Flandreau Middle School - 03

Summary:

Flandreau Middle School - 03 is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Flandreau, South Dakota, with 186 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently underperforming academic results, high chronic absenteeism, and stark contrasts to nearby high-performing schools.

Flandreau Middle School - 03 has consistently lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (36.7%), Mathematics (26.59%), and Science (16.66%) compared to the state averages (50.04%, 42.95%, and 42.6% respectively). The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16.9% to 26.4% over the past few years, much higher than the state average and nearby schools. Interestingly, the school has seen a significant decline in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 42.66% in 2020-2021 to just 1.61% in 2022-2023, suggesting a potential shift in the student population's socioeconomic status.

The nearby George S. Mickelson Middle School, Dell Rapids Middle School, and Chester Middle School significantly outperform Flandreau Middle School - 03 on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings. The wide range of performance among different student subgroups at Flandreau Middle School - 03 is also concerning, indicating the need for targeted strategies to address the specific needs of its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 700 W Community Dr
       Flandreau, SD  57028


(605) 997-2705

District: Flandreau School District 50-3

SchoolDigger Rank:
127th of 147 South Dakota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,453 Help


Students who attend Flandreau Middle School - 03 usually attend:

High:    Flandreau High School - 01

Feeder schools for Flandreau Middle School - 03:

Elementary:    Flandreau Elementary - 04
    Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 06

Student/teacher ratio:  8.9 Help
Number of students:  188

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.0%
American Indian:
28.2%
Hispanic:
16.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.6% Help


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Compare Details Flandreau Middle School - 03 ranks worse than 86.4% of middle schools in South Dakota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.37. (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 Student population at Flandreau Middle School - 03 is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42%), American Indian (28.2%), Hispanic (16%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Flandreau Middle School - 03 is 8.9. (See more...)
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Compare Flandreau Middle School - 03 employs 21.1 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Flandreau Middle School - 03 is $13,453.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Flandreau Middle School - 03:

SchoolDigger ranks Flandreau Middle School - 03 127th of 147 South Dakota public middle schools. (See Flandreau Middle School - 03 in the ranking list.)

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Flandreau School District 50-3:

SchoolDigger ranks Flandreau School District 50-3 115th of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Flandreau Middle School - 03

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Rank History for all students at Flandreau Middle School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 22.95 117th 133 12.0%
2004 25.37 120th 134 10.4%
2005 38.69 111th 136 18.4%
2006 49.14 91st 141 35.5%
2007 42.91 108th 136 20.6%
2008 56.12 73rd 136 46.3%
2009 48.98 89th 139 36.0%
2010 41.94 108th 139 22.3%
2011 36.44 110th 140 21.4%
2012 49.45 89th 146 39.0%
2013 44.47 103rd 145 29.0%
2015 40.00 99th 145 31.7%
2016 46.26 90th 147 38.8%
2017 49.21 86th 146 41.1%
2018 50.16 81st 147 44.9%
2019 40.02 102nd 149 31.5%
2021 41.87 93rd 145 35.9%
2022 21.59 125th 143 12.6%
2023 14.26 137th 150 8.7%
2024 20.37 127th 147 13.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Flandreau Middle School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 40.90 14th 29 51.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Flandreau Middle School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.63 50th 71 29.6%
2019 32.57 58th 79 26.6%
2021 39.29 40th 63 36.5%
2022 16.95 44th 46 4.3%
2023 15.38 63rd 70 10.0%
2024 40.99 39th 65 40.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Flandreau Middle School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.19 49th 99 50.5%
2019 42.41 67th 107 37.4%
2021 38.75 82nd 113 27.4%
2022 19.29 91st 102 10.8%
2023 21.99 101st 112 9.8%
2024 23.97 92nd 107 14.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Flandreau Middle School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.85 78th 111 29.7%
2019 37.61 73rd 110 33.6%
2021 46.68 62nd 115 46.1%
2022 26.82 90th 104 13.5%
2023 11.33 105th 116 9.5%
2024 19.58 100th 115 13.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Flandreau Middle School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 14.41 22nd 23 4.3%
2022 24.51 16th 19 15.8%
2023 17.78 22nd 24 8.3%
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Rank History for Native American students at Flandreau Middle School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.81 9th 30 70.0%
2019 64.94 4th 29 86.2%
2021 73.25 3rd 25 88.0%
2022 39.60 20th 24 16.7%
2023 35.70 19th 27 29.6%
2024 72.30 5th 31 83.9%
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Rank History for White students at Flandreau Middle School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.39 28th 131 78.6%
2019 55.02 55th 136 59.6%
2021 59.91 45th 136 66.9%
2022 43.15 80th 132 39.4%
2023 23.57 117th 136 14.0%
2024 33.21 103rd 132 22.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Flandreau Middle School - 03

