Enrollment
198
Middle
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT 28-3·NCES 463080000259
Hamlin Middle School - 02
44577 188th St, Hayti, SD 57241 · (605) 783-3644 · Hamlin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of South Dakota public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- ·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
19.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
60 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 68 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 37% |
Student demographics
14%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
Hamlin Middle School - 02→Hamlin High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hamlin School District 28-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
SD avg 50.3% . +0.6pp since 2022
Math
58.1%
SD avg 47.5% . +6.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 up about 7 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 58.3% |
| 2022-23 | 53.3% | 51.6% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Hamlin Middle School - 02
Hamlin Middle School - 02's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin Middle School - 02 this school | 198 | 30.3% | 48.3% |
| Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 Hurley | 114 | 34.2% | 42.9% |
| Clear Lake Middle School - 04 Clear Lake | 104 | 26.0% | 55.6% |
| Custer Jr. High - 05 Custer | 101 | 27.7% | 60.7% |
| Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead | 139 | 25.2% | 43.2% |
| Beresford Middle School - 03 Beresford | 153 | 22.2% | 33.9% |
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 Hamlin Middle School - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #31 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #9 of 64 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #37 of 65 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #43 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #30 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
198
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 198 | 10.4 | 19.0:1 | 30% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 11.3 | 16.1:1 | 30% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 10.4 | 18.0:1 | 30% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 10 | 20.0:1 | 39% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 10.1 | 17.8:1 | 42% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 173 | 10 | 17.3:1 | 38% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 130 | 8 | 16.3:1 | 46% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 151 | 12 | 12.6:1 | 54% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamlin Middle School - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (180 to 198); teachers up 3% (10.1 to 10.4).
About Hamlin Middle School - 02
Hamlin Middle School - 02 is a mid-sized middle school in Hayti, South Dakota, under Hamlin School District 28-3. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 198 students.
The district for Hamlin Middle School - 02 is Hamlin School District 28-3, with 3 schools and 896 students.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at Hamlin Middle School - 02. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic. That is in line with Hamlin County, where about 92% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
Hamlin Middle School - 02 reports a ratio of 19.0 students per teacher, from 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 19.0:1 compares with an average of 13.4:1 for middle schools in South Dakota. Lunch program data show 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 29% average for public schools in Hamlin County.
Among South Dakota public middle schools, Hamlin Middle School - 02 outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.6% for Hamlin Middle School - 02. The school posts 48.3%, 2.3 points below the prediction.
In the wider Hamlin County area, median household income comes to about $87,101, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Hamlin County counts 10 public schools with about 1,533 students.
Of the public schools around it, Hamlin Middle School - 02 is closest to Hamlin Elementary - 09, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hamlin Middle School - 02 ranks 3rd of 5 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 200 to 198, a small change.
On allk12, people connected to Hamlin Middle School - 02 can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hamlin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,373
Census ACS
Median income
$87,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,533 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamlin School District 28-3
- Hamlin Elementary - 09Elementary · 472 students
- Hamlin High School - 01High · 226 students
Other schools in Hayti
- Hamlin Elementary - 09Elementary · 472 students
- Hamlin High School - 01High · 226 students
Other Hamlin Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hamlin Middle. Hamlin Middle School - 02 is the 4th largest of the 4.
- HAMLIN MIDDLEWINTER GARDEN, FL · 953 students
- Hamlin Middle SchoolSpringfield, OR · 573 students
- Hamlin Middle SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Hamlin Elementary - 090.0 mi · 472
- Hamlin High School - 010.0 mi · 226
- Castlewood Middle School - 0313.8 mi · 76
- Castlewood Elementary - 0213.8 mi · 140
- Castlewood High School - 0113.8 mi · 112
- Mayfield Colony Elementary - 0414.3 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Hamlin Middle School - 02How large is Hamlin Middle School - 02?
Hamlin Middle School - 02 enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hamlin Middle School - 02 serve?
Hamlin Middle School - 02 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hamlin Middle School - 02?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Hamlin Middle School - 02.
How diverse is Hamlin Middle School - 02?
Hamlin Middle School - 02 reports a student body of 92% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hamlin Middle School - 02 in?
Hamlin Middle School - 02 is part of Hamlin School District 28-3.
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