Memorial Middle School - 04

Summary:

Memorial Middle School - 04 is a public middle school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,168 students. The school is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, which is ranked 72 out of 126 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial Middle School - 04 has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25 middle schools in South Dakota for the past several years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 20th out of 147 middle schools in the state and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with 63.15% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 57.78% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the Sioux Falls School District and the state of South Dakota. The school's performance is also exceptional across various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, with many of these groups ranking in the top 10 or 20 in the state.

When compared to other middle schools in the Sioux Falls area, Memorial Middle School - 04 stands out as a high-performing institution. Schools like Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 and Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 also perform well, but Memorial Middle School - 04 consistently outranks them in academic metrics and student group performance. The school's success can be attributed to its effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and a supportive school community.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1401 S Sertoma Ave
       Sioux Falls, SD  57106


(605) 362-2785

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

SchoolDigger Rank:
20th of 147 South Dakota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,673 Help


Students who attend Memorial Middle School - 04 usually attend:

High:    Roosevelt High School - 03

Feeder schools for Memorial Middle School - 04:

Elementary:    Discovery Elementary - 26
    Oscar Howe Elementary - 58
    RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  1,168

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.7%
Hispanic:
7.3%
Two or more races:
6.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.3% Help


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Compare Details Memorial Middle School - 04 ranks better than 86.4% of middle schools in South Dakota. It also ranks first among 6 ranked middle schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.82. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Memorial Middle School - 04 has the largest middle school student body size in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Memorial Middle School - 04 is $10,673, which is the lowest among 7 middle schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Memorial Middle School - 04:

SchoolDigger ranks Memorial Middle School - 04 20th of 147 South Dakota public middle schools. (See Memorial Middle School - 04 in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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African American students:
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Sioux Falls School District 49-5:

SchoolDigger ranks Sioux Falls School District 49-5 72nd of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Memorial Middle School - 04

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Rank History for all students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 56.06 63rd 133 52.6%
2004 64.26 38th 134 71.6%
2005 69.29 32nd 136 76.5%
2006 70.07 26th 141 81.6%
2007 71.00 26th 136 80.9%
2008 72.12 24th 136 82.4%
2009 76.33 12th 139 91.4%
2010 71.86 28th 139 79.9%
2011 75.75 13th 140 90.7%
2012 77.74 10th 146 93.2%
2013 78.71 12th 145 91.7%
2015 88.21 8th 145 94.5%
2016 85.08 8th 147 94.6%
2017 85.90 8th 146 94.5%
2018 75.65 23rd 147 84.4%
2019 75.03 26th 149 82.6%
2021 68.16 31st 145 78.6%
2022 70.60 35th 143 75.5%
2023 75.06 24th 150 84.0%
2024 79.82 20th 147 86.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.84 7th 14 50.0%
2019 67.34 4th 14 71.4%
2021 70.48 4th 18 77.8%
2022 63.02 6th 19 68.4%
2023 76.31 3rd 21 85.7%
2024 78.32 3rd 22 86.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.05 6th 8 25.0%
2023 51.03 3rd 6 50.0%
2024 84.28 1st 7 85.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.78 11th 32 65.6%
2022 32.11 21st 25 16.0%
2023 42.51 17th 27 37.0%
2024 47.41 12th 29 58.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.09 6th 71 91.5%
2019 66.43 17th 79 78.5%
2021 55.41 21st 63 66.7%
2022 66.93 11th 46 76.1%
2023 64.18 17th 70 75.7%
2024 72.66 10th 65 84.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.49 10th 99 89.9%
2019 69.85 27th 107 74.8%
2021 63.57 32nd 113 71.7%
2022 67.75 27th 102 73.5%
2023 70.08 23rd 112 79.5%
2024 79.13 10th 107 90.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.53 3rd 3 0.0%
2021 45.00 4th 7 42.9%
2022 24.82 5th 5 0.0%
2023 61.28 3rd 6 50.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.15 22nd 111 80.2%
2019 76.00 20th 110 81.8%
2021 70.14 22nd 115 80.9%
2022 68.42 24th 104 76.9%
2023 77.87 14th 116 87.9%
2024 78.61 14th 115 87.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.70 1st 5 80.0%
2019 70.98 1st 3 66.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.83 1st 5 80.0%
2019 79.51 1st 6 83.3%
2021 62.26 2nd 8 75.0%
2022 77.56 1st 7 85.7%
2023 69.82 2nd 9 77.8%
2024 82.58 2nd 8 75.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.62 6th 17 64.7%
2019 62.51 9th 21 57.1%
2021 42.22 12th 23 47.8%
2022 61.97 5th 19 73.7%
2023 62.83 9th 24 62.5%
2024 69.68 5th 26 80.8%
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Rank History for Native American students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.11 5th 30 83.3%
2021 41.42 13th 25 48.0%
2024 36.15 17th 31 45.2%
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Rank History for White students at Memorial Middle School - 04

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.51 23rd 131 82.4%
2019 73.94 19th 136 86.0%
2021 68.95 26th 136 80.9%
2022 70.38 29th 132 78.0%
2023 75.89 19th 136 86.0%
2024 82.87 11th 132 91.7%
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Data source: test scores: South Dakota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Memorial Middle School - 04

