Enrollment
100
Middle
DISTRICT 147 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENNETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 03-1·NCES 460624001015
Bennett County Middle School - 06
402 1st Ave, Martin, SD 57551 · (605) 685-6330 · Bennett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
100 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Bennett County Middle School - 06→Bennett County High School - 01
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.7%
SD avg 50.3% . -7.6pp since 2022
Math
17.8%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
100
+24 (+32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.7:1
% White
14%
was 13%
% Hispanic
7%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bennett County Middle School - 06
Bennett County Middle School - 06, a small middle school in Martin, South Dakota, one of the schools within Bennett County School District 03-1, enrolls 100 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 187 students each, so Bennett County Middle School - 06 sits 47% leaner than that benchmark.
Within Bennett County School District 03-1, which oversees 3 schools and 442 students, Bennett County Middle School - 06 is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Bennett County Middle School - 06 shows that Native American students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school logs 22% multiracial, 14% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.4:1, putting Bennett County Middle School - 06 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Bennett County Middle School - 06 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bennett County Middle School - 06 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.1%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Bennett County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $53,750 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 28%. In all, Bennett County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 682 students), of which Bennett County Middle School - 06 is one.
The closest other public school is Bennett County High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bennett County Middle School - 06 has expanded 32%, going from 76 students in 2018 to 100 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.
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Bennett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,345
Census ACS
Median income
$53,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bennett County School District 03-1
- Bennett County Elementary School - 03Elementary · 217 students
- Bennett County High School - 01High · 125 students
Other schools in Martin
- Bennett County Elementary School - 03Elementary · 217 students
- Bennett County High School - 01High · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Bennett County High School - 010.0 mi · 125
- Bennett County Elementary School - 030.5 mi · 217
- American Horse School12.2 mi · 240
- Oglala Lakota County Virtual High School - 9218.9 mi · 83
- Batesland School - 0118.9 mi · 175
- Longvalley Elementary - 1026.2 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Bennett County Middle School - 06How large is Bennett County Middle School - 06?
Bennett County Middle School - 06 enrolls approximately 100 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bennett County Middle School - 06 serve?
Bennett County Middle School - 06 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bennett County Middle School - 06?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Bennett County Middle School - 06.
What is the student diversity at Bennett County Middle School - 06?
Student demographics at Bennett County Middle School - 06 are roughly 14% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 22% Two or more.
What district is Bennett County Middle School - 06 in?
Bennett County Middle School - 06 is part of Bennett County School District 03-1.
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