Enrollment
18
Middle
DISTRICT 45 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAITH SCHOOL DISTRICT 46-2·NCES 462294000995
Faith Jr. High - 06
206 W 5th St, Faith, SD 57626 · (605) 967-2152 · Meade County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL18 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
6 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 7 | 8 | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 56% |
Student demographics
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
Faith Jr. High - 06→Faith High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Faith School District 46-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
SD avg 50.3% . +18.1pp since 2022
Math
35.3%
SD avg 47.5% . +23.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 18 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 24 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 15.8% |
| 2022-23 | 23.1% | 11.5% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where Faith Jr. High - 06 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 18 | #156 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
18
-15 (-45%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 23
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 18 | 2.1 | 8.5:1 | 33% (6) |
| 2023-24 | 19 | 2 | 9.5:1 | 42% (8) |
| 2022-23 | 26 | 2.1 | 12.6:1 | 35% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 33 | 2 | 16.5:1 | 48% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 2.4 | 7.5:1 | 17% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 31 | 1 | 31.0:1 | 42% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 43 | 3 | 14.3:1 | 63% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 28 | 2 | 14.0:1 | 61% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 23 | 1 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Faith Jr. High - 06.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (18 to 18); teachers down 12% (2.4 to 2.1).
About Faith Jr. High - 06
Faith Jr. High - 06 is a very small middle school that serves part of Faith, South Dakota. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 18 students enrolled. That is 90% below the average of about 187 students for middle schools in South Dakota.
The district for Faith Jr. High - 06 is Faith School District 46-2, with 4 schools and 181 students.
White students are 72% of those enrolled at Faith Jr. High - 06. The next largest groups are 17% multiracial, 6% Native American, and 6% Pacific Islander. In Meade County overall, about 86% of residents are White.
Faith Jr. High - 06 reported 2.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 8.5:1. Middle schools in South Dakota have an average ratio of 13.4:1. Roughly 33% of students at Faith Jr. High - 06 can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Meade County average a similar 32%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Faith Jr. High - 06 is -13.6 points: 35.7% actual, 49.4% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Meade County show that the median household earns about $74,790 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Meade County, 16 public schools serve about 3,395 students.
Of the public schools around it, Faith Jr. High - 06 is closest to Faith High School - 01, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Faith Jr. High - 06 ranks 2nd of 4 nearby schools, at 35.7% versus a 33.3% average.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Reported enrollment: 33 (2020-21) and 18 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Students per teacher dropped from 16.5 in 2020-21 to 8.5 in 2024-25.
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Meade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,546
Census ACS
Median income
$74,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,395 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Faith School District 46-2
- Faith High School - 01High · 77 students
- Faith Elementary - 02Elementary · 69 students
- Maurine Elementary - 04Elementary · 17 students
Other schools in Faith
- Faith High School - 01High · 77 students
- Faith Elementary - 02Elementary · 69 students
- Maurine Elementary - 04Elementary · 17 students
Nearby schools
- Faith High School - 010.0 mi · 77
- Faith Elementary - 020.0 mi · 69
- Dupree High School - 0121.6 mi · 111
- Dupree Jr. High - 0421.6 mi · 52
- Dupree Elementary - 0221.6 mi · 203
- Opal Elementary - 1521.8 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Faith Jr. High - 06How large is Faith Jr. High - 06?
Faith Jr. High - 06 enrolls approximately 18 students in grades 07-08.
Is Faith Jr. High - 06 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Faith Jr. High - 06 is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Faith Jr. High - 06?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Faith Jr. High - 06.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Faith Jr. High - 06?
At Faith Jr. High - 06, the student body is approximately 72% White, 17% Two or more.
What district is Faith Jr. High - 06 in?
Faith Jr. High - 06 is part of Faith School District 46-2.
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