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41
Sully Buttes Middle School - 06
Public
6-8
500 8th St
Onida
57564
Sully County
Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 258-2618
58
6
9.4
22.4%
49 (84.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (6.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (5.2%)
$18,624
$449
$18,175
64.3
77.1
18
23
460004501157
42
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
126
9
13.9
17.5%
120 (95.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.2%)
$10,398
$27
$10,371
64.1
88.9
4
38
463135000847
43
Harrisburg South Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
600 S Cliff Ave
Harrisburg
57032
Lincoln County
Harrisburg School District 41-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 743-2567
540
45
11.9
11.1%
478 (88.5%)
10 (1.9%)
19 (3.5%)
4 (0.7%)
6 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (4.3%)
$10,305
$406
$9,899
63.6
60
51
8
467699000947
44
Webster Area Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
102 E Ninth Ave
Webster
57274
Day County
Webster Area 18-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 345-4651
118
8
14.4
19.5%
108 (91.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.2%)
$9,723
$23
$9,700
63.5
61.8
46
2
463080000259
45
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
182
11
16.1
29.7%
168 (92.3%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (6.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.1%)
$7,760
$1,514
$6,246
63.4
61.3
47
2
460002500913
46
Howard Junior High - 05
Public
6-8
500 N Section Line
Howard
57349
Miner County
Howard School District 48-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 772-5515
70
4
16.7
24.3%
66 (94.3%)
1 (1.4%)
2 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,788
$499
$10,289
63.4
74.5
26
20
465430000926
47
Parkston Middle School - 05
Public
6-8
102A S Chapman Dr
Parkston
57366
Hutchinson County
Parkston School District 33-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 928-3368
90
7
12.9
26.7%
78 (86.7%)
1 (1.1%)
5 (5.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (5.6%)
$9,467
$313
$9,154
63.3
70.3
34
13
462637000843
48
Garretson Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
505 2nd St
Garretson
57030
Minnehaha County
Garretson School District 49-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 594-3452
97
8
12.3
18.6%
88 (90.7%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (5.2%)
$11,524
$300
$11,224
63.1
43.2
93
45
467437000690
49
Vermillion Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
422 Princeton St
Vermillion
57069
Clay County
Vermillion School District 13-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 677-7025
332
23
14.5
33.4%
249 (75.0%)
8 (2.4%)
10 (3.0%)
6 (1.8%)
35 (10.5%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (7.2%)
$10,383
$1,602
$8,780
62.7
72.1
30
19
463960000364
50
Madison Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
830 NE 9th St
Madison
57042
Lake County
Madison Central School District 39-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 256-7717
274
22
12.3
23.4%
221 (80.7%)
6 (2.2%)
31 (11.3%)
1 (0.4%)
6 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.3%)
$10,553
$890
$9,663
62
53.1
72
22
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessments Science test scores released by the South Dakota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 17, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Education.
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