Flandreau Middle School - 03

Flandreau Middle School - 03 operates as a middle-of-the-pack junior high in Flandreau, South Dakota, one of the schools within Flandreau School District 50-3. Current enrollment sits at 193 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

Flandreau School District 50-3 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 715 students; Flandreau Middle School - 03 is among them.

On the student-mix side, Flandreau Middle School - 03 logs that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 33% Native American, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.4:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Flandreau Middle School - 03 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Moody County put the typical household earns roughly $78,427 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Flandreau Middle School - 03 is one of 8 public schools in Moody County (combined enrollment of about 1,193 students).

The closest other public school is Flandreau High School - 01, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Flandreau Middle School - 03 comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 33.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Flandreau Middle School - 03 has rose 34%, going from 144 students in 2018 to 193 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 53% to 41%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.