Kadoka Middle School - 03

Kadoka Middle School - 03 is a public middle school located in Kadoka, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 55 students. The school is part of the Kadoka Area School District 35-2, which is ranked 51 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kadoka Middle School - 03 consistently outperforms the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 69.57% of students proficient or better in ELA and 65.22% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school has particularly strong performance among specific student groups, ranking 2nd out of 111 South Dakota middle schools for Native American students and 16th out of 187 for low socioeconomic status students in ELA and Mathematics. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 26.1% in recent years, remain higher than the state average.

Compared to the nearby Philip Junior High - 03, Kadoka Middle School - 03 has a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,665 to $16,331 in the past few years, while Philip Junior High - 03 spent $12,082 per student in 2023-2024. This difference in resource allocation may contribute to Kadoka Middle School - 03's consistent high performance, which is particularly impressive given the school's small size and rural location.