Enrollment
34
Middle
DISTRICT 76 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHMORE-HARROLD SCHOOL DISTRICT 34-2·NCES 468044001049
Highmore Jr. High - 03
415 Iowa Ave S, Highmore, SD 57345 · (605) 852-2275 · Hyde County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL34 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of South Dakota public middle schools
- A-Test 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
9.6:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
11 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 7 | 15 | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 56% |
Student demographics
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
Highmore Jr. High - 03→Highmore High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
SD avg 50.3% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
60.6%
SD avg 47.5% . +3.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 61.5% |
| 2022-23 | 65.7% | 57.1% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Where Highmore Jr. High - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 34 | #141 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
34
+4 (+13%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 47
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 34 | 3.6 | 9.6:1 | 32% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 43 | 3.6 | 12.1:1 | 12% (5) |
| 2022-23 | 35 | 2.8 | 12.5:1 | 23% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 30 | 3 | 10.0:1 | 23% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 41 | 3.1 | 13.3:1 | 20% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 37 | 2 | 18.5:1 | 22% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 47 | 2 | 23.5:1 | 34% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highmore Jr. High - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (41 to 34); teachers up 15% (3.1 to 3.6).
About Highmore Jr. High - 03
Highmore Jr. High - 03 is one of the public schools in Highmore, South Dakota. It is a very small middle-grades school. Enrollment stands at 34 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 82% below the 187-student average for middle schools in South Dakota.
Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 serves 229 students across 3 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Highmore Jr. High - 03 is 74% White. Other groups make up 12% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Hyde County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower.
Its ratio of 9.6:1 is based on 3.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in South Dakota average 13.4:1, 3.9 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 32%. That is lower than the 73% average for public schools in Hyde County.
Among South Dakota public middle schools, Highmore Jr. High - 03 outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Highmore Jr. High - 03 is 8.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.3% versus 49.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in South Dakota.
In the surrounding county, Hyde County, median household income comes to about $73,472, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 1%. The county has 5 public schools and about 619 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Highmore Jr. High - 03 from the closest public school, Highmore High School - 01. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 58.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 4 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Highmore Jr. High - 03's location as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 34, compared with 30 in 2020-21.
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Hyde County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,191
Census ACS
Median income
$73,472
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
1%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2
- Highmore Elementary - 02Elementary · 133 students
- Highmore High School - 01High · 62 students
Other schools in Highmore
- Highmore Elementary - 02Elementary · 133 students
- Highmore High School - 01High · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Highmore High School - 010.0 mi · 62
- Highmore Elementary - 020.0 mi · 133
- Millerdale Colony Elementary - 1118.2 mi · 37
- Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Elementary School18.6 mi · 149
- Crow Creek Reservation High School18.6 mi · 241
- Miller Elementary - 0222.8 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Highmore Jr. High - 03What is the total enrollment at Highmore Jr. High - 03?
Highmore Jr. High - 03 enrolls approximately 34 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Highmore Jr. High - 03 serve?
Highmore Jr. High - 03 serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Highmore Jr. High - 03?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Highmore Jr. High - 03.
What is the student diversity at Highmore Jr. High - 03?
Student demographics at Highmore Jr. High - 03 are roughly 74% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Highmore Jr. High - 03 in?
Highmore Jr. High - 03 is part of Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2.
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