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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 57241

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198

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Top rankedHamlin Middle School - 0270^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools

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Summary:

The 57241 zip code in South Dakota is home to a single middle school, Hamlin Middle School - 02, which serves grades 6-8. This school is part of the Hamlin School District 28-3, which is ranked 18th out of 147 districts in the state and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hamlin Middle School - 02 is a strong-performing school, ranking 45th out of 147 middle schools in South Dakota for the 2023-2024 school year. The school has consistently held a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years, indicating above-average performance. Academically, the school outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with 52.58% proficiency in ELA and 57.22% proficiency in Math, compared to state averages of 50.93% and 43.49% respectively.

While the school has a moderate level of economic disadvantage, with 29.67% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, it is still able to achieve strong academic outcomes. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.1 to 1 is relatively favorable, and its spending per student of $8,051 is in line with the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% is an area that could use improvement, as it is higher than the state would likely prefer.

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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 (2025)	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
Hamlin Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	44577 188th St	Hayti	57241	Hamlin County	Hamlin School District 28-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 783-3644	198	10	19.0	30.3%	183 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	66.7	70^th of 246 public middle schools	71.5%		63.4	45^th of 147 public middle schools	69.4%	25	47.8	59.3	52.1	52.6	62.7	57.4	52.1	57.2	37.0	$7,441	$40	$7,401

Cities Near Zip Code 57241

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hayti	2.49 mi	3	30^th
Castlewood	11.4 mi	4	137^th
Willow Lake	16.12 mi	5	126^th
Watertown	16.55 mi	8	87^th
Henry	17.5 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.

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