Enrollment
71
Middle
DISTRICT 64 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANSON SCHOOL DISTRICT 30-1·NCES 460264000018
Hanson Middle School - 02
230 6th St, Alexandria, SD 57311 · (605) 239-4387 · Hanson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL71 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- A-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
13.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
15 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 21 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 39% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Hanson Middle School - 02→Hanson High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hanson School District 30-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +4.4pp since 2022
Math
57.4%
SD avg 47.5% . -3.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.7% | 52.7% |
| 2022-23 | 72.1% | 60.5% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Hanson Middle School - 02
Hanson Middle School - 02's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanson Middle School - 02 this school | 71 | 21.1% | 61.9% |
| Chester Middle School - 03 Chester | 67 | 19.4% | 47.2% |
| Montrose Middle School - 03 Montrose | 53 | 22.6% | 68.7% |
| Centerville Middle School - 03 Centerville | 61 | 19.7% | 50.2% |
| Avon Middle School - 05 Avon | 63 | 25.4% | 48.0% |
| Gettysburg Middle School - 03 Gettysburg | 54 | 24.1% | 63.7% |
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 Hanson Middle School - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 71 | #88 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
71
-23 (-24%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 50
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 71 | 5.1 | 13.8:1 | 21% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 6 | 12.6:1 | 23% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 87 | 6 | 14.5:1 | 18% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 6 | 15.7:1 | 12% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 90 | 5.9 | 15.2:1 | 20% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 83 | 4 | 20.8:1 | 30% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 74 | 4 | 18.5:1 | 18% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 33 | 5 | 6.6:1 | 33% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 50 | 5 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanson Middle School - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (90 to 71); teachers down 13% (5.9 to 5.1).
About Hanson Middle School - 02
Hanson Middle School - 02 is a small middle-grades school in South Dakota, located in Alexandria. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 71 students. The school's enrollment is 62% smaller than the 187 average for middle schools in South Dakota.
Hanson Middle School - 02 is a school in Hanson School District 30-1. The district has 6 schools and 384 students.
The large majority of students at Hanson Middle School - 02, 92%, are White. Next come 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Hanson Middle School - 02 has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.8:1, with 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average ratio is about 13.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Hanson Middle School - 02 is 21%. That is close to the 24% average for public schools in Hanson County.
allk12 grades Hanson Middle School - 02 an A. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hanson Middle School - 02 falls in the middle 80% of South Dakota schools: 61.9% actual against 54.4% predicted.
Across Hanson County, median household income is about $81,071, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Hanson County number 10 and enroll about 602.
Hanson High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools.
NCES assigns Hanson Middle School - 02 the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 94 to 71 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.8:1, from 15.7:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hanson Middle School - 02 covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hanson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,472
Census ACS
Median income
$81,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
602 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanson School District 30-1
- Hanson Elementary - 06Elementary · 151 students
- Hanson High School - 01High · 122 students
- Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 30 students
- Millbrook Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 6 students
- Hanson Colony Alternative High School - 07High · 4 students
Other schools in Alexandria
- Hanson Elementary - 06Elementary · 151 students
- Hanson High School - 01High · 122 students
- Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 30 students
- Rockport Colony Elementary- 10Elementary · 12 students
Other Hanson Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hanson Middle. Hanson Middle School - 02 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hanson Middle SchoolHanson, MA · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Hanson High School - 010.0 mi · 122
- Hanson Elementary - 060.0 mi · 151
- Hanson Colony Alternative High School - 074.4 mi · 4
- Millbrook Colony Elementary - 044.4 mi · 6
- Rosedale Colony Elementary - 114.9 mi · 21
- Bridgewater-Emery High School - 019.2 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Hanson Middle School - 02How large is Hanson Middle School - 02?
Hanson Middle School - 02 enrolls approximately 71 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hanson Middle School - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hanson Middle School - 02 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Hanson Middle School - 02?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Hanson Middle School - 02.
How diverse is Hanson Middle School - 02?
Hanson Middle School - 02 reports a student body of 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hanson Middle School - 02?
Hanson Middle School - 02 is overseen by Hanson School District 30-1 in Hanson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.