Enrollment
60
Middle
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESTELLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 28-2·NCES 462241001045
Estelline Middle School - 03
708 Davis Ave, Estelline, SD 57234 · (605) 873-2201 · Hamlin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of South Dakota public middle schools
- C+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
14.0:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
22 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 20 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 37% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Estelline Middle School - 03→Estelline High School - 01
Feeds from
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -14.7pp since 2022
Math
43.6%
SD avg 47.5% . -10.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 51.9% |
| 2022-23 | 45.6% | 54.4% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Estelline Middle School - 03
Estelline Middle School - 03's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estelline Middle School - 03 this school | 60 | 36.7% | 42.3% |
| Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03 Alcester | 53 | 37.7% | 35.4% |
| Elkton Jr. High - 03 Elkton | 65 | 33.8% | 26.3% |
| Parker Jr. High - 03 Parker | 74 | 31.1% | 36.1% |
| Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 Hurley | 114 | 34.2% | 42.9% |
| Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03 Wolsey | 75 | 32.0% | 32.3% |
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 Estelline Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #102 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
60
-4 (-6%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 41
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 60 | 4.3 | 14.0:1 | 37% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 53 | 4.2 | 12.8:1 | 23% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 4.5 | 13.8:1 | 21% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 64 | 3 | 21.3:1 | 34% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 31 | 2.4 | 12.7:1 | 45% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 42 | 2 | 21.0:1 | 38% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 28 | 1 | 28.0:1 | 39% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 35 | 2 | 17.5:1 | 34% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 41 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estelline Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 94% (31 to 60); teachers up 76% (2.4 to 4.3).
About Estelline Middle School - 03
Estelline Middle School - 03 is classified as a middle school. It is located in Estelline, South Dakota. It educates 60 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in South Dakota is about 187 students.
Estelline School District 28-2 oversees Estelline Middle School - 03 and 2 other schools, with 292 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Estelline Middle School - 03, with 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Hamlin County residents are about 92% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Estelline Middle School - 03 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
Estelline Middle School - 03 operates with 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.0:1. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average ratio is about 13.4:1. Estelline Middle School - 03 reports 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Estelline Middle School - 03 is C+. Compared with South Dakota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hamlin County show that median household income is about $87,101, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Estelline Middle School - 03 is one of 10 public schools in Hamlin County, which together enroll about 1,533 students.
The nearest other public school, Estelline High School - 01, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Estelline Middle School - 03 places 4th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Estelline Middle School - 03 as Rural: Remote.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 60 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 64. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.0:1) than in 2020-21 (21.3:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hamlin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,373
Census ACS
Median income
$87,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,533 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Estelline School District 28-2
- Estelline Elementary - 02Elementary · 149 students
- Estelline High School - 01High · 83 students
Other schools in Estelline
- Estelline Elementary - 02Elementary · 149 students
- Estelline High School - 01High · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Estelline High School - 010.0 mi · 83
- Estelline Elementary - 020.0 mi · 149
- Red Willow Colony School - 098.6 mi · 26
- Claremont Colony Elementary - 049.7 mi · 17
- Castlewood High School - 0112.2 mi · 112
- Castlewood Middle School - 0312.2 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Estelline Middle School - 03How large is Estelline Middle School - 03?
Estelline Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Estelline Middle School - 03 serve?
Estelline Middle School - 03 serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Estelline Middle School - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Estelline Middle School - 03 is approximately 14.0:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Estelline Middle School - 03?
At Estelline Middle School - 03, the student body is approximately 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Estelline Middle School - 03 public or private?
Estelline Middle School - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Estelline School District 28-2.
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