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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 60-1·NCES 461176001023

Centerville Middle School - 03

610 Lincoln St, Centerville, SD 57014 · (605) 563-2291 · Turner County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL61 STUDENTS
Enrollment
61
Middle
DISTRICT 88 · STATE 187
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
12 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Grade 6
17
Grade 7
19
Grade 8
25
Student demographics
White
5895%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 66%
Hispanic
23%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9%
Two+
12%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
3557%
Female
2643%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Centerville Middle School - 03Centerville High School - 01
Feeds from
Centerville Elementary - 02PK05
Based on grade levels within Centerville School District 60-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
61.4%
SD avg 50.3% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
47.4%
SD avg 47.5% . -11.5pp since 2022

What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 12 points.

Source: SD Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
61
+1 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.0:1
% White
95%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Centerville Middle School - 03

Centerville Middle School - 03 is a junior high of micro-enrollment scale in Centerville, South Dakota, operated by Centerville School District 60-1, educateing 61 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 67% below the state mean of about 187.

Centerville School District 60-1 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 263 students; Centerville Middle School - 03 is among them.

On the student-mix side, Centerville Middle School - 03 reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. Compared to Turner County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Centerville Middle School - 03 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Turner County indicate median household income runs about $75,771, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Turner County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,459 students), Centerville Middle School - 03 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Centerville Elementary - 02, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Centerville Middle School - 03 comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.1%.

Centerville Middle School - 03 operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 60 students in 2018 compared to 61 in 2025.

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Turner County at a glance

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Population
8,882
Census ACS
Median income
$75,771
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,459 students

Quick facts

School name
Centerville Middle School - 03
District
Centerville School District 60-1
Address
610 Lincoln St, Centerville, SD 57014
Phone
(605) 563-2291
County
Turner County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
61
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
12 (20%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
461176001023
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Centerville Middle School - 03
How many students attend Centerville Middle School - 03?
Centerville Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 61 students in grades 06-08.
Is Centerville Middle School - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centerville Middle School - 03 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Centerville Middle School - 03 have?
Centerville Middle School - 03 employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Centerville Middle School - 03?
At Centerville Middle School - 03, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Centerville Middle School - 03?
Centerville Middle School - 03 is overseen by Centerville School District 60-1 in Turner County.
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