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White River Middle School - 04

Public Grades 6-8

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 18% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

White River Middle School - 04 is a public middle school in White River, South Dakota, serving 88 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the White River School District 47-1, which is ranked 143 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

White River Middle School - 04 has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of South Dakota middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. While White students at the school perform relatively well, Native American students and students from low-income backgrounds perform significantly below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. The school's overall proficiency rates in ELA and Math are only 23.87% and 15.91%, respectively, and proficiency rates decline as students progress through the grades, with 8th-graders performing the worst.

The challenges faced by White River Middle School - 04 are not unique, as the nearby Todd County Achievement Middle School - 18 and Todd County Middle School - 10 also perform poorly, with even lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. These nearby schools serve predominantly Native American and low-income student populations, suggesting that the issues at White River Middle School - 04 may be indicative of broader systemic challenges in the region. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to support all students and address the underlying factors contributing to the school's poor performance.

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,410

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 E 3rd St
White River, SD 57579

(605) 259-3135

District: White River School District 47-1

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

91.4%

Two or more races:

5.4%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 20% South Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

South Dakota avg47%

201^st of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 147White River School District 47-1 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	22.1	201 of 246	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	144 of 147	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	142 of 150	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	131 of 143	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	141 of 145	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	130 of 149	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	131 of 147	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	128 of 146	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	133 of 147	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	129 of 145	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	134 of 145	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.1	131 of 146	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	128 of 140	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	133 of 139	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	127 of 139	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	130 of 136	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.3	126 of 136	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	128 of 141	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	26.8	119 of 136	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	124 of 134	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.1	124 of 133	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	194 of 229	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	107 of 107	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	107 of 112	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	93 of 102	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	94 of 107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	80 of 99	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	143 of 187	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	62 of 65	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	29 of 46	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	49 of 79	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	43 of 71	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	176 of 233	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	110 of 115	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	110 of 116	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	97 of 104	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	112 of 115	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	93 of 110	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	99 of 111	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	64 of 115	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	62 of 111	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.8	2 of 24	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	38.3	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	9 of 29	69.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	8 of 30	73.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	122 of 181	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	33 of 230	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)86th percentile+67 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school

Native American (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-27 vs state

Science16%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-28 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
White River Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	501 E 3rd St	White River	57579	Mellette County	White River School District 47-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 259-3135	93	8	11.6	96.8%	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	22.1	201^st of 246 public middle schools	18.3%		5	144^th of 147 public middle schools	2.0%	57	37.0	20.0	16.1	23.9	29.6	13.3	6.5	15.9	16.1	$16,410	$3,270	$13,140
Todd County Achievement Middle School - 18	Public	6-8	181 W Denver St	Mission	57555	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3544	9	1	10.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	238^th of 246 public middle schools	3.3%					(n/a)			0.0				0.0		0.0
Todd County Middle School - 10	Public	6-8	27000 US Hwy 83	Mission	57555	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3504	353	26	13.3	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	333 (94.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	10.6	230^th of 246 public middle schools	6.5%					(n/a)	11.1	6.8	13.6	10.3	2.0	0.9	8.7	3.8	8.7	$15,868	$3,603	$12,265

Frequently Asked Questions about White River Middle School - 04

How many students attend White River Middle School - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 93 students attended White River Middle School - 04.

What district is White River Middle School - 04 in?

White River School District 47-1

What is the racial makeup of White River Middle School - 04?

Students at White River Middle School - 04 are 91% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is White River Middle School - 04 a good school?

White River Middle School - 04 ranks in the bottom 18.3% of South Dakota middle schools.

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