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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools in Pennington County, South Dakota

Across Pennington County, South Dakota, 7 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Southwest Middle School - 38 leads the list at 12.9%, against a median of 37.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Pennington County, South Dakota

Best % FRL

12.9%

Median % FRL

37.8%

LOWEST POVERTY · PENNINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Southwest Middle School - 38	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Middle	614	12.9%
2	West Middle School - 37	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Middle	591	27.2%
3	Hill City Middle School - 04	Hill City, SD	Hill City School District 51-2	Middle	115	28.7%
4	Douglas Middle School - 01	Box Elder, SD	Douglas School District 51-1	Middle	633	37.8%
5	East Middle School - 30	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Middle	613	41.4%
6	South Middle School - 36	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Middle	618	60.5%
7	North Middle School - 35	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Middle	418	100%

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