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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 251 251
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 267 267
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 270 270
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 270 270
1993 229 1 0 0 47 n/a n/a 0 277
1994 263 1 1 1 70 n/a n/a 0 336
1995 262 2 1 0 85 n/a n/a 0 350
1996 262 2 1 0 85 n/a n/a 0 350
1997 266 1 1 1 62 n/a n/a 0 331
1998 207 1 2 1 74 n/a n/a 0 285
1999 199 1 3 3 65 n/a n/a 0 271
2000 191 3 3 3 69 n/a n/a 0 269
2001 186 2 3 1 77 n/a n/a 0 269
2002 151 1 2 0 88 n/a n/a 0 242
2003 151 1 2 0 88 n/a n/a 0 242
2004 131 2 3 2 83 n/a n/a 0 221
2005 84 0 2 0 61 n/a n/a 0 147
2006 79 2 1 0 47 n/a n/a 0 129
2007 85 2 3 1 45 n/a n/a 0 136
2008 82 4 5 2 53 n/a n/a 0 146
2009 90 2 5 1 63 n/a n/a 0 161
2010 77 2 5 1 55 n/a n/a 0 140
2011 75 2 6 2 54 0 0 0 139
2012 69 1 6 7 44 0 0 0 127
2013 74 0 3 7 57 0 0 0 141
2014 70 0 2 5 56 0 0 0 133
2015 69 0 2 7 68 1 1 0 148
2016 73 0 4 9 57 1 0 0 144
2017 81 2 3 11 60 3 0 0 160
2018 77 2 2 8 49 3 3 0 144
2019 114 2 2 21 74 4 4 0 221
2020 105 0 3 35 68 1 9 0 221
2021 92 0 5 42 66 2 11 0 218
2022 88 0 4 38 55 2 17 0 204
2023 75 0 5 37 51 2 16 0 186
2024 79 0 4 30 53 2 20 0 188

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 Flandreau Middle School - 03

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 251 13.8 18.1 n/a
1990 267 10.0 26.7 n/a
1991 270 12.1 22.3 n/a
1992 270 12.1 22.3 n/a
1993 277 20.0 13.9 n/a
1994 336 22.2 15.1 n/a
1995 350 23.0 15.2 n/a
1996 350 23.0 15.2 n/a
1997 331 22.9 14.5 18.4
1998 285 22.5 12.7 27
1999 271 22.1 12.3 25.5
2000 269 23.0 11.7 17.5
2001 269 22.1 12.2 31.2
2002 242 19.1 12.7 29.3
2003 242 19.1 12.7 29.3
2004 221 19.4 11.4 31.2
2005 147 14.1 10.4 27.9
2006 129 14.5 8.9 39.5
2007 136 14.4 9.4 35.3
2008 146 13.3 11.0 54.8
2009 161 14.0 11.5 39.1
2010 140 13.8 10.1 50
2011 139 13.5 10.2 48.9
2012 127 12.6 10.0 48
2013 141 12.6 11.1 48.9
2014 133 11.2 11.8 42.9
2015 148 11.0 13.4 47.3
2016 144 13.0 11.0 51.4
2017 160 13.1 12.1 48.8
2018 144 15.5 9.2 31.3
2019 221 17.8 12.3 48
2020 221 16.9 13.0 43.4
2021 218 18.7 11.6 42.7
2022 204 19.9 10.2 16.7
2023 186 19.3 9.6 1.6
2024 188 21.1 8.9 35.6

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 Flandreau Middle School - 03

