Enrollment
105
Middle
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRETSON SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-4·NCES 462637000843
Garretson Middle School - 03
505 2nd St, Garretson, SD 57030 · (605) 594-3452 · Minnehaha County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of South Dakota public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.2:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
20 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 | 33 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 30% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Garretson Middle School - 03→Garretson High School - 01
Feeds from
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
SD avg 50.3% . +15.6pp since 2022
Math
42.9%
SD avg 47.5% . +2.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 16 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 | 55.1% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 48.3% |
| 2022-23 | 39.5% | 40.7% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Garretson Middle School - 03
Garretson Middle School - 03's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garretson Middle School - 03 this school | 105 | 19.0% | 46.5% |
| Baltic Middle School - 03 Baltic | 110 | 19.1% | 52.6% |
| Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 Britton | 97 | 21.6% | 38.0% |
| Groton Area Middle School - 04 Groton | 132 | 18.9% | 52.8% |
| Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 Elk Point | 151 | 19.2% | 45.8% |
| Castlewood Middle School - 03 Castlewood | 76 | 18.4% | 38.6% |
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 Garretson Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Minnehaha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #37 of 64 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #40 of 64 ▼ 16 | #10 of 13 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #34 of 65 ▼ 9 | #8 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #62 of 165 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #54 of 65 | #10 of 13 |
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
105
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 69
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 105 | 8 | 13.2:1 | 19% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 7.9 | 12.3:1 | 19% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 7.9 | 11.3:1 | 20% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 7 | 15.1:1 | 12% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 113 | 7.4 | 15.3:1 | 12% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 7 | 18.9:1 | 21% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 110 | 6 | 18.3:1 | 17% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 81 | 5 | 16.2:1 | 12% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 69 | 3 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garretson Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (113 to 105); teachers up 8% (7.4 to 8).
About Garretson Middle School - 03
Garretson Middle School - 03 is a small middle school. Its address is in Garretson, South Dakota. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 105 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in South Dakota is about 187, so this school runs 44% smaller than that.
In Garretson School District 49-4, 3 schools enroll a combined 493 students.
White students are the large majority at Garretson Middle School - 03, with 84% of enrollment. Next come 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. By the diversity index, Garretson Middle School - 03 comes in at 29%.
Dividing enrollment by its 8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.2:1. Middle schools in South Dakota have a similar average ratio of 13.4:1. Eligible students account for 19% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Minnehaha County average 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Garretson Middle School - 03 is C+. Compared with South Dakota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In South Dakota, Garretson Middle School - 03 is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.5% actual against a predicted 55.2%.
Census estimates describe Minnehaha County this way: median household income is about $76,880, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 83 public schools in Minnehaha County, with a combined enrollment of about 34,919.
Garretson High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Garretson Middle School - 03 ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Garretson Middle School - 03's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 106 in 2020-21, 105 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.1:1 to 13.2:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Garretson Middle School - 03. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Minnehaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,289
Census ACS
Median income
$76,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
34,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garretson School District 49-4
- Garretson Elementary - 02Elementary · 246 students
- Garretson High School - 01High · 142 students
Other schools in Garretson
- Garretson Elementary - 02Elementary · 246 students
- Garretson High School - 01High · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Garretson High School - 010.0 mi · 142
- Garretson Elementary - 020.0 mi · 246
- Brandon Valley Middle School - 029.0 mi · 759
- Brandon Valley High School - 019.1 mi · 1,381
- Valley Springs Elementary - 049.2 mi · 67
- Brandon Elementary - 039.3 mi · 728
Frequently asked questions
About Garretson Middle School - 03How many students attend Garretson Middle School - 03?
Garretson Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 105 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Garretson Middle School - 03 serve?
Garretson Middle School - 03 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Garretson Middle School - 03?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Garretson Middle School - 03.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garretson Middle School - 03?
At Garretson Middle School - 03, the student body is approximately 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
Is Garretson Middle School - 03 public or private?
Garretson Middle School - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garretson School District 49-4.
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