Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07

As an expansive middle school in Brandon, South Dakota, Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 enrolls 829 students from grades 5 through 6, operated by Brandon Valley School District 49-2. That puts it 343% larger than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 187 students.

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,182 students; Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Minnehaha County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.4:1, putting Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 21% of students at Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Minnehaha County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 54.6%; this one delivers 70.7%, a residual of +16.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Minnehaha County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,880, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 is one of 83 public schools in Minnehaha County (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students).

Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 67.3%.

Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 25%: 664 students in 2018 compared to 829 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 79% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.