Enrollment
91
Middle
DISTRICT 121 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE SMET SCHOOL DISTRICT 38-2·NCES 461785000993
De Smet Middle School - 03
405 3rd St SW, De Smet, SD 57231 · (605) 854-3423 · Kingsbury County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL91 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of South Dakota public middle schools
- BTest 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
16.3:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
23 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 28 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 36% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
De Smet Middle School - 03→De Smet High School - 01
Based on grade levels within De Smet School District 38-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.8%
SD avg 50.3% . +20.3pp since 2022
Math
52.2%
SD avg 47.5% . +28.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 68 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 20 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 28 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 40.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.5% | 23.8% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 De Smet Middle School - 03
De Smet Middle School - 03's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Smet Middle School - 03 this school | 91 | 25.3% | 49.1% |
| Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04 Emery | 85 | 25.9% | 50.9% |
| Miller Jr. High - 04 Miller | 74 | 28.4% | 52.8% |
| Clark Middle School - 03 Clark | 72 | 25.0% | 30.5% |
| Parkston Middle School - 05 Parkston | 98 | 23.5% | 50.5% |
| Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield | 91 | 28.6% | 33.6% |
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 De Smet Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 91 | #71 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
91
+21 (+30%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 91 | 5.6 | 16.3:1 | 25% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 5.6 | 15.5:1 | 28% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 4.8 | 17.1:1 | 29% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 70 | 5 | 14.0:1 | 19% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 59 | 4.3 | 13.9:1 | 17% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 64 | 4 | 16.0:1 | 28% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 82 | 5 | 16.4:1 | 22% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 75 | 7 | 10.7:1 | 25% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 96 | 6 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for De Smet Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 54% (59 to 91); teachers up 31% (4.3 to 5.6).
About De Smet Middle School - 03
Located in De Smet, South Dakota, De Smet Middle School - 03 is a small middle school. It enrolled 91 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 51% lower than the average for middle schools in South Dakota, which is about 187.
De Smet School District 38-2 counts 362 students in its 3 schools, and De Smet Middle School - 03 is one of them.
Most students at De Smet Middle School - 03 are White: 90% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Kingsbury County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. By the diversity index, De Smet Middle School - 03 comes in at 18%.
Federal staffing data show 5.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at De Smet Middle School - 03 and a ratio of 16.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in South Dakota is 13.4:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 25% of enrollment.
Measured against South Dakota public middle schools, De Smet Middle School - 03 receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with De Smet Middle School - 03's lunch-eligibility share in South Dakota is predicted to score 52.7%. De Smet Middle School - 03 scores 49.1%, 3.6 points below that line.
Among Kingsbury County residents, median household income is about $74,000, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. De Smet Middle School - 03 is one of 17 public schools in Kingsbury County, which together enroll about 1,061 students.
Nearby, De Smet High School - 01 is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. On average proficiency, De Smet Middle School - 03 is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 91 was 30% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 70. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.0:1 to 16.3:1.
Discussions about De Smet Middle School - 03 may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kingsbury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,244
Census ACS
Median income
$74,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
1,061 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in De Smet School District 38-2
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02Elementary · 176 students
- De Smet High School - 01High · 95 students
Other schools in De Smet
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02Elementary · 176 students
- De Smet High School - 01High · 95 students
Nearby schools
- De Smet High School - 010.0 mi · 95
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 020.1 mi · 176
- Lake Preston Elementary - 029.2 mi · 96
- Lake Preston Middle School - 039.2 mi · 33
- Lake Preston High School - 019.2 mi · 41
- Collins Colony Elementary - 0613.2 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About De Smet Middle School - 03How many students attend De Smet Middle School - 03?
De Smet Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 91 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does De Smet Middle School - 03 serve?
De Smet Middle School - 03 serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at De Smet Middle School - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at De Smet Middle School - 03 is approximately 16.3:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is De Smet Middle School - 03?
De Smet Middle School - 03 reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is De Smet Middle School - 03 public or private?
De Smet Middle School - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by De Smet School District 38-2.
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