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 741 4 8 1 19 n/a n/a 0 773
1996 741 4 8 1 19 n/a n/a 0 773
1997 735 8 12 2 19 n/a n/a 0 776
1998 746 8 12 5 10 n/a n/a 0 781
1999 767 9 12 4 6 n/a n/a 0 798
2000 814 9 8 3 7 n/a n/a -1 840
2001 826 7 9 7 10 n/a n/a 0 859
2002 873 21 14 15 11 n/a n/a 0 934
2003 873 21 14 15 11 n/a n/a 0 934
2004 884 30 16 21 9 n/a n/a 0 960
2005 901 29 12 19 19 n/a n/a 0 980
2006 951 27 15 20 7 n/a n/a 0 1020
2007 970 25 19 19 7 n/a n/a 0 1040
2008 932 24 18 20 16 n/a n/a 0 1010
2009 878 34 18 28 20 n/a n/a 0 978
2010 908 34 22 36 20 n/a n/a 0 1020
2011 891 40 25 34 27 0 8 0 1025
2012 921 30 22 37 22 0 13 0 1045
2013 931 48 24 34 21 0 15 0 1073
2014 970 35 20 35 13 0 12 0 1085
2015 1069 46 26 42 18 0 14 0 1215
2016 1100 50 27 41 19 0 31 0 1268
2017 1112 65 29 56 18 0 41 0 1321
2018 1112 71 32 67 22 0 60 0 1364
2019 1089 83 28 70 23 2 62 0 1357
2020 1101 79 19 77 20 2 73 0 1371
2021 1088 89 15 89 25 3 80 0 1389
2022 927 60 14 79 19 4 76 0 1179
2023 896 62 16 85 28 4 77 0 1168

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Memorial Middle School - 04

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 773 46.1 16.8 n/a
1996 773 46.1 16.8 n/a
1997 776 47.0 16.5 6.4
1998 781 44.4 17.6 10.1
1999 798 47.1 16.9 8.5
2000 840 49.7 16.9 10.6
2001 859 49.1 17.5 9.3
2002 934 53.3 17.5 12
2003 934 53.3 17.5 12
2004 960 57.3 16.8 13.3
2005 980 56.2 17.4 14.3
2006 1020 57.7 17.7 17
2007 1040 58.5 17.8 15.8
2008 1010 58.9 17.1 0.1
2009 978 58.1 16.8 17.3
2010 1020 58.5 17.4 19.4
2011 1025 58.4 17.5 19.9
2012 1045 60.1 17.3 22.4
2013 1073 61.3 17.5 25.3
2014 1085 64.2 16.8 20.1
2015 1215 71.0 17.1 22.2
2016 1268 74.0 17.1 22.5
2017 1321 79.6 16.5 20.1
2018 1364 83.4 16.3 18.9
2019 1357 83.5 16.2 22.5
2020 1371 81.5 16.8 21.8
2021 1389 79.0 17.5 25.6
2022 1179 72.5 16.2 19.8
2023 1168 69.3 16.8 18.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Memorial Middle School - 04

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 773 46.1 16.8 n/a
1996 773 46.1 16.8 n/a
1997 776 47.0 16.5 6.4
1998 781 44.4 17.6 10.1
1999 798 47.1 16.9 8.5
2000 840 49.7 16.9 10.6
2001 859 49.1 17.5 9.3
2002 934 53.3 17.5 12
2003 934 53.3 17.5 12
2004 960 57.3 16.8 13.3
2005 980 56.2 17.4 14.3
2006 1020 57.7 17.7 17
2007 1040 58.5 17.8 15.8
2008 1010 58.9 17.1 0.1
2009 978 58.1 16.8 17.3
2010 1020 58.5 17.4 19.4
2011 1025 58.4 17.5 19.9
2012 1045 60.1 17.3 22.4
2013 1073 61.3 17.5 25.3
2014 1085 64.2 16.8 20.1
2015 1215 71.0 17.1 22.2
2016 1268 74.0 17.1 22.5
2017 1321 79.6 16.5 20.1
2018 1364 83.4 16.3 18.9
2019 1357 83.5 16.2 22.5
2020 1371 81.5 16.8 21.8
2021 1389 79.0 17.5 25.6
2022 1179 72.5 16.2 19.8
2023 1168 69.3 16.8 18.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Memorial Middle School - 04

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $500 (5.7%) $8,327 (94.3%) $8,827
2021 $523 (5.8%) $8,508 (94.2%) $9,030
2022 $919 (9.2%) $9,120 (90.8%) $10,039
2023 $1,103 (10.3%) $9,570 (89.7%) $10,673

Data source: South Dakota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Memorial Middle School - 04

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 26th of 149 Middle schoolsRanks 24th of 150 Middle schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Memorial Middle School - 04)59.756.4
 3.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)49.142.2
 6.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.844.6
 6.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Memorial Middle School - 04)42.551.1
 8.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)35.837.3
 1.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.339.1
 2.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Memorial Middle School - 04)63.864.3
 0.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)50.848.7
 2.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.150.7
 3.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Memorial Middle School - 04)58.157.1
 1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)46.842.3
 4.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)45.641.2
 4.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Memorial Middle School - 04)64.651.7
 12.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)49.843.6
 6.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)52.148.8
 3.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Memorial Middle School - 04)63.953.4
 10.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)46.338
 8.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)43.837.5
 6.3%
8th Grade Science (Memorial Middle School - 04)62.347.4
 14.9%
   8th Grade Science (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)45.838
 7.8%
   8th Grade Science (South Dakota)41.238.1
 3.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Memorial Middle School - 04)62.757.4
 5.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)49.747
 2.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Memorial Middle School - 04)54.753.9
 0.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)43.141.3
 1.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13571168
 13.9%
African American8362
 25.3%
American Indian2328
 21.7%
Asian2816
 42.9%
Hispanic7085
 21.4%
Pacific Islander24
 100%
White1089896
 17.7%
Two or More Races6277
 24.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22.5%18.3%
 4.2%


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Students who attend Memorial Middle School - 04 usually go on to attend Roosevelt High School - 03

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,168 students attended Memorial Middle School - 04.

Memorial Middle School - 04 ranks 20th of 147 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Memorial Middle School - 04 are 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.


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