Douglas Middle School - 01

Summary:

Douglas Middle School - 01 is a public middle school located in Box Elder, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 670 students. The school is part of the Douglas School District 51-1, which is ranked 94 out of 126 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Douglas Middle School - 01 faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, below-average test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state and district averages, and uneven performance across different student subgroups. While the school's Hispanic and Native American students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 10 and top 20 in the state, respectively, White students and students with special needs rank in the bottom 25-30% of South Dakota middle schools. The school has seen a steady increase in spending per student, from $8,467 in 2019-2020 to $10,373 in 2022-2023, but this increased spending has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Stagebarn Middle School - 10, which is 15.1 miles away, Douglas Middle School - 01 generally performs worse in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and overall school rankings. This suggests the school may benefit from a closer examination of its strategies for supporting all students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, and exploring best practices from higher-performing nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 691 Tower Rd
       Box Elder, SD  57719


(605) 923-0050

District: Douglas School District 51-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
105th of 147 South Dakota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,373 Help


Students who attend Douglas Middle School - 01 usually attend:

High:    Douglas High School - 03

Feeder schools for Douglas Middle School - 01:

Elementary:    Patriot Elementary -06
    Vandenberg Elementary - 02

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  623

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.3%
Two or more races:
14.8%
Hispanic:
11.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31% Help


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Compare Details Douglas Middle School - 01 ranks worse than 71.4% of middle schools in South Dakota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.06. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.3%), two or more races (14.8%), Hispanic (11.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 31% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Douglas Middle School - 01 is 15. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Douglas Middle School - 01 is $10,373.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Douglas Middle School - 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas Middle School - 01 105th of 147 South Dakota public middle schools. (See Douglas Middle School - 01 in the ranking list.)

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Douglas School District 51-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas School District 51-1 94th of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Douglas Middle School - 01

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Rank History for all students at Douglas Middle School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 30.31 112th 133 15.8%
2004 34.77 115th 134 14.2%
2005 24.41 123rd 136 9.6%
2006 28.26 123rd 141 12.8%
2007 51.99 85th 136 37.5%
2008 41.93 103rd 136 24.3%
2009 38.99 109th 139 21.6%
2010 38.47 113th 139 18.7%
2011 44.78 95th 140 32.1%
2012 40.82 104th 146 28.8%
2013 38.25 119th 145 17.9%
2015 53.02 63rd 145 56.6%
2016 45.14 93rd 147 36.7%
2017 41.11 103rd 146 29.5%
2018 49.60 82nd 147 44.2%
2019 45.67 89th 149 40.3%
2021 22.93 122nd 145 15.9%
2022 37.63 99th 143 30.8%
2023 34.51 106th 150 29.3%
2024 34.06 105th 147 28.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Douglas Middle School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.37 4th 14 71.4%
2019 73.09 3rd 14 78.6%
2021 61.65 7th 18 61.1%
2022 49.01 12th 19 36.8%
2023 36.29 14th 21 33.3%
2024 56.09 10th 22 54.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Douglas Middle School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.76 25th 32 21.9%
2023 61.05 7th 27 74.1%
2024 20.78 26th 29 10.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Douglas Middle School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.51 38th 71 46.5%
2019 38.25 51st 79 35.4%
2021 13.93 61st 63 3.2%
2022 48.49 23rd 46 50.0%
2023 37.23 47th 70 32.9%
2024 39.67 40th 65 38.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Douglas Middle School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.28 39th 99 60.6%
2019 45.32 65th 107 39.3%
2021 24.24 93rd 113 17.7%
2022 43.17 65th 102 36.3%
2023 35.74 80th 112 28.6%
2024 27.84 86th 107 19.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Douglas Middle School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.94 1st 1 0.0%
2019 60.07 2nd 3 33.3%
2021 33.02 5th 7 28.6%
2022 35.59 3rd 5 40.0%
2023 31.28 5th 6 16.7%
2024 33.10 3rd 4 25.0%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota Middle Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Douglas Middle School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.16 81st 111 27.0%
2019 43.72 65th 110 40.9%
2021 21.68 102nd 115 11.3%
2022 29.98 86th 104 17.3%
2023 30.35 91st 116 21.6%
2024 38.51 80th 115 30.4%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Douglas Middle School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.52 4th 17 76.5%
2019 65.01 7th 21 66.7%
2021 59.47 5th 23 78.3%
2022 82.69 1st 19 94.7%
2023 68.76 5th 24 79.2%
2024 52.22 9th 26 65.4%
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Rank History for Native American students at Douglas Middle School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.54 6th 30 80.0%
2019 49.36 11th 29 62.1%
2022 42.32 17th 24 29.2%
2023 45.42 11th 27 59.3%
2024 52.95 9th 31 71.0%
See the entire list of Best South Dakota Middle Schools for Native American Students!

