Enrollment
193
Middle
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLANDREAU SCHOOL DISTRICT 50-3·NCES 462439000205
Flandreau Middle School - 03
700 W Community Dr, Flandreau, SD 57028 · (605) 997-2705 · Moody County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of South Dakota public middle schools
- DTest 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
10.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
101 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 5 | 54 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 24% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Flandreau Middle School - 03→Flandreau High School - 01
Feeds from
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
SD avg 50.3% . +6.7pp since 2022
Math
25.3%
SD avg 47.5% . +2.3pp 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 25 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 28.1% |
| 2022-23 | 33.9% | 23.0% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Flandreau Middle School - 03
Flandreau Middle School - 03's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flandreau Middle School - 03 this school | 193 | 52.3% | 29.9% |
| South Middle School - 36 Rapid City | 618 | 60.5% | 30.4% |
| Sisseton Middle School - 02 Sisseton | 281 | 65.5% | 28.8% |
| Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 Chamberlain | 208 | 51.0% | 39.2% |
| East Middle School - 30 Rapid City | 613 | 41.4% | 37.5% |
| Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder | 633 | 37.8% | 36.1% |
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 Flandreau Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #60 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #57 of 64 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #55 of 65 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #45 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #10 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
193
-25 (-11%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 193 | 19 | 10.2:1 | 52% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 21.1 | 8.9:1 | 36% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 19.4 | 9.6:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 43% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 15.5 | 9.3:1 | 31% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 144 | 12 | 12.0:1 | 51% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 13 | 10.7:1 | 49% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 31% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 12 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flandreau Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (144 to 193); teachers up 22% (15.5 to 19).
About Flandreau Middle School - 03
In Flandreau, South Dakota, Flandreau Middle School - 03 is a medium-sized middle school. Enrollment is 193 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 8.
A total of 4 schools make up Flandreau School District 50-3, with 715 students enrolled.
White students form the largest group at Flandreau Middle School - 03, 41% of enrollment. Next come 33% Native American, 13% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. That compares with about 75% White among all Moody County residents. By the diversity index, Flandreau Middle School - 03 comes in at 69%.
A ratio of 10.2:1 comes from the school's 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 52% of students at Flandreau Middle School - 03 as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Flandreau Middle School - 03 a D. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Flandreau Middle School - 03 would score about 41.6%. It scores 29.9%, 11.7 points below that figure.
In Moody County (population about 6,397), median household income is about $78,427, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Flandreau Middle School - 03 is one of 8 public schools in Moody County, which together enroll about 1,193 students.
The nearest public school is Flandreau High School - 01, at less than a tenth of a mile. Flandreau Middle School - 03 has 3 other public schools within five miles. The school's 29.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Flandreau Middle School - 03 went from 218 students to 193. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.1:1 to 10.2:1.
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Moody County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,397
Census ACS
Median income
$78,427
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flandreau School District 50-3
- Flandreau Elementary - 04Elementary · 287 students
- Flandreau High School - 01High · 201 students
- Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 34 students
Other schools in Flandreau
- Flandreau Elementary - 04Elementary · 287 students
- Flandreau High School - 01High · 201 students
- Flandreau Indian Boarding SchoolHigh · 149 students
- Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Flandreau High School - 010.1 mi · 201
- Flandreau Elementary - 040.1 mi · 287
- Flandreau Indian Boarding School0.9 mi · 149
- Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 066.9 mi · 34
- Colman Elementary - 0311.3 mi · 193
- Colman-Egan Jr. High - 0211.3 mi · 36
Frequently asked questions
About Flandreau Middle School - 03How many students attend Flandreau Middle School - 03?
Flandreau Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Flandreau Middle School - 03 serve?
Flandreau Middle School - 03 serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flandreau Middle School - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flandreau Middle School - 03 is approximately 10.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Flandreau Middle School - 03?
Flandreau Middle School - 03 reports a student body of 41% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Flandreau Middle School - 03 in?
Flandreau Middle School - 03 is part of Flandreau School District 50-3.
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