Enrollment
19
Middle
DISTRICT 40 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG STONE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 25-1·NCES 460696000352
Big Stone City Middle School - 03
655 Walnut St, Big Stone City, SD 57216 · (605) 862-8108 · Grant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL19 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
4.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.9:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
8 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 7 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 26% |
Student demographics
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Big Stone City School District 25-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -23.4pp since 2023
Math
63.2%
SD avg 47.5% . -24.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 24 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 81.3% | 87.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in South Dakota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Big Stone City Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19 | #154 of 165 |
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
19
+11 (+138%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 30
Student : Teacher
4.3:1
was 4.0:1
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 | 19 | 4.4 | 4.3:1 | 42% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 16 | 4.3 | 3.7:1 | 31% (5) |
| 2022-23 | 19 | 4.2 | 4.6:1 | 21% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 2 | 4.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 29 | 4 | 7.2:1 | 45% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 26 | 3 | 8.7:1 | 50% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 3 | 12.0:1 | 22% (8) |
| 2000-01 | 30 | 2 | 15.0:1 | 27% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Stone City Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (29 to 19); teachers up 10% (4 to 4.4).
About Big Stone City Middle School - 03
Big Stone City Middle School - 03 is a middle-grades school with a street address in Big Stone City, South Dakota. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 19 students. It has 90% fewer students than the average for middle schools in South Dakota (about 187).
Big Stone City Middle School - 03 sits within Big Stone City School District 25-1, which has 2 schools and 79 students.
The share of students at Big Stone City Middle School - 03 who are White is 95%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial.
With 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 4.3:1. Middle schools in South Dakota have an average ratio of 13.4:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Big Stone City Middle School - 03, 42% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in South Dakota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 45.8%. Big Stone City Middle School - 03 posts 72.5%, 26.7 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
For Grant County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $75,028, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 1,072 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Big Stone City Elementary - 01, is the closest to Big Stone City Middle School - 03. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Big Stone City Middle School - 03 is 1st of 6 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Big Stone City Middle School - 03 as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Big Stone City Middle School - 03 enrolled 8 in 2020-21 and 19 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
Big Stone City Middle School - 03 has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,563
Census ACS
Median income
$75,028
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Stone City School District 25-1
- Big Stone City Elementary - 01Elementary · 60 students
Other schools in Big Stone City
- Big Stone City Elementary - 01Elementary · 60 students
Nearby schools
- Big Stone City Elementary - 010.0 mi · 60
- Ortonville Secondary1.5 mi · 228
- Knoll Elementary1.5 mi · 282
- Milbank High School - 019.4 mi · 333
- Milbank Middle School - 029.4 mi · 222
- Milbank Elementary - 039.4 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Big Stone City Middle School - 03What is the total enrollment at Big Stone City Middle School - 03?
Big Stone City Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 19 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Big Stone City Middle School - 03 serve?
Big Stone City Middle School - 03 serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Big Stone City Middle School - 03 have?
Big Stone City Middle School - 03 employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Big Stone City Middle School - 03?
Student demographics at Big Stone City Middle School - 03 are roughly 95% White, 5% Two or more.
Is Big Stone City Middle School - 03 public or private?
Big Stone City Middle School - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Big Stone City School District 25-1.
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