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Memorial Middle School - 04

Q: Is Memorial Middle School - 04 a good school?

Memorial Middle School - 04 ranks 33 rd of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 87% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

Memorial Middle School - 04 is a high-performing public middle school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving 1,138 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top 35 middle schools in the state, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and its academic performance is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Memorial Middle School - 04 excels in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates that far surpass the Sioux Falls School District and the state of South Dakota. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 61.62% of Memorial Middle School - 04 students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 49.18% for the Sioux Falls School District and 50.93% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, 58.11% of Memorial Middle School - 04 students were proficient or better, compared to 42.76% for the district and 43.49% for the state. The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students with low socioeconomic status.

While Memorial Middle School - 04 has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 25.5% in 2023-2024 to 20.2% in 2024-2025, the school's rates are still higher than some nearby middle schools, such as Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 and Patrick Henry Middle School - 07, which have lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school's commitment to investing in student resources and support is evident in its increasing per-student spending, which has risen from $9,030 in 2020-2021 to $11,584 in 2023-2024.

1,133

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,722

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 S Sertoma Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57106

(605) 362-2785

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 76th percentile in 2022 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of South Dakota middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 87th (2025) from a 76th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg46%

South Dakota avg47%

33^rd of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	76.0	33 of 246	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	20 of 147	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	24 of 150	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	35 of 143	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	31 of 145	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	26 of 149	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	23 of 147	84.4%	★★★★☆
2017	85.9	8 of 146	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	85.1	8 of 147	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	88.2	8 of 145	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	78.7	12 of 145	91.7%	★★★★★
2012	77.7	10 of 146	93.2%	★★★★★
2011	75.8	13 of 140	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	71.9	28 of 139	79.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	12 of 139	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	72.1	24 of 136	82.4%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	26 of 136	80.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.1	26 of 141	81.6%	★★★★☆
2005	69.3	32 of 136	76.5%	★★★★☆
2004	64.3	38 of 134	71.6%	★★★★☆
2003	56.1	63 of 133	52.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	3 of 47	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2021	62.3	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	20 of 117	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2023	51.0	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2021	35.1	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	38 of 229	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	10 of 107	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	70.1	23 of 112	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	27 of 102	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	32 of 113	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	27 of 107	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	10 of 99	89.9%	★★★★★

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	39 of 47	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	33 of 117	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	5 of 26	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	9 of 24	62.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	42.2	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	42 of 187	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	10 of 65	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	17 of 70	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	11 of 46	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	21 of 63	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	17 of 79	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	6 of 71	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	33 of 233	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	14 of 115	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	14 of 116	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	24 of 104	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	22 of 115	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	20 of 110	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	22 of 111	80.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2022	24.8	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.5	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	36 of 115	68.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.3	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2022	63.0	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.8	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	59 of 111	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	5 of 30	83.3%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	59 of 181	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.8	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	24 of 230	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	11 of 132	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.9	19 of 136	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	29 of 132	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	26 of 136	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	19 of 136	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	23 of 131	82.4%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-15 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)69th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-25 vs school

Native American (2025)47th percentile-40 vs school

Military Connected (2025)31st percentile-55 vs school

Foster Care (2025)17th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+11 vs state

Mathematics58%+15 vs state

Science54%+12 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Tea Area Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	515 W Brian St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	583	31	19.0	21.8%	469 (80.4%)	29 (5.0%)	37 (6.3%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	69.8	51^st of 246 public middle schools	79.3%		59.3	56^th of 147 public middle schools	61.9%	5	52.1	60.2	51.9	54.9	47.9	57.3	54.6	53.4	56.3	$9,888	$292	$9,596
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Middle School - 04

Is Memorial Middle School - 04 a good school?

Memorial Middle School - 04 ranks 33^rd of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Memorial Middle School - 04 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

What high school do graduates of Memorial Middle School - 04 attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Middle School - 04?

Students at Memorial Middle School - 04 are 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Memorial Middle School - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,133 students attended Memorial Middle School - 04.

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