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Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03

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Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 ranks 65 th of 151 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 151 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 57% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 serves 114 students in grades 5–8 in Hurley, South Dakota. Its overall proficiency is above the state in all three subjects, but those averages hide a significant grade-level concern. The most important finding for parents is that eighth-grade math and ELA proficiency were just 35% and 45%, respectively—both below state results, with math the lowest among nearby schools reporting grade-level data and ELA below all seven nearby results supplied.

Across grades, math is the school’s clearest strength: 52% were proficient, 8 points above the state and 3 above the Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6. ELA was 53%, 4 points above the state but 0.2 points below the district (52.6% versus 52.8%). Science was 44%, 1 point above the state but 3 below the district. Among eight nearby schools, Viborg-Hurley ranked fifth in ELA and sixth in math; its eighth-grade science result was fifth among eight schools with a reported result. Overall nearby comparisons put its ELA and math close to the group averages, rather than among the leaders.

Math has improved steadily in the reported years, rising from 30% in 2022–2023 to 52% in 2025–2026, and its standing shifted from 12 points below the state to 8 points above it. ELA and science have fluctuated: ELA fell 5 points from the prior year, while science rebounded 12 points after a steep drop. SchoolDigger rated the school at the 57th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, around the middle of the nearby group. Context includes a 12:1 student-teacher ratio, 5% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026, and 34% of students free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 effectiveness ranking for African American Students was at the 91st percentile, compared with the school’s overall 58th percentile that year. Its Female Students ranking also rose notably, from the 8th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 46th in 2025–2026.

114

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,644

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

501 Adams St
Hurley, SD 57070

(605) 766-5418

District: Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6

Students who attend Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 usually attend:

High:

Viborg-Hurley High School - 01

Feeder schools for Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03:

Elementary:

Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the South Dakota median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg50%

South Dakota avg46%

65^th of 151

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 44 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 126Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	65 of 151	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	103 of 246	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	106 of 147	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	71 of 150	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	113 of 143	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	110 of 145	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	113 of 149	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	114 of 147	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	126 of 146	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	128 of 147	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.2	114 of 145	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	62 of 115	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	130 of 229	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	98 of 107	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	74 of 112	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	71 of 102	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	57 of 113	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	79 of 107	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	6 of 47	87.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	62 of 117	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	67 of 187	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	52 of 71	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	31 of 117	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	80 of 233	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	29 of 116	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	28.0	88 of 104	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	89 of 115	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	74 of 110	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	90 of 111	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	86 of 115	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	114 of 181	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	56 of 133	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	116 of 230	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	111 of 132	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	74 of 136	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	124 of 132	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	108 of 136	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	118 of 136	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	113 of 131	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+33 vs school

Foster Care (2025)87th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+4 vs state

Mathematics52%+8 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	501 Adams St	Hurley	57070	Turner County	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 766-5418	114	9	12.0	34.2%	99 (86.8%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	57.1	65^th of 151 public middle schools	57.0%		56.7	103^rd of 246 public middle schools	58.1%	38	63.2	53.6	50.0	45.0	52.6	57.9	60.7	50.0	35.0	51.6	47.4	40.0	43.6	$12,644	$00	$12,644
Parker Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	335 W 1st St	Parker	57053	Turner County	Parker School District 60-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 297-3456	74	5	15.7	31.1%	65 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	54.8	72^nd of 151 public middle schools	52.3%		40.5	167^th of 246 public middle schools	32.1%	95			48.7	52.6	50.7			51.4	47.4	49.3		36.8		$10,419	$00	$10,419
Lennox Junior High - 08	Public	7-8	1201 S Main St	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 647-2203	169	11	14.7	15.4%	152 (89.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	88.3	6^th of 151 public middle schools	96.0%		85.3	11^th of 246 public middle schools	95.5%	5			68.8	70.5	69.6			64.5	58.0	61.3		68.2		$11,014	$263	$10,751
Lennox Intermediate - 09	Public	5-6	208 W 5th Ave	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 647-2203	185	12	15.4	16.2%	167 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)								(n/a)	60.8	61.9			61.4	51.4	63.9			58.5	54.1			$10,739	$263	$10,477
Marion Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	100 S Cedar St	Marion	57043	Turner County	Marion School District 60-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 648-3615	46	4	11.7	52.2%	38 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	43.9	91^st of 151 public middle schools	39.7%		62.6	85^th of 246 public middle schools	65.4%	6		27.3		57.1	44.1		45.5		50.0	53.0		21.4		$14,851	$36	$14,815
Centerville Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	610 Lincoln St	Centerville	57014	Turner County	Centerville School District 60-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 563-2291	61	5	12.5	19.7%	58 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	52	75^th of 151 public middle schools	50.3%		65.7	76^th of 246 public middle schools	69.1%	1		40.0	47.1	47.1	44.9		46.7	52.9	47.1	49.0		41.2		$14,718	$421	$14,297
Irene - Wakonda Junior High - 04	Public	7-8	130 E State St	Irene	57037	Turner County	Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 263-3313	46	3	14.1	26.1%	41 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	41	98^th of 151 public middle schools	35.1%		69	56^th of 246 public middle schools	77.2%	42			31.6	48.0	40.9			15.8	36.0	27.3		60.0		$12,740	$151	$12,589
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%)	74.1	26^th of 151 public middle schools	82.8%		69.8	51^st of 246 public middle schools	79.3%	25		49.5	58.6	63.8	57.4		54.7	51.3	64.8	57.0		55.6		$9,888	$292	$9,596
Freeman Junior High - 05	Public	7-8	1001 S Wipf St	Freeman	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 925-4214	49	3	15.1	38.8%	40 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	64.7	52^nd of 151 public middle schools	65.6%		73.1	42^nd of 246 public middle schools	82.9%	10			60.0	52.0	55.6			65.0	52.0	57.8		36.0		$12,486	$00	$12,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03

What is the racial makeup of Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03?

Students at Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03.

What district is Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 in?

Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6

Is Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 a good school?

Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 ranks 65^th of 151 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 attend?

Students who attend Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 usually go on to attend Viborg-Hurley High School - 01

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