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 251 13.8 18.1 n/a
1990 267 10.0 26.7 n/a
1991 270 12.1 22.3 n/a
1992 270 12.1 22.3 n/a
1993 277 20.0 13.9 n/a
1994 336 22.2 15.1 n/a
1995 350 23.0 15.2 n/a
1996 350 23.0 15.2 n/a
1997 331 22.9 14.5 18.4
1998 285 22.5 12.7 27
1999 271 22.1 12.3 25.5
2000 269 23.0 11.7 17.5
2001 269 22.1 12.2 31.2
2002 242 19.1 12.7 29.3
2003 242 19.1 12.7 29.3
2004 221 19.4 11.4 31.2
2005 147 14.1 10.4 27.9
2006 129 14.5 8.9 39.5
2007 136 14.4 9.4 35.3
2008 146 13.3 11.0 54.8
2009 161 14.0 11.5 39.1
2010 140 13.8 10.1 50
2011 139 13.5 10.2 48.9
2012 127 12.6 10.0 48
2013 141 12.6 11.1 48.9
2014 133 11.2 11.8 42.9
2015 148 11.0 13.4 47.3
2016 144 13.0 11.0 51.4
2017 160 13.1 12.1 48.8
2018 144 15.5 9.2 31.3
2019 221 17.8 12.3 48
2020 221 16.9 13.0 43.4
2021 218 18.7 11.6 42.7
2022 204 19.9 10.2 16.7
2023 186 19.3 9.6 1.6
2024 188 21.1 8.9 35.6

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Flandreau Middle School - 03

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $705 (7.2%) $9,142 (92.8%) $9,847
2021 $938 (8.7%) $9,795 (91.3%) $10,732
2022 $1,284 (10.8%) $10,628 (89.2%) $11,913
2023 $1,412 (10.5%) $12,041 (89.5%) $13,453

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Flandreau Middle School - 03

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 102nd of 149 Middle schoolsRanks 137th of 150 Middle schools
 22.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (Flandreau Middle School - 03)53.641
 12.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Flandreau School District 50-3)5040.9
 9.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.148.7
 5.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Flandreau Middle School - 03)35.723.1
 12.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Flandreau School District 50-3)33.320.5
 12.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)40.539.4
 1.2%
5th Grade Science (Flandreau Middle School - 03)2533.3
 8.3%
   5th Grade Science (Flandreau School District 50-3)23.329.5
 6.2%
   5th Grade Science (South Dakota)42.139.9
 2.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Flandreau Middle School - 03)53.820
 33.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Flandreau School District 50-3)54.420.4
 34%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.844.6
 6.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Flandreau Middle School - 03)47.722
 25.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Flandreau School District 50-3)47.120.4
 26.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.339.1
 2.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Flandreau Middle School - 03)5031.1
 18.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Flandreau School District 50-3)5031.1
 18.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.150.7
 3.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Flandreau Middle School - 03)43.820
 23.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Flandreau School District 50-3)42.320
 22.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)45.641.2
 4.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Flandreau Middle School - 03)36.236.5
 0.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Flandreau School District 50-3)36.540.4
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)52.148.8
 3.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Flandreau Middle School - 03)36.219.2
 17%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Flandreau School District 50-3)36.519.3
 17.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)43.837.5
 6.3%
8th Grade Science (Flandreau Middle School - 03)27.623.1
 4.5%
   8th Grade Science (Flandreau School District 50-3)2722.8
 4.2%
   8th Grade Science (South Dakota)41.238.1
 3.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Flandreau Middle School - 03)48.531.7
 16.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Flandreau School District 50-3)46.531.4
 15.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Flandreau Middle School - 03)4121
 20%
   All Grades Mathematics (Flandreau School District 50-3)38.620.8
 17.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%
All Grades Science (Flandreau Middle School - 03)26.327.5
 1.2%
   All Grades Science (Flandreau School District 50-3)28.131.9
 3.9%
   All Grades Science (South Dakota)4042.6
 2.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students221186
 15.8%
African American20
 100%
American Indian7451
 31.1%
Asian25
 150%
Hispanic2137
 76.2%
Pacific Islander42
 50%
White11475
 34.2%
Two or More Races416
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients48%1.6%
 46.4%


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Students at Flandreau Middle School - 03 are 42% White, 28% American Indian, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 188 students attended Flandreau Middle School - 03.

Flandreau Middle School - 03 ranks in the bottom 13.6% of South Dakota middle schools.

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


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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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