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
C
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Scored higher than 28% of South Dakota public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 30 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
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.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.7% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 17.9% |
| 2022-23 | 34.3% | 17.5% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Bennett County Middle School - 06
Bennett County Middle School - 06's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett County Middle School - 06 this school | 100 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Andes Central Middle School - 04 Lake Andes | 51 | 100.0% | 14.3% |
| McLaughlin Middle School - 03 McLaughlin | 85 | 100.0% | 11.2% |
| Dupree Jr. High - 04 Dupree | 52 | 100.0% | 16.1% |
| White River Middle School - 04 White River | 93 | 96.8% | 17.7% |
| Todd County Middle School - 10 Mission | 353 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Bennett County Middle School - 06 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #63 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #63 of 64 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #63 of 65 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #65 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 65 |
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
100
+4 (+4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 114
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 100 | 8.6 | 11.7:1 | 100% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 7.6 | 15.0:1 | 100% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 7.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | 7 | 13.7:1 | 100% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 76 | 6 | 12.7:1 | 76% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 61 | 6 | 10.2:1 | 62% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 66 | 6 | 11.0:1 | 64% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 55 | 3 | 18.3:1 | 73% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 114 | 5 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennett County Middle School - 06.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (76 to 100); teachers up 43% (6 to 8.6).
About Bennett County Middle School - 06
Bennett County Middle School - 06 is a low-enrollment middle school. Its address is in Martin, South Dakota. The school enrolls 100 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in South Dakota enroll around 187, and this school is 47% below that mark.
The Bennett County School District 03-1 system has 3 schools and 442 students.
More than half of the students at Bennett County Middle School - 06 are Native American (55%). Next come 22% multiracial, 14% White, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
For every teacher at Bennett County Middle School - 06, there are about 11.7 students; the school has 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in South Dakota is 13.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 100 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. The figure for public schools in Bennett County is close, at 100%.
Bennett County Middle School - 06 earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of South Dakota public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Bennett County Middle School - 06 is 22.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.1%.
In the surrounding county, Bennett County, the median household earns about $53,750 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 28% of people live in poverty. Counting Bennett County Middle School - 06, Bennett County has 4 public schools.
Bennett County High School - 01, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment rose by 4% across 4 years, from 96 in 2020-21 to 100 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.7:1, from 13.7:1.
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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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