Enrollment
151
Middle
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK POINT-JEFFERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT 61-7·NCES 462134000900
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03
402 S Douglas St, Elk Point, SD 57025 · (605) 356-5901 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of South Dakota public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
29 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 58 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 32% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -0.5pp since 2022
Math
53.4%
SD avg 47.5% . -0.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 53.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 54.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 this school | 151 | 19.2% | 45.8% |
| Groton Area Middle School - 04 Groton | 132 | 18.9% | 52.8% |
| Garretson Middle School - 03 Garretson | 105 | 19.0% | 46.5% |
| Baltic Middle School - 03 Baltic | 110 | 19.1% | 52.6% |
| Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 Britton | 97 | 21.6% | 38.0% |
| Lennox Intermediate - 09 Lennox | 185 | 16.2% | 62.6% |
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 Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #39 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #15 of 64 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #52 of 65 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #52 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #52 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
151
-21 (-12%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 166
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 151 | 9.3 | 16.2:1 | 19% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 9.3 | 14.9:1 | 15% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 8.7 | 17.5:1 | 11% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 8 | 21.5:1 | 18% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 8.2 | 18.1:1 | 19% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 8 | 19.1:1 | 29% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 10 | 17.0:1 | 29% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 6 | 17.7:1 | 21% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 166 | 14 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (148 to 151); teachers up 14% (8.2 to 9.3).
About Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 is a small middle-grades school. Its address is in Elk Point, South Dakota. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 151 students.
Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 is the district for Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03. It has 3 schools and 697 students.
By race and ethnicity, Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 is 89% White. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Union County overall, the White share is about 90%. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 are from different groups.
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 has 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average ratio is 13.4:1. The school has 19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 19% average for public schools in Union County.
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of South Dakota public middle schools.
Schools in South Dakota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.1%. Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 scores 45.8%.
The school's county is Union County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $89,636 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 shares Union County with 13 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 is Rural: Distant.
A 12% drop took enrollment from 172 in 2020-21 to 151 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.5:1 to 16.2:1.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,081
Census ACS
Median income
$89,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,037 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
- Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02Elementary · 334 students
- Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01High · 212 students
Other schools in Elk Point
- Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02Elementary · 334 students
- Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01High · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 010.0 mi · 212
- Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 020.1 mi · 334
- PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 128
- PONCA HIGH SCHOOL8.3 mi · 198
- Dakota Valley Middle School - 0312.4 mi · 345
- Dakota Valley High School - 0112.4 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03What is the total enrollment at Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03?
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 151 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 serve?
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03?
At Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03?
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 is overseen by Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.