Enrollment
47
Middle
DISTRICT 73 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 38-1·NCES 460372000877
Arlington Jr. High - 03
306 S Main St, Arlington, SD 57212 · (605) 983-5598 · Kingsbury County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL47 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of South Dakota public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Dakota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
9 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 22 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 53% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Arlington Jr. High - 03→Arlington High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Arlington School District 38-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
SD avg 50.3% . -12.8pp since 2022
Math
72.3%
SD avg 47.5% . -14.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 14 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 84.2% | 86.8% |
| 2022-23 | 70.3% | 86.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among South Dakota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Arlington Jr. High - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 47 | #124 of 165 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
47
+10 (+27%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 56
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47 | 2.6 | 18.1:1 | 19% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 37 | 3 | 12.5:1 | 16% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 2.7 | 14.1:1 | 8% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 37 | 2 | 18.5:1 | 16% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 39 | 2.2 | 17.4:1 | 18% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 33 | 2 | 16.5:1 | 24% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 59 | 3 | 19.7:1 | 32% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 4 | 17.0:1 | 32% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 56 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Jr. High - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (39 to 47); teachers up 16% (2.2 to 2.6).
About Arlington Jr. High - 03
Arlington Jr. High - 03 is a very small middle school in Arlington, South Dakota, one of the schools in Arlington School District 38-1. The school serves grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 47 students. By comparison, middle schools in South Dakota enroll about 187 students on average.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Arlington School District 38-1 totals 292 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Arlington Jr. High - 03 is White, at 96%. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic. Among Kingsbury County residents, the White share is about 92%.
Arlington Jr. High - 03 has 2.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.1:1. The school's 18.1:1 compares with an average of 13.4:1 for middle schools in South Dakota. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 19%. That is lower than the 29% average for public schools in Kingsbury County.
On the allk12 Grade, Arlington Jr. High - 03 lands at A, ahead of 90% of South Dakota public middle schools.
Test results at Arlington Jr. High - 03 are 10.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (66.1% actual, 55.2% predicted).
In Kingsbury County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,000 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 17 public schools and about 1,061 students.
Arlington High School - 01 is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Arlington Jr. High - 03 is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Arlington Jr. High - 03 ranks 1st of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.1% against a local average of 55.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Arlington Jr. High - 03 is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 10 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Arlington Jr. High - 03 is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kingsbury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,244
Census ACS
Median income
$74,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
1,061 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arlington School District 38-1
- Arlington Elementary - 02Elementary · 152 students
- Arlington High School - 01High · 76 students
- Arlington Preschool - 04Elementary · 17 students
Other schools in Arlington
- Arlington Elementary - 02Elementary · 152 students
- Arlington High School - 01High · 76 students
- Spring Lake Colony ElementaryElementary · 18 students
- Arlington Preschool - 04Elementary · 17 students
- Spring Lake Colony High SchoolHigh · 12 students
- Spring Lake Colony Elementary - 04Combined
Nearby schools
- Arlington High School - 010.0 mi · 76
- Arlington Elementary - 020.0 mi · 152
- Arlington Preschool - 040.0 mi · 17
- Spring Lake Colony High School8.9 mi · 12
- Spring Lake Colony Elementary8.9 mi · 18
- Sioux Valley Elementary - 0211.1 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington Jr. High - 03How many students attend Arlington Jr. High - 03?
Arlington Jr. High - 03 enrolls approximately 47 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Arlington Jr. High - 03 serve?
Arlington Jr. High - 03 serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arlington Jr. High - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arlington Jr. High - 03 is approximately 18.1:1 (3 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arlington Jr. High - 03?
At Arlington Jr. High - 03, the student body is approximately 96% White, 4% Hispanic.
Is Arlington Jr. High - 03 public or private?
Arlington Jr. High - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Arlington School District 38-1.
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