Enrollment
62
Middle
DISTRICT 87 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 26-2·NCES 460951201043
Burke Middle School - 04
900 Washington St, Burke, SD 57523 · (605) 775-2645 · Gregory County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL62 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of South Dakota public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
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
15.5:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
26 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 22 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 44% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Burke Middle School - 04→Burke High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Burke School District 26-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.7%
SD avg 50.3% . +3.1pp since 2022
Math
51.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +11.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.7% | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 42.9% |
| 2022-23 | 53.6% | 40.6% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Burke Middle School - 04
Burke Middle School - 04's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Middle School - 04 this school | 62 | 41.9% | 45.1% |
| Mount Vernon Middle School - 03 Mount Vernon | 58 | 39.7% | 62.5% |
| Willow Lake Middle School - 03 Willow Lake | 54 | 38.9% | 46.0% |
| Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 Waverly | 69 | 37.7% | 32.4% |
| Scotland Middle School - 05 Scotland | 84 | 41.7% | 32.5% |
| Lemmon Jr. High - 06 Lemmon | 53 | 35.8% | 47.7% |
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 Burke Middle School - 04 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62 | #99 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
62
-9 (-13%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 88
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 62 | 4 | 15.5:1 | 42% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 3.9 | 15.3:1 | 32% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 4.7 | 15.5:1 | 34% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 71 | 4 | 17.8:1 | 54% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 3.4 | 10.5:1 | 36% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 36 | 4 | 9.0:1 | 53% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 40 | 4 | 10.0:1 | 55% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 62 | 5 | 12.4:1 | 56% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 88 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burke Middle School - 04.
Since 2017-18: students up 72% (36 to 62); teachers up 17% (3.4 to 4).
About Burke Middle School - 04
At 900 Washington St in Burke, South Dakota, Burke Middle School - 04 operates as a very small middle school. It reports enrollment of 62 students in grades 6 through 8. The school is 67% below the average for middle schools in South Dakota.
Burke School District 26-2 is responsible for 3 schools, Burke Middle School - 04 included, with 261 students in all.
At Burke Middle School - 04, 85% of students are White. It is also 11% Native American. Census estimates put Gregory County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Burke Middle School - 04 is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Burke Middle School - 04 reported 4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.5:1. The school's 15.5:1 compares with an average of 13.4:1 for middle schools in South Dakota. Roughly 42% of students at Burke Middle School - 04 can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 44% average for public schools in Gregory County.
Burke Middle School - 04 earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of South Dakota public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Burke Middle School - 04 would score about 45.8%. It scores 45.1%, within a point of that figure.
For the population of Gregory County, median household income comes to about $62,917, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gregory County's 8 public schools enroll about 755 students and include Burke Middle School - 04.
Burke High School - 01, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Burke Middle School - 04, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Burke Middle School - 04 places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Burke Middle School - 04 is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 13%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Gregory County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,016
Census ACS
Median income
$62,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
755 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burke School District 26-2
- Burke Elementary - 02Elementary · 105 students
- Burke High School - 01High · 94 students
Other schools in Burke
- Burke Elementary - 02Elementary · 105 students
- Burke High School - 01High · 94 students
- Whole Grade Sharing with Burke - 04High
Nearby schools
- Burke High School - 010.0 mi · 94
- Burke Elementary - 020.0 mi · 105
- Gregory Junior High - 047.5 mi · 88
- Gregory High School - 017.5 mi · 117
- Gregory Elementary - 027.5 mi · 237
- South Central Elementary - 0318.5 mi · 52
Frequently asked questions
About Burke Middle School - 04How large is Burke Middle School - 04?
Burke Middle School - 04 enrolls approximately 62 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Burke Middle School - 04 serve?
Burke Middle School - 04 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Burke Middle School - 04?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Burke Middle School - 04.
How diverse is Burke Middle School - 04?
Burke Middle School - 04 reports a student body of 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Burke Middle School - 04?
Burke Middle School - 04 is overseen by Burke School District 26-2 in Gregory County.
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