George McGovern Middle School -09

George McGovern Middle School -09 is a substantial 6-8 campus in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, operated by Sioux Falls School District 49-5. The school teaches 780 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 187 students per school, that is 317% larger than typical.

George McGovern Middle School -09 is one of 44 schools operated by Sioux Falls School District 49-5, a district that works with 25,060 students overall.

Looking at the student body, George McGovern Middle School -09 shows that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 29% Hispanic, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, 8% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Minnehaha County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, George McGovern Middle School -09 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.1%, the actual is 31.7%, a residual of -0.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Minnehaha County put median household income runs about $76,880, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. George McGovern Middle School -09 is one of 83 public schools in Minnehaha County (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students).

Jefferson High School - 67 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George McGovern Middle School -09. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George McGovern Middle School -09 at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 810 students in 2018 compared to 780 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 20% to 29%.

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