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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in South Dakota

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in South Dakota, drawn from 64 qualifying public middle schools. Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 leads the list at 70.7%, against a median of 47.7% across the ranked schools.

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South Dakota

Top % Proficient

70.7%

Median % Proficient

47.7%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07	Brandon, SD	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Middle	20.6%	829	70.7%
2	Lennox Jr. High - 08	Lennox, SD	Lennox School District 41-4	Middle	15.4%	169	66.8%
3	Dell Rapids Middle School - 03	Dell Rapids, SD	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	Middle	15.6%	295	66.1%
4	Southwest Middle School - 38	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Middle	12.9%	614	65.6%
5	Brandon Valley Middle School - 02	Brandon, SD	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Middle	18.3%	759	63.8%
6	Lennox Intermediate - 09	Lennox, SD	Lennox School District 41-4	Middle	16.2%	185	62.6%
7	Custer Jr. High - 05	Custer, SD	Custer School District 16-1	Middle	27.7%	101	60.7%
8	Memorial Middle School - 04	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	30.8%	1,133	58.5%
9	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	35.6%	925	57.9%
10	Dakota Valley Middle School - 03	North Sioux City, SD	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	Middle	12.5%	345	57.5%
11	Harrisburg North Middle School - 08	Sioux Falls, SD	Harrisburg School District 41-2	Middle	15.9%	534	55.9%
12	Clear Lake Middle School - 04	Clear Lake, SD	Deuel School District 19-4	Middle	26.0%	104	55.6%
13	Harrisburg South Middle School - 03	Harrisburg, SD	Harrisburg School District 41-2	Middle	20.2%	519	54.8%
14	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02	Pierre, SD	Pierre School District 32-2	Middle	29.0%	672	53.6%
15	Webster Area Middle School - 02	Webster, SD	Webster Area School District 18-5	Middle	25.9%	108	53.1%
16	Milbank Middle School - 02	Milbank, SD	Milbank School District 25-4	Middle	26.6%	222	53.0%
17	Mitchell Middle School - 02	Mitchell, SD	Mitchell School District 17-2	Middle	40.0%	578	52.9%
18	Groton Area Middle School - 04	Groton, SD	Groton Area School District 06-6	Middle	18.9%	132	52.8%
19	Baltic Middle School - 03	Baltic, SD	Baltic School District 49-1	Middle	19.1%	110	52.6%
20	Watertown Middle School - 02	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	Middle	35.0%	575	52.6%
21	Vermillion Middle School - 02	Vermillion, SD	Vermillion School District 13-1	Middle	30.0%	343	52.5%
22	Tea Area Middle School - 02	Tea, SD	Tea Area School District 41-5	Middle	21.8%	583	51.9%
23	Canton Middle School - 04	Canton, SD	Canton School District 41-1	Middle	21.6%	194	51.2%
24	Watertown Intermediate School - 13	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	Middle	38.5%	532	51.1%
25	Holgate Middle School - 02	Aberdeen, SD	Aberdeen School District 06-1	Middle	31.2%	497	50.9%
26	Harrisburg East Middle School - 11	Sioux Falls, SD	Harrisburg School District 41-2	Middle	20.6%	428	50.1%
27	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	44.5%	885	49.8%
28	Madison Middle School - 02	Madison, SD	Madison Central School District 39-2	Middle	23.3%	270	49.5%
29	Yankton Middle School - 02	Yankton, SD	Yankton School District 63-3	Middle	39.8%	608	49.4%
30	Sioux Valley Middle School - 04	Volga, SD	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	Middle	14.1%	156	49.3%
31	Hamlin Middle School - 02	Hayti, SD	Hamlin School District 28-3	Middle	30.3%	198	48.3%
32	Spearfish Middle School - 05	Spearfish, SD	Spearfish School District 40-2	Middle	17.8%	545	47.9%
33	Bon Homme Middle School - 02	Tyndall, SD	Bon Homme School District 04-2	Middle	28.7%	108	47.6%
34	Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02	Sturgis, SD	Meade School District 46-1	Middle	43.1%	490	47.1%
35	Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03	Colton, SD	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	Middle	22.6%	296	47.0%
36	Stagebarn Middle School - 10	Summerset, SD	Meade School District 46-1	Middle	28.2%	432	46.6%
37	Garretson Middle School - 03	Garretson, SD	Garretson School District 49-4	Middle	19.0%	105	46.5%
38	Edison Middle School - 06	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	48.2%	937	45.9%
39	Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03	Elk Point, SD	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	Middle	19.2%	151	45.8%
40	Mobridge Middle School - 02	Mobridge, SD	Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6	Middle	41.8%	110	45.5%
41	Hill City Middle School - 04	Hill City, SD	Hill City School District 51-2	Middle	28.7%	115	44.6%
42	Hot Springs Middle School - 06	Hot Springs, SD	Hot Springs School District 23-2	Middle	32.8%	189	44.6%
43	West Middle School - 37	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Middle	27.2%	591	44.2%
44	West Central Middle School - 04	Hartford, SD	West Central School District 49-7	Middle	13.8%	297	44.2%
45	Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02	Lead, SD	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	Middle	25.2%	139	43.2%
46	Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03	Hurley, SD	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	Middle	34.2%	114	42.9%
47	Belle Fourche Middle School - 07	Belle Fourche, SD	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	Middle	45.2%	414	42.8%
48	Huron Middle School - 02	Huron, SD	Huron School District 02-2	Middle	69.1%	716	42.6%
49	Simmons Middle School - 03	Aberdeen, SD	Aberdeen School District 06-1	Middle	48.5%	464	41.4%
50	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02	Brookings, SD	Brookings School District 05-1	Middle	21.5%	780	41.1%

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