Edmunds Central Middle School - 02

Set in Roscoe, South Dakota, Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 is a very small junior high, one of the schools within Edmunds Central School District 22-5. It serves 28 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 85% smaller than the state mean of about 187.

Edmunds Central School District 22-5 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 144 students; Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 is among them.

Demographically, Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 4% Native American. By comparison, Edmunds County as a whole is about 95% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Edmunds County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 is in the bottom 10% of South Dakota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.9%; Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 posts 23.3%, -23.6 points below that line.

In the broader community, census data for Edmunds County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,630 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 is one of 14 public schools in Edmunds County (combined enrollment of about 684 students).

Edmunds Central High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Edmunds Central Middle School - 02. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Edmunds Central Middle School - 02's enrollment has increased 47% since 2018, when it stood at 19 (now 28). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.