Summary:
The zip code 57719 contains a single middle school, Douglas Middle School - 01, which serves students in grades 6-8. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and above-average per-student spending, its academic performance is mixed, with proficiency rates below the state averages in mathematics, science, and English Language Arts.
Douglas Middle School - 01 has a statewide ranking of 157 out of 246 South Dakota middle schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments shows that only 28.2% of students are proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 43.49%. In science, the proficiency rate is 31.58%, which is also below the state average of 42.51%. While the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 45.68% is closer to the state average of 50.93%, it still lags behind.
The school serves a student population of 623, with a relatively high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 30.98%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% is also relatively high, which may be contributing to the lower academic performance. Despite these challenges, the school appears to be allocating resources efficiently, with a low student-teacher ratio and above-average per-student spending, suggesting that factors beyond just resource allocation may be contributing to the academic struggles.
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