Enrollment
101
Middle
DISTRICT 75 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT 16-1·NCES 461695000992
Custer Jr. High - 05
1645 Wildcat Ln, Custer, SD 57730 · (605) 673-4473 · Custer County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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
13.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
28 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 7 | 51 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 50% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Custer Jr. High - 05→Custer High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Custer School District 16-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +16.0pp since 2022
Math
60.6%
SD avg 47.5% . +23.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 66 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 16 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 24 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 51.5% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 36.7% |
% 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Custer Jr. High - 05
Custer Jr. High - 05's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Jr. High - 05 this school | 101 | 27.7% | 60.7% |
| Clear Lake Middle School - 04 Clear Lake | 104 | 26.0% | 55.6% |
| Webster Area Middle School - 02 Webster | 108 | 25.9% | 53.1% |
| McCook Central Middle School - 03 Salem | 84 | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| Kimball Middle School - 04 Kimball | 92 | 28.3% | 49.4% |
| Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04 Emery | 85 | 25.9% | 50.9% |
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 Custer Jr. High - 05 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #7 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #7 of 64 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #9 of 65 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 101 | #64 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #36 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
101
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 101 | 7.5 | 13.4:1 | 28% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 103 | 7.4 | 13.9:1 | 18% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 7.3 | 13.8:1 | 22% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 103 | 7 | 14.7:1 | 23% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 108 | 7.8 | 13.9:1 | 32% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 7 | 16.0:1 | 42% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | 12 | 13.7:1 | 34% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | 15 | 13.0:1 | 25% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 5 | 50.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Custer Jr. High - 05.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (108 to 101); teachers down 3% (7.8 to 7.5).
About Custer Jr. High - 05
The public middle school Custer Jr. High - 05 is located in Custer, South Dakota. There are 101 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average enrollment is about 187.
Custer Jr. High - 05 is one school in a 6-school district, Custer School District 16-1, which enrolls 887 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Custer Jr. High - 05 is White, at 88%. It is also 7% Native American and 4% Hispanic. Among Custer County residents, the White share is about 89%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Custer Jr. High - 05 scores 22%.
There are 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in South Dakota is similar, at 13.4:1. On the income side, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Custer County is close, at 30%.
Custer Jr. High - 05 holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of South Dakota public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Custer Jr. High - 05 is 9.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.7% actual, 51.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in South Dakota.
Custer County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $84,112, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Custer County's 8 public schools enroll about 903 students and include Custer Jr. High - 05.
The closest school to Custer Jr. High - 05 is Custer High School - 01, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Custer Jr. High - 05 is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Custer Jr. High - 05's average proficiency of 60.7% compares with 46.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 103 to 101. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.7 to 13.4 over 4 years.
People who know Custer Jr. High - 05 can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Custer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,892
Census ACS
Median income
$84,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Custer School District 16-1
- Custer High School - 01High · 272 students
- Custer Elementary - 02Elementary · 269 students
- Hermosa Elementary - 04Elementary · 181 students
- Hermosa Middle School - 07Middle · 48 students
- A.C.E. High Academy - 06High · 16 students
Other schools in Custer
- Custer High School - 01High · 272 students
- Custer Elementary - 02Elementary · 269 students
- A.C.E. High Academy - 06High · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Custer High School - 010.0 mi · 272
- Custer Elementary - 020.1 mi · 269
- A.C.E. High Academy - 061.1 mi · 16
- Hill City High School - 0111.3 mi · 158
- Hill City Middle School - 0411.4 mi · 115
- Hill City Elementary - 0211.4 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Custer Jr. High - 05How large is Custer Jr. High - 05?
Custer Jr. High - 05 enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Custer Jr. High - 05 serve?
Custer Jr. High - 05 serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Custer Jr. High - 05 have?
Custer Jr. High - 05 employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Custer Jr. High - 05?
Student demographics at Custer Jr. High - 05 are roughly 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Custer Jr. High - 05 public or private?
Custer Jr. High - 05 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Custer School District 16-1.
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