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Enrollment
759
Middle
DISTRICT 794 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-2·NCES 460795000072
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02
700 Holly Blvd, Brandon, SD 57005 · (605) 582-3214 · Minnehaha County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL759 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of South Dakota public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
139 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 7 | 395 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 364 | 48% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02→Brandon Valley High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brandon Valley School District 49-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.6%
SD avg 50.3% . +6.1pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +3.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 60.6% |
| 2022-23 | 67.5% | 57.4% |
% 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Brandon Valley Middle School - 02
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 this school | 759 | 18.3% | 63.8% |
| Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon | 829 | 20.6% | 70.7% |
| Tea Area Middle School - 02 Tea | 583 | 21.8% | 51.9% |
| George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings | 780 | 21.5% | 41.1% |
| Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls | 534 | 15.9% | 55.9% |
| Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 Sioux Falls | 428 | 20.6% | 50.1% |
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 Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Minnehaha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #5 of 64 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #6 of 64 ▼ 1 | #3 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #2 of 65 ▲ 1 | #2 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 759 | #8 of 165 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #40 of 42 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #34 of 42 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #56 of 65 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.1% | #5 of 12 | N/A |
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
759
+55 (+8%) vs 2020
+125% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 759 | 43.7 | 17.4:1 | 18% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 43.2 | 16.6:1 | 13% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 729 | 42.9 | 17.0:1 | 13% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 7% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 34.8 | 18.2:1 | 18% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 20% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 765 | 42 | 18.2:1 | 19% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 12% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 17 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandon Valley Middle School - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (632 to 759); teachers up 26% (34.8 to 43.7).
About Brandon Valley Middle School - 02
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 is a public middle-grades school in Brandon, South Dakota. Federal data show 759 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average enrollment is about 187.
Brandon Valley School District 49-2 oversees Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 and 7 other schools, with 5,182 students in total.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among Minnehaha County residents, the White share is about 80%. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 are from different groups.
There are about 17.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Brandon Valley Middle School - 02, which has 43.7. Middle schools in South Dakota have an average ratio of 13.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 18%. That rate is below the 42% average among public schools in Minnehaha County.
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of South Dakota public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.5% for Brandon Valley Middle School - 02. The school posts 63.8%, 8.3 points above the prediction.
For Minnehaha County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $76,880 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Brandon Valley Middle School - 02, Minnehaha County has 83 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Brandon Elementary - 03, is about 0.3 miles. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 is 5th among 6 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 55 students, from 704 to 759.
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Minnehaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,289
Census ACS
Median income
$76,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
34,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brandon Valley School District 49-2
- Brandon Valley High School - 01High · 1,381 students
- Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07Middle · 829 students
- Brandon Elementary - 03Elementary · 728 students
- Robert Bennis Elementary - 05Elementary · 542 students
- Fred Assam Elementary - 06Elementary · 531 students
- Inspiration Elementary - 08Elementary · 345 students
Other schools in Brandon
- Brandon Valley High School - 01High · 1,381 students
- Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07Middle · 829 students
- Brandon Elementary - 03Elementary · 728 students
- Robert Bennis Elementary - 05Elementary · 542 students
- Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Elementary - 94Combined
- Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy High School - 92Combined
Nearby schools
- Brandon Elementary - 030.3 mi · 728
- Brandon Valley High School - 010.4 mi · 1,381
- Robert Bennis Elementary - 051.8 mi · 542
- Brandon Valley Intermediate - 071.8 mi · 829
- Fred Assam Elementary - 064.1 mi · 531
- Valley Springs Elementary - 045.4 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Brandon Valley Middle School - 02How large is Brandon Valley Middle School - 02?
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 enrolls approximately 759 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 serve?
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brandon Valley Middle School - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 is approximately 17.4:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Brandon Valley Middle School - 02?
Student demographics at Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 in?
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 is part of Brandon Valley School District 49-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.