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465175000924
21
Northwestern Middle School - 02
Public
6-8
221 3rd St
Mellette
57461
Spink County
Northwestern Area School District 56-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 887-3467
59
4
13.3
13.6%
51 (86.4%)
1 (1.7%)
3 (5.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.4%)
$10,472
$470
$10,002
79.3
55.3
67
46
462250000903
22
Ethan Junior High - 03
Public
7-8
320 S 2nd St
Ethan
57334
Davison County
Ethan School District 17-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 227-4211
43
3
15.6
23.3%
42 (97.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,277
$766
$8,511
78.6
91.4
2
20
464965000967
23
Mount Vernon Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
500 N Main
Mount Vernon
57363
Davison County
Mount Vernon School District 17-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 236-5237
61
4
15.8
41.0%
54 (88.5%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (4.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.3%)
2 (3.3%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,294
$350
$11,944
78.1
75.7
22
1
468043801250
24
Platte - Geddes Junior High - 03
Public
6-8
400 Illinois Ave
Platte
57369
Charles Mix County
Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 337-3391
100
8
13.2
17.0%
89 (89.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (9.0%)
$9,558
$434
$9,124
77.8
71.6
33
9
463699000809
25
Dakota Valley Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
1150 Northshore Dr
North Sioux City
57049
Union County
Dakota Valley School District 61-8
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 422-3830
341
17
19.7
12.9%
265 (77.7%)
7 (2.1%)
35 (10.3%)
10 (2.9%)
2 (0.6%)
1 (0.3%)
21 (6.2%)
$9,912
$621
$9,291
76.9
67.1
38
13
462550000842
26
Freeman Junior High - 05
Public
7-8
1001 S Wipf St
Freeman
57029
Hutchinson County
Freeman School District 33-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 925-4214
61
4
14.3
26.2%
49 (80.3%)
1 (1.6%)
9 (14.8%)
1 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.6%)
$11,342
$1,075
$10,267
76.7
77.1
19
7
460003601013
27
Clear Lake Middle School - 04
Public
6-8
410 5th St W
Clear Lake
57226
Deuel County
Deuel School District 19-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 874-2162
99
7
14.2
19.2%
92 (92.9%)
1 (1.0%)
5 (5.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,495
$144
$9,351
74.8
57.6
59
32
468044501352
28
Corsica-Stickney Junior High - 03
Public
6-8
120 S Napoleon Ave
Corsica
57328
Douglas County
Corsica-Stickney 21-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 946-5475
64
5
12.9
26.6%
57 (89.1%)
1 (1.6%)
1 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.6%)
2 (3.1%)
2 (3.1%)
$11,533
$672
$10,861
73.6
54.8
68
40
466627000604
29
Patrick Henry Middle School - 07
Public
6-8
2200 S 5th Ave
Sioux Falls
57105
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 367-7639
953
59
16.1
30.1%
673 (70.6%)
58 (6.1%)
74 (7.8%)
22 (2.3%)
50 (5.2%)
0 (0.0%)
76 (8.0%)
$10,747
$1,086
$9,661
72.6
80.3
13
16
467662000718
30
Watertown Middle School - 02
Public
7-8
1700 11th St NE
Watertown
57201
Codington County
Watertown School District 14-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 882-6370
587
38
15.5
27.9%
482 (82.1%)
3 (0.5%)
47 (8.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (6.3%)
$9,359
$471
$8,887
69.8
71.8
32
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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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