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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 57201

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Schools

1,176

Students

Districts

Top rankedWatertown Middle School - 0237^th of 151 South Dakota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 up 30 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 57201 has three schools labeled middle schools: Watertown Intermediate School - 13 serves grades 5–6, Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 serves grades 6–8, and Watertown Middle School - 02 serves grades 7–8. Results vary sharply by school and grade, so comparisons between schools serving the same grade are especially useful. The clearest difference is in grade 8, where Watertown Middle was ahead of Waverly-South Shore by 38 percentage points in ELA and 37 points in math in 2025–2026.

Watertown Middle stands out in grades 7–8: it scored above the state in both ELA and math in each grade, with advantages of 10–15 points in grade 7 and 4–11 points in grade 8. Watertown Intermediate’s strongest results were in grade 6, where it exceeded the state by 12 points in both ELA and math and outscored Waverly-South Shore by 23 points in ELA and 28 points in math. Waverly-South Shore was below the state in every reported grade-level comparison; its grade 8 ELA result was 34 points below the state, and its science result was 30 points below. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings also put Watertown Middle higher: 37th of 151 schools, at the 75th percentile, compared with Waverly-South Shore at 134th, at the 11th percentile.

Recent results differ by school: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, all-grades ELA fell by 3 points at each Watertown school and 7 points at Waverly-South Shore, while math rose by 6 points at Watertown Middle and 1 point at Intermediate but fell by 2 points at Waverly-South Shore. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 35% at Watertown Middle, 39% at Intermediate, and 38% at Waverly-South Shore; student-teacher ratios were 14.8, 14.3, and 15.3, respectively. Waverly-South Shore also had the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in 2025–2026—9%, versus 13% at Intermediate and 17% at Watertown Middle—despite its weaker test results. These figures are useful context, not explanations for school results; comparisons are limited to two years of test data, and Waverly-South Shore enrolls 69 students.

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Watertown Middle School - 02	Public	7-8	1700 11th St NE	Watertown	57201	Codington County	Watertown School District 14-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 882-6370	575	39	14.8	35.0%	473 (82.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	68.7	37^th of 151 public middle schools	75.5%		69	57^th of 246 public middle schools	76.8%	20			63.3	55.9	59.7			58.9	54.4	56.7		36.8	$10,878	$410	$10,468
Watertown Intermediate School - 13	Public	5-6	601 11th St NE	Watertown	57201	Codington County	Watertown School District 14-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 882-6355	532	37	14.3	38.5%	423 (79.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.6%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)								(n/a)	50.2	60.1			55.3	43.5	53.6			48.7	41.4		$10,958	$410	$10,548
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	319 Mary Pl	Waverly	57201	Codington County	Waverly School District 14-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 886-9174	69	4	15.3	37.7%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	15.6	134^th of 151 public middle schools	11.3%		41.8	164^th of 246 public middle schools	33.3%	30		37.0	47.6	17.9	32.9		25.9	28.6	17.9	23.7		10.7	$12,273	$00	$12,273

Cities Near Zip Code 57201

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Watertown	0.47 mi	8	87^th
Waverly	10.02 mi	3	166^th
Castlewood	13.07 mi	4	137^th
Florence	14.63 mi	3	160^th
Henry	16.69 mi	3	176^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.