Enrollment
132
Middle
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 06-6·NCES 460004501157
Groton Area Middle School - 04
502 N 2nd St, Groton, SD 57445 · (605) 397-8381 · Brown County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
25 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 54 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 30% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Groton Area Middle School - 04→Groton Area High School - 01
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
SD avg 50.3% . -16.5pp since 2022
Math
48.8%
SD avg 47.5% . -15.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 15 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 45.2% |
| 2022-23 | 73.1% | 63.9% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Groton Area Middle School - 04
Groton Area Middle School - 04's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groton Area Middle School - 04 this school | 132 | 18.9% | 52.8% |
| Baltic Middle School - 03 Baltic | 110 | 19.1% | 52.6% |
| Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 Elk Point | 151 | 19.2% | 45.8% |
| Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 Britton | 97 | 21.6% | 38.0% |
| Garretson Middle School - 03 Garretson | 105 | 19.0% | 46.5% |
| Lennox Intermediate - 09 Lennox | 185 | 16.2% | 62.6% |
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 Groton Area Middle School - 04 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #18 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #25 of 64 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #30 of 65 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 132 | #54 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #55 of 65 |
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
132
-9 (-6%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 107
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 132 | 10.2 | 12.9:1 | 19% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 9 | 13.9:1 | 17% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 127 | 9.2 | 13.8:1 | 11% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | 10 | 14.1:1 | 15% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 9.1 | 13.9:1 | 18% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 8 | 16.0:1 | 20% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | 9 | 11.9:1 | 15% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Groton Area Middle School - 04.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (127 to 132); teachers up 12% (9.1 to 10.2).
About Groton Area Middle School - 04
Groton Area Middle School - 04, located in Groton, South Dakota, is a small middle school. Enrollment stands at 132 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 29% below the average of about 187 students for middle schools in South Dakota.
Groton Area School District 06-6 is made up of 3 schools with 578 students in all.
Roughly 93% of students at Groton Area Middle School - 04 are White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
Groton Area Middle School - 04 lists 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.9 students per teacher. The average ratio among middle schools in South Dakota is similar, at 13.4:1. About 19% of students at Groton Area Middle School - 04 are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Brown County is 16 points.
Among South Dakota public middle schools, Groton Area Middle School - 04 outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Groton Area Middle School - 04 is 2.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 52.8%. Predicted: 55.3%.
In Brown County, home to about 37,877 people, median household income comes to about $70,898, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brown County's 22 public schools enroll about 5,354 students and include Groton Area Middle School - 04.
Groton Area Middle School - 04 is less than a tenth of a mile from Groton Area High School - 01, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Groton Area Middle School - 04 ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
A 6% decline took enrollment from 141 in 2020-21 to 132 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.1:1 to 12.9:1.
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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 Groton Area School District 06-6
- Groton Area Elementary - 02Elementary · 278 students
- Groton Area High School - 01High · 168 students
Other schools in Groton
- Groton Area Elementary - 02Elementary · 278 students
- Groton Area High School - 01High · 168 students
Nearby schools
- Groton Area High School - 010.0 mi · 168
- Groton Area Elementary - 020.2 mi · 278
- Hutterville Colony Elementary - 0613.8 mi · 16
- Mike Miller Elementary - 0716.7 mi · 282
- Langford Area Middle School - 0316.8 mi · 44
- Langford Area Elementary - 0216.8 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About Groton Area Middle School - 04How many students attend Groton Area Middle School - 04?
Groton Area Middle School - 04 enrolls approximately 132 students in grades 06-08.
Is Groton Area Middle School - 04 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Groton Area Middle School - 04 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Groton Area Middle School - 04 have?
Groton Area Middle School - 04 employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Groton Area Middle School - 04?
Student demographics at Groton Area Middle School - 04 are roughly 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Groton Area Middle School - 04 public or private?
Groton Area Middle School - 04 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Groton Area School District 06-6.
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