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Enrollment
885
Middle
DISTRICT 767 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-5·NCES 466627001425
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68
6700 E 41st St, Sioux Falls, SD 57110 · (605) 371-4155 · Minnehaha County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL885 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of South Dakota public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.3:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
394 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 6 | 277 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 306 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 302 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 53% · US 70%
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
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +10.4pp since 2022
Math
49.2%
SD avg 47.5% . +10.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 41.7% |
| 2022-23 | 48.6% | 38.8% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
Schools most like Ben Reifel Middle School - 68
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 this school | 885 | 44.5% | 49.8% |
| Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls | 937 | 48.2% | 45.9% |
| Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 Sioux Falls | 925 | 35.6% | 57.9% |
| Memorial Middle School - 04 Sioux Falls | 1,133 | 30.8% | 58.5% |
| Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon | 829 | 20.6% | 70.7% |
| Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 Sioux Falls | 428 | 20.6% | 50.1% |
Matched among South Dakota middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Minnehaha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #27 of 64 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #23 of 64 ▲ 16 | #6 of 13 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #22 of 65 ▲ 12 | #7 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 885 | #4 of 165 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #17 of 42 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #9 of 42 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #16 of 65 | #4 of 13 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 885 | 61.9 | 14.3:1 | 45% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 959 | 68.4 | 14.0:1 | 40% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 1,010 | 68.2 | 14.8:1 | 36% (363) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ben Reifel Middle School - 68.
About Ben Reifel Middle School - 68
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 is a large middle-grades school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, administered by Sioux Falls School District 49-5. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 885 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in South Dakota) has about 187 students.
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 counts 25,060 students in its 44 schools, and Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 is one of them.
At Ben Reifel Middle School - 68, White students make up 60% of the student body. The school is also 14% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. That is lower than the 80% White share among all Minnehaha County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 61.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.3:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 45%.
allk12 grades Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 a B+. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 are 5.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.8% actual, 44.8% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Minnehaha County, the median household income is $76,880, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 is one of 83 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Inspiration Elementary - 08, is about 0.3 miles from Ben Reifel Middle School - 68. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Minnehaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,289
Census ACS
Median income
$76,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
34,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5
- Lincoln High School - 02High · 1,954 students
- Jefferson High School - 67High · 1,888 students
- Washington High School - 01High · 1,819 students
- Roosevelt High School - 03High · 1,785 students
- Memorial Middle School - 04Middle · 1,133 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Middle · 937 students
Other schools in Sioux Falls
- Lincoln High School - 02High · 1,954 students
- Jefferson High School - 67High · 1,888 students
- Washington High School - 01High · 1,819 students
- Roosevelt High School - 03High · 1,785 students
- Memorial Middle School - 04Middle · 1,133 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Middle · 937 students
Nearby schools
- Inspiration Elementary - 080.3 mi · 345
- Rosa Parks Elementary - 151.3 mi · 618
- Harvey Dunn Elementary - 542.0 mi · 681
- John Harris Elementary - 232.2 mi · 666
- Fred Assam Elementary - 062.3 mi · 531
- Horizon Elementary - 092.4 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Ben Reifel Middle School - 68What is the total enrollment at Ben Reifel Middle School - 68?
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 enrolls approximately 885 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 serve?
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 have?
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Ben Reifel Middle School - 68?
Student demographics at Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 are roughly 60% White, 12% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 in?
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 is part of Sioux Falls School District 49-5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.