English Language Arts
15.0%
State avg 50.3%
District avg 47.0%
County avg 53.1%
+5.0pp since 2022-23
District avg 47.0%
County avg 53.1%
+5.0pp since 2022-23
Test scores
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SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science, SY 2024-25
All grades, all students. % Proficient.Mathematics
N/A
State avg 47.5%
District avg 43.9%
County avg 50.4%
District avg 43.9%
County avg 50.4%
Science
N/A
State avg 44.3%
District avg 42.9%
County avg 47.1%
District avg 42.9%
County avg 47.1%
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
By grade, SY 2024-25
School score vs state average per tested grade.| Grade | English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | |
| Grade ALL | 15.0% | 50.3% | 20 | N/A | 47.5% | N/A | N/A | 44.3% | N/A |
2-year history
All grades, all students. Axtell Park South Dakota avgEnglish Language Arts
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 15.0% | 47.0% | 53.1% | 50.3% |
| SY 2022-23 | 10.0% | 44.6% | 50.6% | 49.0% |
Science
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | N/A | 42.9% | 47.1% | 44.3% |
| SY 2022-23 | 21.4% | 39.9% | 44.0% | 40.8% |
How to read these scores
What is SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science?
SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science is the statewide standardized test administered by South Dakota public schools.
What does "% Proficient" mean?
It is the share of students at the school who performed at grade level or above on the test, summed across the top two of four performance levels. A higher number is better.
What does 15.0% mean for English Language Arts at Axtell Park Middle School - 47?
It means about 15.0 percent of students tested at Axtell Park Middle School - 47 performed at grade level or above on the SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science English Language Arts test in 2024-25. The statewide average for South Dakota that year was 50.3%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in South Dakota, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
South Dakota Department of Education, Smarter Balanced (ELA + Math) + SD Science Assessment. School-level All Students subgroup, current-year column from the SD Report Card MicroStrategy export. Headline metric is the cumulative SBAC Level 3+4 / SD Science Proficient+Advanced rate.
How often is it updated?
SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.