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Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03

Public Grades 6-8
79th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools
Better than 68% of South Dakota middle schools
Summary

Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03 is a public middle school in Corsica, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 64 students. The school is part of the Corsica-Stickney 21-3 school district, which is ranked 25 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03 has consistently performed above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science on standardized assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 56%, compared to the state average of 50.93%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 40%, compared to the state average of 43.49%. The school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 58.34% was also significantly higher than the state average of 42.51%. Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03 has ranked in the top half of South Dakota middle schools, with its highest ranking being 7th out of 147 schools in the 2017-2018 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Andes Central Middle School - 04 has significantly lower academic performance, while Armour Middle School - 03 has more comparable performance to Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03. Additionally, Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03 has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 7.5% to 26.56% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. In contrast, Andes Central Middle School - 04 has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a significantly higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

52
Students ?
10.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,586
Per pupil spending ?
28.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 120 S Napoleon Ave
       Corsica, SD  57328

(605) 946-5475

District: Corsica-Stickney 21-3


Students who attend Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03 usually attend:

High:    Corsica-Stickney High School - 01

Feeder schools for Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03:

Elementary:    Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02
Racial breakdown:

White:
88.5%
African American:
5.8%
Hispanic:
1.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2017 → 68th in 2025
Strengths
✓Above the South Dakota median (68th percentile)
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2017
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg60%
South Dakota avg47%
79th of 246
South Dakota public middle schools ?
Top 32%▼ down 7 pts since 2017
From top 25% (2017) to top 32% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
25th of 147Corsica-Stickney 21-3 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202564.479 of 24667.9%★★★☆☆
202473.628 of 14781.0%★★★★☆
202354.868 of 15054.7%★★★☆☆
202258.152 of 14363.6%★★★☆☆
202177.618 of 14587.6%★★★★☆
201982.69 of 14994.0%★★★★★
201884.77 of 14795.2%★★★★★
201767.737 of 14674.7%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202531.938 of 4719.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202577.76 of 11794.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202572.332 of 22986.0%★★★★☆
202474.316 of 10785.0%★★★★☆
201989.53 of 10797.2%★★★★★
201883.85 of 9994.9%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202572.714 of 11788.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202564.639 of 18779.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202555.4104 of 23355.4%★★★☆☆
202476.915 of 11587.0%★★★★☆
201868.526 of 11176.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202565.821 of 18188.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202562.777 of 23066.5%★★★☆☆
202472.225 of 13281.1%★★★★☆
202351.463 of 13653.7%★★★☆☆
202241.784 of 13236.4%★★☆☆☆
202166.829 of 13678.7%★★★★☆
201976.615 of 13689.0%★★★★☆
201878.116 of 13187.8%★★★★☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+27 vs school
Special Education (2025)88th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+20 vs school
Female (2025)86th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school
White (2025)67th percentile~ school
Male (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school
African American (2025)19th percentile-49 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Science58%+16 vs state
English Language Arts56%+5 vs state
Mathematics40%-3 vs state

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Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03 ranks 79th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03 usually go on to attend Corsica-Stickney High School - 01

In the 2024-25 school year, 52 students attended Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03.

Students at Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03 are 88% White, 6% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.


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