Rank History for White students at Douglas Middle School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.85 81st 131 38.2%
2019 37.89 92nd 136 32.4%
2021 16.47 126th 136 7.4%
2022 33.98 99th 132 25.0%
2023 29.47 105th 136 22.8%
2024 29.52 105th 132 20.5%
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Data source: test scores: South Dakota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Douglas Middle School - 01

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 370 370
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 368 368
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 356 356
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 544 544
1993 439 56 25 16 17 n/a n/a 0 553
1994 536 36 19 14 25 n/a n/a 0 630
1995 522 36 12 20 29 n/a n/a 0 619
1996 522 36 12 20 29 n/a n/a 0 619
1997 458 32 19 14 23 n/a n/a 0 546
1998 468 29 16 14 32 n/a n/a 0 559
1999 473 31 20 19 35 n/a n/a 0 578
2000 475 32 12 18 30 n/a n/a 0 567
2001 510 23 7 18 20 n/a n/a 0 578
2002 489 21 10 24 27 n/a n/a 0 571
2003 489 21 10 24 27 n/a n/a 0 571
2004 480 24 13 30 36 n/a n/a 0 583
2005 481 20 8 22 55 n/a n/a 0 586
2006 482 18 11 15 36 n/a n/a 0 562
2007 441 16 11 23 46 n/a n/a 0 537
2008 429 29 17 19 38 n/a n/a 0 532
2009 434 37 17 18 37 n/a n/a 0 543
2010 445 35 17 28 46 n/a n/a 0 571
2011 439 22 12 29 52 2 42 0 598
2012 449 24 8 30 49 2 39 0 601
2013 416 12 6 25 52 1 43 0 555
2014 460 11 5 29 36 2 47 0 590
2015 423 16 6 35 42 2 50 0 574
2016 445 10 8 48 48 4 57 0 620
2017 453 19 8 50 56 4 55 0 645
2018 495 20 10 62 67 5 50 0 709
2019 508 26 9 60 50 5 53 0 711
2020 478 14 7 54 42 5 51 0 651
2021 486 16 7 65 41 1 46 0 662
2022 455 15 3 65 57 2 62 0 659
2023 449 11 5 78 58 1 68 0 670
2024 382 7 6 74 57 5 92 0 623

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Douglas Middle School - 01

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 370 26.2 14.1 n/a
1990 368 24.0 15.3 n/a
1991 356 26.5 13.4 n/a
1992 544 27.0 20.1 n/a
1993 553 40.2 13.8 n/a
1994 630 42.5 14.8 n/a
1995 619 40.8 15.2 n/a
1996 619 40.8 15.2 n/a
1997 546 40.4 13.5 21.8
1998 559 39.4 14.2 35.1
1999 578 38.4 15.1 37.9
2000 567 44.8 12.7 31.6
2001 578 43.8 13.2 33
2002 571 44.7 12.8 31.5
2003 571 44.7 12.8 31.5
2004 583 44.6 13.1 30.5
2005 586 44.1 13.3 35.7
2006 562 44.2 12.7 36.3
2007 537 45.1 11.9 42.6
2008 532 44.7 11.9 48.7
2009 543 44.1 12.3 39.2
2010 571 44.4 12.8 40.3
2011 598 44.6 13.3 32.6
2012 601 44.6 13.4 45.8
2013 555 44.4 12.4 40.2
2014 590 43.2 13.6 39.7
2015 574 43.0 13.3 30.7
2016 620 40.0 15.5 43.7
2017 645 42.4 15.1 33
2018 709 41.5 17.0 37.4
2019 711 39.0 18.2 35.3
2020 651 39.6 16.4 31.5
2021 662 39.6 16.6 24
2022 659 39.9 16.5 24.6
2023 670 41.0 16.3 28.5
2024 623 41.3 15.0 31

