Enrollment
54
Middle
DISTRICT 71 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GETTYSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 53-1·NCES 462697000959
Gettysburg Middle School - 03
100 E King Ave, Gettysburg, SD 57442 · (605) 765-2436 · Potter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL54 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.2:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
13 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 20 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 35% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
SD avg 50.3% . +0.7pp since 2022
Math
55.6%
SD avg 47.5% . -9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 are down about 9 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 71.4% |
| 2022-23 | 60.4% | 64.6% |
% 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 →
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Gettysburg Middle School - 03's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg Middle School - 03 this school | 54 | 24.1% | 63.7% |
| Avon Middle School - 05 Avon | 63 | 25.4% | 48.0% |
| Montrose Middle School - 03 Montrose | 53 | 22.6% | 68.7% |
| Centerville Middle School - 03 Centerville | 61 | 19.7% | 50.2% |
| Chester Middle School - 03 Chester | 67 | 19.4% | 47.2% |
| McCook Central Middle School - 03 Salem | 84 | 26.2% | 32.1% |
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 Gettysburg Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 54 | #107 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
54
0 (0%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 57
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 54 | 3.3 | 16.2:1 | 24% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 50 | 3.7 | 13.6:1 | 24% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 48 | 4.4 | 10.9:1 | 27% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 54 | 4 | 13.5:1 | 15% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 5 | 9.5:1 | 32% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 33 | 2 | 16.5:1 | 45% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 43 | 2 | 21.5:1 | 14% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 83 | 6 | 13.8:1 | 25% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 57 | 1 | 57.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gettysburg Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (47 to 54); teachers down 33% (5 to 3.3).
About Gettysburg Middle School - 03
Among the schools in Gettysburg, South Dakota, is Gettysburg Middle School - 03, a very small middle school. There are 54 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average enrollment is about 187.
Gettysburg School District 53-1 operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 214 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Gettysburg Middle School - 03 is White, at 93%. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. Among Potter County residents, the White share is about 93%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
There are 3.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Gettysburg Middle School - 03, giving a ratio of 16.2:1. Middle schools in South Dakota have an average ratio of 13.4:1. By family income, 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 27% average for public schools in Potter County.
Gettysburg Middle School - 03 holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of South Dakota public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Gettysburg Middle School - 03 is 10.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.7% actual, 53.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in South Dakota.
In Potter County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,045 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Counting Gettysburg Middle School - 03, Potter County has 6 public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Gettysburg Middle School - 03 from the closest public school, Gettysburg Elementary - 02. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Gettysburg Middle School - 03 ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Gettysburg Middle School - 03 as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 54 to 54, a small change. The ratio was 13.5:1 in 2020-21 and 16.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,388
Census ACS
Median income
$72,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gettysburg School District 53-1
- Gettysburg Elementary - 02Elementary · 88 students
- Gettysburg High School - 01High · 72 students
Other schools in Gettysburg
- Gettysburg Elementary - 02Elementary · 88 students
- Gettysburg High School - 01High · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Gettysburg Elementary - 020.0 mi · 88
- Gettysburg High School - 010.0 mi · 72
- Hoven High School - 0118.2 mi · 29
- Hoven Jr. High - 0318.2 mi · 14
- Hoven Elementary - 0218.2 mi · 69
- Onida Elementary - 0421.7 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Gettysburg Middle School - 03How many students attend Gettysburg Middle School - 03?
Gettysburg Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 54 students in grades 06-08.
Is Gettysburg Middle School - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gettysburg Middle School - 03 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Gettysburg Middle School - 03?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Gettysburg Middle School - 03.
How diverse is Gettysburg Middle School - 03?
Gettysburg Middle School - 03 reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gettysburg Middle School - 03?
Gettysburg Middle School - 03 is overseen by Gettysburg School District 53-1 in Potter County.
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