Enrollment
32
Middle
DISTRICT 45 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLOME SCHOOL DISTRICT 59-3·NCES 461413000893
Colome Middle School - 03
105 Carr St, Colome, SD 57528 · (605) 842-1624 · Tripp County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL32 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of South Dakota public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
8.2:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.0:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
24 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 15 | 47% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 25% |
Student demographics
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
Colome Middle School - 03→Colome High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Colome School District 59-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
SD avg 50.3% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
35.7%
SD avg 47.5% . -0.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 30.3% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
Where Colome Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 32 | #143 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
32
-13 (-29%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 38
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 32 | 3.9 | 8.2:1 | 75% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 36 | 4.5 | 7.9:1 | 72% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 4.4 | 6.8:1 | 63% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 45 | 3 | 15.0:1 | 69% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 51 | 5.3 | 9.6:1 | 45% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 35 | 2 | 17.5:1 | 49% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 36 | 2 | 18.0:1 | 50% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 28 | 3 | 9.3:1 | 57% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 38 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colome Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (51 to 32); teachers down 26% (5.3 to 3.9).
About Colome Middle School - 03
Colome Middle School - 03 is a very small middle school. Its address is in Colome, South Dakota. It enrolls 32 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. The school is 83% below the average for middle schools in South Dakota.
Colome School District 59-3 runs 3 schools with a combined 135 students. Colome Middle School - 03 is one of them.
The share of White students at Colome Middle School - 03 is 59%, a majority. Other students are 28% Native American and 13% multiracial. That is lower than the 80% White share among all Tripp County residents.
Colome Middle School - 03 has a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1, with 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in South Dakota is 13.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 75% at Colome Middle School - 03. Public schools in Tripp County average 44%.
Colome Middle School - 03 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 56% of South Dakota public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Colome Middle School - 03 is 9.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of South Dakota schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Tripp County show that the median household earns about $58,987 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Tripp County has 6 public schools with about 962 students, including Colome Middle School - 03.
Colome Middle School - 03's closest public school neighbor is Colome High School - 01, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Colome Middle School - 03's average proficiency of 41.5% compares with 41.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Colome Middle School - 03 falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's student count fell 29% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 8.2:1, from 15.0:1.
The discussion board for Colome Middle School - 03 is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Tripp County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,611
Census ACS
Median income
$58,987
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colome School District 59-3
- Colome Elementary - 02Elementary · 65 students
- Colome High School - 01High · 38 students
- Wood Elementary - 05Combined
Other schools in Colome
- Colome Elementary - 02Elementary · 65 students
- Colome High School - 01High · 38 students
Nearby schools
- Colome High School - 010.0 mi · 38
- Colome Elementary - 020.0 mi · 65
- Winner High School - 0110.1 mi · 203
- Winner Middle School - 0210.1 mi · 159
- Winner Elementary - 0410.8 mi · 465
- Gregory Junior High - 0415.1 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Colome Middle School - 03How many students attend Colome Middle School - 03?
Colome Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 32 students in grades 06-08.
Is Colome Middle School - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colome Middle School - 03 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colome Middle School - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colome Middle School - 03 is approximately 8.2:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colome Middle School - 03?
At Colome Middle School - 03, the student body is approximately 59% White, 13% Two or more.
Is Colome Middle School - 03 public or private?
Colome Middle School - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colome School District 59-3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.