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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 57445

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At a glance

School

132

Students

Top rankedGroton Area Middle School - 0441^st of 151 South Dakota middle schools

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Biggest riser

Groton Area Middle School - 04 up 28 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Middle schools in ZIP code 57445 consist of one school, Groton Area Middle School - 04, which serves grades 6–8 in the Groton Area School District 06-6. In 2025–2026, the school’s all-grade proficiency was 58% in ELA and 52% in mathematics, above state results of 49% and 44%, respectively, but below district results of 63% and 59%. The clearest overall takeaway is that the school performs above the state but below its district in both subjects.

Results stand out most positively in seventh-grade ELA and sixth-grade mathematics, each 19 percentage points above the state; seventh-grade mathematics is 8 points above, and sixth-grade ELA is 1 point above. Eighth grade is the weaker spot: ELA is 2 points below the state and mathematics is 3 points below, while eighth-grade science is 7 points above. With only one school listed, there is no within-ZIP school leader or trailer. SchoolDigger gives the school four stars and a 73rd-percentile ranking (41 of 151); its supplied district ranking is 95th percentile with five stars, a separate measure from test proficiency.

All-grade ELA and mathematics improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and the school’s advantage over the state widened in both: ELA rose 1 point as the state fell 2 points, while mathematics rose 4 points and the state rose less than 1 point. Eighth-grade science went the other way, falling 8 points at the school versus 2 points statewide, narrowing its state advantage by 5 points. Chronic absenteeism is lower at the school—7%, compared with 14% districtwide and 20% statewide. Other context measures include a 12.9 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 19% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025.

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Ranking:

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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 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
Groton Area Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	502 N 2nd St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 397-8381	132	10	12.9	18.9%	123 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	67.1	41^st of 151 public middle schools	72.8%		66.8	69^th of 246 public middle schools	72.0%	28	49.0	72.0	50.0	57.6	61.2	52.0	40.0	51.8	47.5	$10,504	$00	$10,504

Cities Near Zip Code 57445

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Groton	0.1 mi	3	23^rd
Stratford	13.86 mi	1	188^th
Langford	16.74 mi	3	93^rd
Aberdeen	16.75 mi	12	92^nd
Claremont	17.7 mi	1	191^st

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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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