Enrollment
71
Middle
DISTRICT 117 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT 14-1·NCES 462454000589
Florence Middle School - 03
515 Main Ave, Florence, SD 57235 · (605) 758-2412 · Codington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL71 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% 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.
- FBeats 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
19.2:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
23 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 30 | 42% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 31% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Florence Middle School - 03→Florence High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Florence School District 14-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.6%
SD avg 50.3% . -13.3pp since 2022
Math
19.7%
SD avg 47.5% . -14.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 15 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.6% | 19.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 27.4% |
| 2022-23 | 42.9% | 34.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Florence Middle School - 03
Florence Middle School - 03's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Middle School - 03 this school | 71 | 32.4% | 25.5% |
| Harding County Middle School - 03 Buffalo | 60 | 33.3% | 50.4% |
| Faulkton Middle School - 08 Faulkton | 53 | 28.3% | 58.3% |
| Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 Waverly | 69 | 37.7% | 32.4% |
| Bon Homme Middle School - 02 Tyndall | 108 | 28.7% | 47.6% |
| Kimball Middle School - 04 Kimball | 92 | 28.3% | 49.4% |
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 Florence Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 71 | #89 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
71
+3 (+4%) vs 2020
+73% since 2000-01, when it was 41
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 71 | 3.7 | 19.2:1 | 32% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 65 | 5.1 | 12.7:1 | 26% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 5.1 | 13.9:1 | 24% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 68 | 4 | 17.0:1 | 37% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 56 | 4.9 | 11.5:1 | 46% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 31 | 2 | 15.5:1 | 52% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 35 | 2 | 17.5:1 | 29% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 41 | 2 | 20.5:1 | 20% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (56 to 71); teachers down 24% (4.9 to 3.7).
About Florence Middle School - 03
Florence, South Dakota, is home to Florence Middle School - 03, a very small middle-grades school. It reported 71 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 187 students for middle schools in South Dakota.
Florence School District 14-1 includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 352 students.
White students are 99% of those enrolled at Florence Middle School - 03. That compares with about 91% White among all Codington County residents. A diversity index of 3% means there is a 3% chance two randomly chosen students at Florence Middle School - 03 are from different groups.
With 3.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.2:1. Middle schools in South Dakota average 13.4:1, 5.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 32% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among South Dakota public middle schools, Florence Middle School - 03 outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Florence Middle School - 03 ranks in the bottom 10% of South Dakota schools. It scores 25.5%; the prediction is 49.8%.
In the wider Codington County area, the median household earns about $72,727 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Florence Middle School - 03 shares Codington County with 17 other public schools.
The closest school to Florence Middle School - 03 is Florence High School - 01, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Florence Middle School - 03, there are 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Florence Middle School - 03 ranks 4th of 5 nearby schools, at 25.5% versus a 37.2% average.
In the federal locale system, Florence Middle School - 03 is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 71, up from 68 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 19.2:1, from 17.0:1.
This page is set up for the Florence Middle School - 03 community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Codington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,767
Census ACS
Median income
$72,727
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Florence School District 14-1
- Florence Elementary - 02Elementary · 179 students
- Florence High School - 01High · 102 students
Other schools in Florence
- Florence Elementary - 02Elementary · 179 students
- Florence High School - 01High · 102 students
Other Florence Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Florence Middle. Florence Middle School - 03 is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Florence Middle SchoolFlorence, AL · 663 students
- Florence Middle SchoolFlorence, MS · 556 students
- Florence Middle SchoolFLORENCE, TX · 262 students
- Florence MiddleFlorence, WI · 56 students
Nearby schools
- Florence High School - 010.0 mi · 102
- Florence Elementary - 020.0 mi · 179
- Sunrise Colony - 1513.4 mi · 20
- Henry Middle School - 0313.5 mi · 45
- Henry Elementary - 0213.5 mi · 93
- Henry High School - 0113.5 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About Florence Middle School - 03How large is Florence Middle School - 03?
Florence Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 71 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Florence Middle School - 03 serve?
Florence Middle School - 03 serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Florence Middle School - 03?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Florence Middle School - 03.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Florence Middle School - 03?
At Florence Middle School - 03, the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Hispanic.
What district is Florence Middle School - 03 in?
Florence Middle School - 03 is part of Florence School District 14-1.
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