Beresford Middle School - 03

Beresford Middle School - 03 is one of the compact junior highs in Beresford, South Dakota, part of Beresford School District 61-2, with 153 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 3 schools in Beresford School District 61-2 (648 students total), Beresford Middle School - 03 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Beresford Middle School - 03 shows that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 9% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Beresford Middle School - 03 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.9%; actual is 33.9%, a gap of -20.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Union County shows median household earnings sit near $89,636, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Union County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,037 students), Beresford Middle School - 03 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Beresford High School - 01, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Beresford Middle School - 03 comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beresford Middle School - 03 has decreased 11%, going from 172 students in 2018 to 153 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.