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Whittier Middle School - 08

Q: Is Whittier Middle School - 08 a good school?

Whittier Middle School - 08 ranks in the bottom 22.4% of South Dakota middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Whittier Middle School - 08?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Whittier Middle School - 08.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Whittier Middle School - 08?

Students at Whittier Middle School - 08 are 29% Hispanic, 28% African American, 20% White, 8% Asian, 8% American Indian, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Whittier Middle School - 08 attend?

Students who attend Whittier Middle School - 08 usually go on to attend Washington High School - 01

Public Grades 6-8

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 22% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

Whittier Middle School - 08 is a public middle school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 716 students. It is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, which is ranked 90 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whittier Middle School - 08 consistently ranks in the bottom half of South Dakota middle schools, with academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, significantly below the Sioux Falls School District and the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.7% of Whittier students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.18% for the district and 50.93% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 19.38% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 42.76% for the district and 43.49% for the state. Whittier Middle School - 08 also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% in 2024-2025 to 26.5% in 2022-2023, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Whittier Middle School - 08 performs significantly worse than most of the nearby schools in the Sioux Falls School District, such as Memorial Middle School - 04, Patrick Henry Middle School - 07, and Ben Reifel Middle School - 68, which all have higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The only nearby school that performs worse than Whittier is Axtell Park Middle School - 47, which has extremely low academic performance and a very small student population. Harrisburg North Middle School, which is outside the Sioux Falls district but still relatively close, significantly outperforms Whittier Middle School - 08 across all metrics.

675

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,208

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

930 E 6th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57103

(605) 367-7620

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Students who attend Whittier Middle School - 08 usually attend:

High:

Washington High School - 01

Feeder schools for Whittier Middle School - 08:

Elementary:	Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20
	Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16
	Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10
	Terry Redlin Elementary - 11

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

28.9%

African American:

28.0%

White:

20.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a <1st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg46%

South Dakota avg47%

191^st of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Middle Schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5

90^th of 147Sioux Falls School District 49-5 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	26.1	191 of 246	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	137 of 147	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	144 of 150	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	143 of 143	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	138 of 145	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	133 of 149	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	119 of 147	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	122 of 146	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.1	123 of 147	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.8	94 of 145	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.7	125 of 145	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	119 of 146	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.2	104 of 140	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.2	107 of 139	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.8	104 of 139	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.5	112 of 136	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.7	112 of 136	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.8	110 of 141	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.3	116 of 136	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.0	118 of 134	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.6	114 of 133	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	21 of 47	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.8	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	19.8	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	14.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2021	16.9	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	12.6	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2018	11.4	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	68 of 117	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.4	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	189 of 229	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	103 of 107	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	109 of 112	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	100 of 102	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	106 of 113	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	95 of 107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	81 of 99	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	34 of 47	27.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	72 of 117	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	23 of 24	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	138 of 187	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	56 of 65	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	66 of 70	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	45 of 46	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	58 of 63	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	68 of 79	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	46 of 71	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	174 of 233	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	113 of 115	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	113 of 116	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	103 of 104	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	110 of 115	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	98 of 110	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	96 of 111	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	11.1	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	17.0	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	90 of 115	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	68 of 111	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	14 of 30	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	124 of 181	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	186 of 230	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	134 of 136	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	131 of 132	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	127 of 136	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	109 of 136	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	85 of 131	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)94th percentile+71 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)94th percentile+71 vs school

Migrant (2025)76th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Native American (2025)39th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Foster Care (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-23 vs state

Science24%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 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
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
Teachwell Academy Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	824 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Patrick Henry Middle School - 07	Public	6-8	2200 S 5th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7639	925	58	15.8	35.6%	665 (71.9%)	73 (7.9%)	71 (7.7%)	19 (2.1%)	38 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)	74.7	37^th of 246 public middle schools	85.0%		72.6	29^th of 147 public middle schools	80.3%	8	58.4	60.7	62.9	60.6	53.6	56.0	55.9	55.2	59.0	$11,797	$570	$11,227
Edison Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	2101 S West Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7643	937	60	15.5	48.2%	546 (58.3%)	103 (11.0%)	169 (18.0%)	14 (1.5%)	35 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.3%)	57.4	101^st of 246 public middle schools	58.9%		46.9	84^th of 147 public middle schools	42.9%	17	48.3	57.8	49.4	51.7	39.1	45.9	37.4	40.6	40.1	$11,735	$588	$11,147
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68	Public	6-8	6700 E 41st St	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4155	885	62	14.2	44.5%	531 (60.0%)	126 (14.2%)	108 (12.2%)	20 (2.3%)	27 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.2%)	66.5	72^nd of 246 public middle schools	70.7%		52.2	72^nd of 147 public middle schools	51.0%		57.6	56.8	58.0	57.5	44.2	50.8	46.7	47.3	47.3	$12,305	$608	$11,698
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
Harrisburg East Middle School - 11	Public	6-8	3001 E Bison Trail	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 743-2567	428	35	12.1	20.6%	339 (79.2%)	27 (6.3%)	27 (6.3%)	14 (3.3%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	62.5	87^th of 246 public middle schools	64.6%					(n/a)	53.2	61.4	51.0	55.1	41.8	47.9	39.1	42.8	47.7	$12,672	$240	$12,432
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
Harrisburg North Middle School - 08	Public	6-8	2201 W 95th St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	534	43	12.3	15.9%	417 (78.1%)	25 (4.7%)	31 (5.8%)	18 (3.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	80	24^th of 246 public middle schools	90.2%		67.4	35^th of 147 public middle schools	76.2%	11	66.9	73.2	67.9	69.3	54.9	56.4	60.7	57.3	58.9	$12,124	$235	$11,889

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Whittier Middle School - 08 ranks in the bottom 22.4% of South Dakota middle schools.

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Sioux Falls School District 49-5

How many students attend Whittier Middle School - 08?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Whittier Middle School - 08.

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Students who attend Whittier Middle School - 08 usually go on to attend Washington High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Whittier Middle School - 08?

Students at Whittier Middle School - 08 are 29% Hispanic, 28% African American, 20% White, 8% Asian, 8% American Indian, 7% Two or more races.

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