Summary:
Zip code 57301 has one listed middle school, serving grades 6–8 and 578 students: Mitchell Middle School - 02. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were above the state’s in all three reported comparisons: all-grades ELA was 58% versus 49% statewide, mathematics was 50% versus 44%, and eighth-grade science was 46% versus 41%. The clearest takeaway is that Mitchell outperformed the state in every current subject-and-grade comparison provided.
Mitchell is both the highest- and lowest-performing school in this list because it is the only one, so there are no meaningful comparisons among local schools. Against the state, its largest all-grades advantage was in ELA, at 9 percentage points; its mathematics advantage was 6 points, and its eighth-grade science advantage was 5 points. SchoolDigger gives Mitchell four stars and ranks it 40th of 151 South Dakota middle schools, at the 74th percentile. These figures offer a statewide reference, not a comparison with another school in the zip code.
ELA’s results and state-relative advantage improved over the two years, while mathematics declined and its advantage narrowed: Mitchell’s ELA proficiency rose from 57% to 58%, widening its lead by 3 percentage points, while mathematics fell from 52% to 50% and its lead narrowed by 2 points. Eighth-grade science was essentially unchanged at 46%, but its advantage over the state grew by 2 points as the state result declined. Other context includes a 14.3:1 student–teacher ratio and 40% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 11%, below the district’s 16% and the state’s 20%. With only one school listed, these figures cannot show how Mitchell compares with local peers.
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