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Enrollment
780
Middle
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 05-1·NCES 460852000083
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02
1801 12th St S, Brookings, SD 57006 · (605) 696-4500 · Brookings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of South Dakota public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
168 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 265 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 32% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02→Brookings High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brookings School District 05-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.1%
SD avg 50.3% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
42.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +10.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 50 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 47.1% | 31.7% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 this school | 780 | 21.5% | 41.1% |
| Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon | 829 | 20.6% | 70.7% |
| Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 Brandon | 759 | 18.3% | 63.8% |
| Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls | 534 | 15.9% | 55.9% |
| Tea Area Middle School - 02 Tea | 583 | 21.8% | 51.9% |
| Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 Sioux Falls | 428 | 20.6% | 50.1% |
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 George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #50 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #43 of 64 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #43 of 65 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #6 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #19 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #24 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #48 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #26 of 26 |
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
780
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 780 | 54.4 | 14.3:1 | 22% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 58.2 | 13.3:1 | 21% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 57.1 | 13.2:1 | 22% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 57 | 13.9:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 55 | 14.5:1 | 20% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 25% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 23% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 12% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 35 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (796 to 780); teachers down 1% (55 to 54.4).
About George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 is classified as a middle school. It is located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school's 780 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 317% higher than the average for middle schools in South Dakota, which is about 187.
The district, Brookings School District 05-1, has 3,546 students enrolled across 8 schools.
At 78%, White students outnumber all other groups at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 combined. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 88% of Brookings County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
The school reports 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.3 students per teacher. The 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 22%. Across public schools in Brookings County, the average is about the same, 20%.
Measured against South Dakota public middle schools, George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in South Dakota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 54.2%. George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 scores 41.1%.
Brookings County has about 35,353 residents, and median household income is about $70,064, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Brookings County number 21 and enroll about 4,921.
Bobcat Plains Academy Middle School - 93 is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 51.4%, higher than George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02's 41.1%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (794) and 2024-25 (780).
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Brookings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,353
Census ACS
Median income
$70,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brookings School District 05-1
- Brookings High School - 01High · 979 students
- Camelot Intermediate - 06Elementary · 523 students
- Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07Elementary · 509 students
- Medary Elementary - 05Elementary · 358 students
- Hillcrest Elementary - 04Elementary · 316 students
- Bobcat Plains Academy High School - 92High · 77 students
Other schools in Brookings
- Brookings High School - 01High · 979 students
- Camelot Intermediate - 06Elementary · 523 students
- Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07Elementary · 509 students
- Medary Elementary - 05Elementary · 358 students
- Hillcrest Elementary - 04Elementary · 316 students
- Bobcat Plains Academy High School - 92High · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Bobcat Plains Academy Middle School - 930.2 mi · 4
- Bobcat Plains Academy High School - 920.2 mi · 77
- Camelot Intermediate - 060.4 mi · 523
- Brookings High School - 010.6 mi · 979
- Medary Elementary - 051.0 mi · 358
- Hillcrest Elementary - 041.1 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02How many students attend George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02?
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 enrolls approximately 780 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 serve?
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02?
At George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02, the student body is approximately 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 public or private?
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brookings School District 05-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.