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The most racially diverse public middle schools in South Dakota

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public middle schools in South Dakota, drawn from 42 qualifying public middle schools. Whittier Middle School - 08 leads the list at 28.9%, against a median of 77.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

South Dakota

Best Largest group

28.9%

Median Largest group

77.2%

MOST DIVERSE · SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Whittier Middle School - 08	Sioux Falls, SD	675	28.9% Hispanic (195)	20.4%(138)	28.0%(189)	28.9%(195)	8.0%(54)
2	Huron Middle School - 02	Huron, SD	716	36.3% White (260)	36.3%(260)	0.6%(4)	34.4%(246)	23.2%(166)
3	George McGovern Middle School -09	Sioux Falls, SD	780	38.1% White (297)	38.1%(297)	16.0%(125)	28.9%(225)	0.8%(6)
4	South Middle School - 36	Rapid City, SD	618	45.3% White (280)	45.3%(280)	1.9%(12)	11.8%(73)	1.0%(6)
5	Sisseton Middle School - 02	Sisseton, SD	281	47.3% Native American (133)	22.4%(63)	0.0%(0)	8.2%(23)	1.4%(4)
6	Chamberlain Jr. High - 02	Chamberlain, SD	208	48.6% White (101)	48.6%(101)	1.0%(2)	3.4%(7)	0.0%(0)
7	North Middle School - 35	Rapid City, SD	418	48.8% Native American (204)	20.8%(87)	0.2%(1)	15.3%(64)	1.4%(6)
8	Edison Middle School - 06	Sioux Falls, SD	937	58.3% White (546)	58.3%(546)	11.0%(103)	18.0%(169)	1.5%(14)
9	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68	Sioux Falls, SD	885	60.0% White (531)	60.0%(531)	14.2%(126)	12.2%(108)	2.3%(20)
10	Wagner Middle School - 03	Wagner, SD	283	60.8% Native American (172)	27.6%(78)	0.0%(0)	1.1%(3)	0.0%(0)
11	Simmons Middle School - 03	Aberdeen, SD	464	62.1% White (288)	62.1%(288)	2.8%(13)	11.0%(51)	5.4%(25)
12	East Middle School - 30	Rapid City, SD	613	62.6% White (384)	62.6%(384)	1.1%(7)	11.3%(69)	1.1%(7)
13	Douglas Middle School - 01	Box Elder, SD	633	64.8% White (410)	64.8%(410)	1.7%(11)	12.2%(77)	0.8%(5)
14	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02	Pierre, SD	672	68.8% White (462)	68.8%(462)	0.3%(2)	4.6%(31)	1.0%(7)
15	West Middle School - 37	Rapid City, SD	591	71.2% White (421)	71.2%(421)	1.0%(6)	9.3%(55)	0.2%(1)
16	Yankton Middle School - 02	Yankton, SD	608	71.7% White (436)	71.7%(436)	1.1%(7)	14.5%(88)	1.1%(7)
17	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07	Sioux Falls, SD	925	71.9% White (665)	71.9%(665)	7.9%(73)	7.7%(71)	2.0%(19)
18	Memorial Middle School - 04	Sioux Falls, SD	1,133	72.7% White (824)	72.7%(824)	5.7%(65)	9.3%(105)	1.2%(14)
19	Dakota Valley Middle School - 03	North Sioux City, SD	345	74.5% White (257)	74.5%(257)	2.0%(7)	10.1%(35)	3.5%(12)
20	Holgate Middle School - 02	Aberdeen, SD	497	75.7% White (376)	75.7%(376)	1.2%(6)	6.0%(30)	3.4%(17)
21	Southwest Middle School - 38	Rapid City, SD	614	76.7% White (471)	76.7%(471)	0.7%(4)	6.3%(39)	2.6%(16)
22	Mitchell Middle School - 02	Mitchell, SD	578	77.7% White (449)	77.7%(449)	0.2%(1)	11.3%(65)	0.2%(1)
23	Harrisburg North Middle School - 08	Sioux Falls, SD	534	78.1% White (417)	78.1%(417)	4.7%(25)	5.8%(31)	3.4%(18)
24	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02	Brookings, SD	780	78.3% White (611)	78.3%(611)	4.4%(34)	8.1%(63)	2.6%(20)
25	Vermillion Middle School - 02	Vermillion, SD	343	78.7% White (270)	78.7%(270)	2.3%(8)	5.3%(18)	2.0%(7)
26	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07	Brandon, SD	829	79.0% White (655)	79.0%(655)	5.8%(48)	7.2%(60)	1.4%(12)
27	Harrisburg East Middle School - 11	Sioux Falls, SD	428	79.2% White (339)	79.2%(339)	6.3%(27)	6.3%(27)	3.3%(14)
28	Watertown Intermediate School - 13	Watertown, SD	532	79.5% White (423)	79.5%(423)	0.2%(1)	8.7%(46)	0.8%(4)
29	Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03	Colton, SD	296	80.1% White (237)	80.1%(237)	6.8%(20)	6.8%(20)	0.0%(0)
30	Tea Area Middle School - 02	Tea, SD	583	80.5% White (469)	80.5%(469)	5.0%(29)	6.3%(37)	0.9%(5)
31	Milbank Middle School - 02	Milbank, SD	222	80.6% White (179)	80.6%(179)	0.5%(1)	13.1%(29)	0.5%(1)
32	Watertown Middle School - 02	Watertown, SD	575	82.3% White (473)	82.3%(473)	0.3%(2)	7.1%(41)	0.3%(2)
33	Madison Middle School - 02	Madison, SD	270	82.6% White (223)	82.6%(223)	1.1%(3)	10.4%(28)	1.1%(3)
34	Brandon Valley Middle School - 02	Brandon, SD	759	83.1% White (631)	83.1%(631)	4.9%(37)	4.6%(35)	1.7%(13)
35	Belle Fourche Middle School - 07	Belle Fourche, SD	414	83.8% White (347)	83.8%(347)	0.0%(0)	7.0%(29)	0.0%(0)
36	Stagebarn Middle School - 10	Summerset, SD	432	84.0% White (363)	84.0%(363)	0.5%(2)	5.6%(24)	0.9%(4)
37	Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02	Sturgis, SD	490	85.3% White (418)	85.3%(418)	0.4%(2)	5.5%(27)	0.8%(4)
38	Harrisburg South Middle School - 03	Harrisburg, SD	519	86.1% White (447)	86.1%(447)	1.5%(8)	5.4%(28)	0.8%(4)
39	Spearfish Middle School - 05	Spearfish, SD	545	87.3% White (476)	87.3%(476)	0.6%(3)	4.8%(26)	1.3%(7)
40	West Central Middle School - 04	Hartford, SD	297	90.6% White (269)	90.6%(269)	1.0%(3)	2.7%(8)	0.0%(0)
41	Dell Rapids Middle School - 03	Dell Rapids, SD	295	92.5% White (273)	92.5%(273)	0.7%(2)	2.0%(6)	0.0%(0)
42	Todd County Middle School - 10	Mission, SD	353	94.3% Native American (333)	0.3%(1)	0.0%(0)	2.0%(7)	1.7%(6)

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