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The highest-poverty public middle schools in South Dakota

65 public middle schools in South Dakota appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Bennett County Middle School - 06 leads the list at 100%, against a median of 28.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
65
South Dakota
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
28.7%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SOUTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Bennett County Middle School - 06Martin, SDBennett County School District 03-1Middle100100%
2North Middle School - 35Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Middle418100%
3Todd County Middle School - 10Mission, SDTodd County School District 66-1Middle353100%
4Wagner Middle School - 03Wagner, SDWagner Community School District 11-4Middle283100%
5Whittier Middle School - 08Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle67583.1%
6George McGovern Middle School -09Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle78075.5%
7Huron Middle School - 02Huron, SDHuron School District 02-2Middle71669.1%
8Sisseton Middle School - 02Sisseton, SDSisseton School District 54-2Middle28165.5%
9South Middle School - 36Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Middle61860.5%
10Flandreau Middle School - 03Flandreau, SDFlandreau School District 50-3Middle19352.3%
11Chamberlain Jr. High - 02Chamberlain, SDChamberlain School District 07-1Middle20851.0%
12Simmons Middle School - 03Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-1Middle46448.5%
13Edison Middle School - 06Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle93748.2%
14Winner Middle School - 02Winner, SDWinner School District 59-2Middle15947.2%
15Belle Fourche Middle School - 07Belle Fourche, SDBelle Fourche School District 09-1Middle41445.2%
16Ben Reifel Middle School - 68Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle88544.5%
17Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02Sturgis, SDMeade School District 46-1Middle49043.1%
18Mobridge Middle School - 02Mobridge, SDMobridge-Pollock School District 62-6Middle11041.8%
19East Middle School - 30Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Middle61341.4%
20Mitchell Middle School - 02Mitchell, SDMitchell School District 17-2Middle57840.0%
21Yankton Middle School - 02Yankton, SDYankton School District 63-3Middle60839.8%
22Watertown Intermediate School - 13Watertown, SDWatertown School District 14-4Middle53238.5%
23Douglas Middle School - 01Box Elder, SDDouglas School District 51-1Middle63337.8%
24Patrick Henry Middle School - 07Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle92535.6%
25Watertown Middle School - 02Watertown, SDWatertown School District 14-4Middle57535.0%
26Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03Hurley, SDViborg-Hurley School District 60-6Middle11434.2%
27Hot Springs Middle School - 06Hot Springs, SDHot Springs School District 23-2Middle18932.8%
28Holgate Middle School - 02Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-1Middle49731.2%
29Memorial Middle School - 04Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle1,13330.8%
30Hamlin Middle School - 02Hayti, SDHamlin School District 28-3Middle19830.3%
31Vermillion Middle School - 02Vermillion, SDVermillion School District 13-1Middle34330.0%
32Georgia Morse Middle School - 02Pierre, SDPierre School District 32-2Middle67229.0%
33Bon Homme Middle School - 02Tyndall, SDBon Homme School District 04-2Middle10828.7%
34Hill City Middle School - 04Hill City, SDHill City School District 51-2Middle11528.7%
35Stagebarn Middle School - 10Summerset, SDMeade School District 46-1Middle43228.2%
36Custer Jr. High - 05Custer, SDCuster School District 16-1Middle10127.7%
37West Middle School - 37Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Middle59127.2%
38Milbank Middle School - 02Milbank, SDMilbank School District 25-4Middle22226.6%
39Clear Lake Middle School - 04Clear Lake, SDDeuel School District 19-4Middle10426.0%
40Webster Area Middle School - 02Webster, SDWebster Area School District 18-5Middle10825.9%
41Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02Lead, SDLead-Deadwood School District 40-1Middle13925.2%
42Stanley County Middle School - 02Fort Pierre, SDStanley County School District 57-1Middle10623.6%
43Madison Middle School - 02Madison, SDMadison Central School District 39-2Middle27023.3%
44Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03Colton, SDTri-Valley School District 49-6Middle29622.6%
45Beresford Middle School - 03Beresford, SDBeresford School District 61-2Middle15322.2%
46Tea Area Middle School - 02Tea, SDTea Area School District 41-5Middle58321.8%
47Canton Middle School - 04Canton, SDCanton School District 41-1Middle19421.6%
48George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02Brookings, SDBrookings School District 05-1Middle78021.5%
49Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Middle82920.6%
50Harrisburg East Middle School - 11Sioux Falls, SDHarrisburg School District 41-2Middle42820.6%
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