rosholt Elementary - 02
Racial breakdown:

White:
61.9%
American Indian:
14.3%
Two or more races:
14.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Dakota average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 20% South Dakota)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg39%
South Dakota avg47%
153rd of 246
South Dakota public middle schools ?
Bottom 38%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of South Dakota Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
125th of 147Rosholt School District 54-4 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202544.6153 of 24637.8%★★☆☆☆
202421.3123 of 14716.3%★☆☆☆☆
202318.1131 of 15012.7%★☆☆☆☆
202245.585 of 14340.6%★★☆☆☆
202117.0131 of 1459.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.5105 of 14929.5%★★☆☆☆
201825.0126 of 14714.3%★☆☆☆☆
201736.4107 of 14626.7%★☆☆☆☆
201647.585 of 14742.2%★★☆☆☆
201542.787 of 14540.0%★★☆☆☆
201342.8105 of 14527.6%★☆☆☆☆
201268.940 of 14672.6%★★★★☆
201175.812 of 14091.4%★★★★★
201077.913 of 13990.6%★★★★★
200972.027 of 13980.6%★★★★☆
200864.841 of 13669.9%★★★★☆
200753.280 of 13641.2%★★☆☆☆
200629.6122 of 14113.5%★☆☆☆☆
200522.9125 of 1368.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200461.350 of 13462.7%★★★☆☆
200379.55 of 13396.2%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202530.098 of 11716.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202542.0149 of 22934.9%★★☆☆☆
202435.081 of 10724.3%★☆☆☆☆
201931.981 of 10724.3%★☆☆☆☆
201817.288 of 9911.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202562.922 of 11781.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202523.8159 of 18715.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202546.0136 of 23341.6%★★☆☆☆
202317.5101 of 11612.9%★☆☆☆☆
202123.998 of 11514.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202555.637 of 11567.8%★★★☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202541.363 of 11143.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202526.9165 of 1818.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202541.3154 of 23033.0%★★☆☆☆
202427.0107 of 13218.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6116 of 13614.7%★☆☆☆☆
202246.670 of 13247.0%★★☆☆☆
202119.9121 of 13611.0%★☆☆☆☆
201935.598 of 13627.9%★☆☆☆☆
201821.5120 of 1318.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+43 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile+30 vs school
Native American (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-23 vs school
Special Education (2025)9th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts47%-4 vs state
Mathematics33%-11 vs state
Science22%-20 vs state

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Students who attend Rosholt Middle School - 04 usually go on to attend Rosholt High School - 01

Rosholt Middle School - 04 ranks 153rd of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 42 students attended Rosholt Middle School - 04.

Students at Rosholt Middle School - 04 are 62% White, 14% American Indian, 14% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.


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