Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03

As a small 6-8 campus in Elk Point, South Dakota, Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 enrolls 151 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7.

Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 is one of 3 schools operated by Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7, a district that enrolls 697 students overall.

On demographics, Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 shows that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.4:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,636, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Union County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,037 students), Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 56.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 148 (now 151). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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