Enrollment
208
Middle
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMBERLAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT 07-1·NCES 461200000889
Chamberlain Jr. High - 02
1000 Sorensen Dr, Chamberlain, SD 57325 · (605) 234-4467 · Brule County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of South Dakota public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
11.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
106 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 | 66 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 30% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Chamberlain Jr. High - 02→Chamberlain High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chamberlain School District 07-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +10.1pp since 2022
Math
39.2%
SD avg 47.5% . +10.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 10 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 | 50.5% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 31.3% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 28.7% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Chamberlain Jr. High - 02
Chamberlain Jr. High - 02's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 this school | 208 | 51.0% | 39.2% |
| Winner Middle School - 02 Winner | 159 | 47.2% | 31.7% |
| Lyman Middle School - 02 Presho | 84 | 51.2% | 43.7% |
| Mobridge Middle School - 02 Mobridge | 110 | 41.8% | 45.5% |
| Kadoka Middle School - 03 Kadoka | 51 | 49.0% | 70.6% |
| Wilmot Middle School - 03 Wilmot | 58 | 55.2% | 25.4% |
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 Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #51 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #45 of 64 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #40 of 65 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #42 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #2 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #8 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #11 of 65 |
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
208
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 208 | 17.8 | 11.7:1 | 51% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 17.4 | 11.2:1 | 54% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 182 | 17.2 | 10.6:1 | 45% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 17 | 12.4:1 | 38% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 122 | 12.9 | 9.5:1 | 43% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 13 | 9.5:1 | 48% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 14 | 8.5:1 | 46% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 25 | 10.7:1 | 33% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 235 | 12 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chamberlain Jr. High - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 70% (122 to 208); teachers up 38% (12.9 to 17.8).
About Chamberlain Jr. High - 02
Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 is a mid-sized middle school in Chamberlain School District 07-1, located in Chamberlain, South Dakota. It reported 208 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Chamberlain School District 07-1 has 858 students in 3 schools, and Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 is one of those schools.
The largest group at Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 is White students, at 49%. The remaining students are 38% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Brule County is about 82% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 has 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. The school's 11.7:1 compares with an average of 13.4:1 for middle schools in South Dakota. The school has 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of South Dakota public middle schools.
A school with Chamberlain Jr. High - 02's lunch-eligibility share in South Dakota is predicted to score 42.1%. Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 scores 39.2%, 3.0 points below that line.
Looking at the county, Brule County, median household income comes to about $73,720, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 9 public schools and about 1,249 students.
Measured in a straight line, Chamberlain Elementary - 03 is less than a tenth of a mile from Chamberlain Jr. High - 02. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 39.2% is below the 51.6% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show 211 students in 2020-21 and 208 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
This page collects posts and questions about Chamberlain Jr. High - 02, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Brule County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,283
Census ACS
Median income
$73,720
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,249 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chamberlain School District 07-1
- Chamberlain Elementary - 03Elementary · 407 students
- Chamberlain High School - 01High · 243 students
Other schools in Chamberlain
- Chamberlain Elementary - 03Elementary · 407 students
- Chamberlain High School - 01High · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Chamberlain Elementary - 030.0 mi · 407
- Chamberlain High School - 010.0 mi · 243
- Kimball Middle School - 0418.8 mi · 92
- Kimball High School - 0118.8 mi · 84
- Kimball Elementary - 0218.8 mi · 102
- Lower Brule Day School23.3 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Chamberlain Jr. High - 02What is the total enrollment at Chamberlain Jr. High - 02?
Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 enrolls approximately 208 students in grades 06-08.
Is Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chamberlain Jr. High - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 is approximately 11.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chamberlain Jr. High - 02?
Student demographics at Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 are roughly 49% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 in?
Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 is part of Chamberlain School District 07-1.
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