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Douglas Middle School - 01

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 370 26.2 14.1 n/a
1990 368 24.0 15.3 n/a
1991 356 26.5 13.4 n/a
1992 544 27.0 20.1 n/a
1993 553 40.2 13.8 n/a
1994 630 42.5 14.8 n/a
1995 619 40.8 15.2 n/a
1996 619 40.8 15.2 n/a
1997 546 40.4 13.5 21.8
1998 559 39.4 14.2 35.1
1999 578 38.4 15.1 37.9
2000 567 44.8 12.7 31.6
2001 578 43.8 13.2 33
2002 571 44.7 12.8 31.5
2003 571 44.7 12.8 31.5
2004 583 44.6 13.1 30.5
2005 586 44.1 13.3 35.7
2006 562 44.2 12.7 36.3
2007 537 45.1 11.9 42.6
2008 532 44.7 11.9 48.7
2009 543 44.1 12.3 39.2
2010 571 44.4 12.8 40.3
2011 598 44.6 13.3 32.6
2012 601 44.6 13.4 45.8
2013 555 44.4 12.4 40.2
2014 590 43.2 13.6 39.7
2015 574 43.0 13.3 30.7
2016 620 40.0 15.5 43.7
2017 645 42.4 15.1 33
2018 709 41.5 17.0 37.4
2019 711 39.0 18.2 35.3
2020 651 39.6 16.4 31.5
2021 662 39.6 16.6 24
2022 659 39.9 16.5 24.6
2023 670 41.0 16.3 28.5
2024 623 41.3 15.0 31

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Douglas Middle School - 01

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $369 (4.4%) $8,098 (95.6%) $8,467
2021 $783 (8.7%) $8,172 (91.3%) $8,955
2022 $1,090 (11.5%) $8,348 (88.5%) $9,438
2023 $787 (7.6%) $9,586 (92.4%) $10,373

Data source: South Dakota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Douglas Middle School - 01

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 89th of 149 Middle schoolsRanks 106th of 150 Middle schools
 10.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas Middle School - 01)46.231.6
 14.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas School District 51-1)46.231.6
 14.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.844.6
 6.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Douglas Middle School - 01)32.621.1
 11.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Douglas School District 51-1)32.621.1
 11.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.339.1
 2.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas Middle School - 01)56.844.3
 12.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas School District 51-1)56.844.3
 12.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.150.7
 3.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Douglas Middle School - 01)48.827.9
 21%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Douglas School District 51-1)48.827.9
 21%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)45.641.2
 4.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas Middle School - 01)51.951.7
 0.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas School District 51-1)51.951.7
 0.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)52.148.8
 3.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Douglas Middle School - 01)4333.3
 9.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Douglas School District 51-1)4333.3
 9.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)43.837.5
 6.3%
8th Grade Science (Douglas Middle School - 01)36.637.6
 1%
   8th Grade Science (Douglas School District 51-1)36.637.6
 1%
   8th Grade Science (South Dakota)41.238.1
 3.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Douglas Middle School - 01)51.542.5
 8.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Douglas School District 51-1)54.250
 4.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Douglas Middle School - 01)41.327.5
 13.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Douglas School District 51-1)47.437.7
 9.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students711670
 5.8%
African American2611
 57.7%
American Indian5058
 16%
Asian95
 44.4%
Hispanic6078
 30%
Pacific Islander51
 80%
White508449
 11.6%
Two or More Races5368
 28.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.3%28.5%
 6.8%


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Students at Douglas Middle School - 01 are 61% White, 15% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 9% American Indian, 1% African American.

Douglas Middle School - 01 ranks 105th of 147 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 623 students attended Douglas Middle School - 01.

Students who attend Douglas Middle School - 01 usually go on to attend Douglas High School - 03


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