Enrollment
30
Middle
DISTRICT 62 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 06-2·NCES 462140000957
Frederick Area Middle School - 03
202 E Main St, Frederick, SD 57441 · (605) 329-2145 · Brown County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL30 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of South Dakota public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
9.3:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
7 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 7 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 37% |
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
Frederick Area Middle School - 03→Frederick High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Frederick Area School District 06-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
SD avg 50.3% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
58.6%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 66.7% |
| 2022-23 | 62.1% | 58.6% |
% 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Frederick Area Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 30 | #145 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
30
-2 (-6%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 28
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 32.0:1
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 | 30 | 3.2 | 9.3:1 | 23% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 37 | 3.2 | 11.4:1 | 30% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 29 | 2.2 | 13.0:1 | 28% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 32 | 1 | 32.0:1 | 34% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 26 | 2.2 | 12.1:1 | 31% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 22 | 1 | 22.0:1 | 27% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 28 | 2 | 14.0:1 | 36% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 25 | 2 | 12.5:1 | 24% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 28 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick Area Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (26 to 30); teachers up 51% (2.2 to 3.2).
About Frederick Area Middle School - 03
Frederick Area Middle School - 03 runs as a small middle-grades school in Frederick, South Dakota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 30 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 187-student average for middle schools in South Dakota, enrollment here is 84% lower.
Frederick Area School District 06-2 is the district for Frederick Area Middle School - 03. It has 3 schools and 187 students.
The student body at Frederick Area Middle School - 03 is 90% White. Other groups include 10% multiracial.
Staffing totals 3.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. On average, middle schools in South Dakota have 13.4:1, compared with 9.3:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Frederick Area Middle School - 03 is 23%. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Brown County is 12 points.
Measured against South Dakota public middle schools, Frederick Area Middle School - 03 receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Frederick Area Middle School - 03 is 9.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.9% actual, 53.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in South Dakota.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Brown County show that the median household income is $70,898, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Frederick Area Middle School - 03, Brown County has 21 other public schools.
The closest public school, Frederick High School - 01, is less than a tenth of a mile from Frederick Area Middle School - 03. Other public schools within five miles: 2.
Under the NCES locale system, Frederick Area Middle School - 03 is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 2 students since 2020-21, to 30. Students per teacher fell from 32.0 in 2020-21 to 9.3 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Frederick Area Middle School - 03. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,877
Census ACS
Median income
$70,898
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick Area School District 06-2
- Frederick Area Elementary - 02Elementary · 98 students
- Frederick High School - 01High · 59 students
Other schools in Frederick
- Frederick Area Elementary - 02Elementary · 98 students
- Frederick High School - 01High · 59 students
Nearby schools
- Frederick High School - 010.0 mi · 59
- Frederick Area Elementary - 020.0 mi · 98
- ELLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL11.8 mi · 79
- ELLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.8 mi · 120
- ELLENDALE HIGH VIRTUAL ACADEMY11.8 mi · 1
- ELLENDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL11.8 mi · 56
Frequently asked questions
About Frederick Area Middle School - 03How many students attend Frederick Area Middle School - 03?
Frederick Area Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 30 students in grades 06-08.
Is Frederick Area Middle School - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frederick Area Middle School - 03 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Frederick Area Middle School - 03 have?
Frederick Area Middle School - 03 employs 3 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frederick Area Middle School - 03?
At Frederick Area Middle School - 03, the student body is approximately 90% White, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Frederick Area Middle School - 03?
Frederick Area Middle School - 03 is overseen by Frederick Area School District 06-2 in Brown County.
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