Enrollment
19
Middle
DISTRICT 47 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HITCHCOCK TULARE SCHOOL DISTRICT 56-6·NCES 460004601164
Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02
401 4th Ave, Tulare, SD 57476 · (605) 596-4171 · Spink County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL19 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
5 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 7 | 7 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 63% |
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
Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02→Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +15.4pp since 2022
Math
31.6%
SD avg 47.5% . -4.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 15 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 40.9% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19 | #153 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
19
-7 (-27%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 25
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 19 | 2.1 | 9.2:1 | 26% (5) |
| 2023-24 | 22 | 2.1 | 10.6:1 | 27% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 26 | 2.8 | 9.3:1 | 15% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 26 | 3 | 8.7:1 | 31% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 32 | 2.8 | 11.4:1 | 28% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 22 | 2 | 11.0:1 | 32% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 25 | 2 | 12.5:1 | 28% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (32 to 19); teachers down 26% (2.8 to 2.1).
About Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02
Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 is a small middle school that serves part of Tulare, South Dakota. The school had 19 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in South Dakota is about 187, so this school runs 90% smaller than that.
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 oversees Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 and 4 other schools, with 236 students in total.
Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02's enrollment is 100% White.
Teachers at the school number 2.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.2:1. On average, middle schools in South Dakota have 13.4:1, compared with 9.2:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 26% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 24% average for public schools in Spink County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 is 11.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 41.0%. Predicted: 52.2%.
Census estimates describe Spink County this way: the median household income is $70,139, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Spink County has 22 public schools and roughly 1,155 students.
The shortest distance from Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 is 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02's enrollment dropped 27%, to 19.
Discussions about Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Spink County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,219
Census ACS
Median income
$70,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
1,155 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6
- Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05Elementary · 116 students
- Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01High · 58 students
- Glendale Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 22 students
- Spink Colony Elementary - 03Elementary · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 010.0 mi · 58
- Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 058.8 mi · 116
- Redfield Elementary - 039.7 mi · 271
- Redfield Middle School - 029.7 mi · 91
- Redfield High School - 019.7 mi · 153
- Turtle Creek High School - 0410.3 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02How many students attend Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02?
Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 enrolls approximately 19 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 serve?
Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 have?
Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 employs 2 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02?
Student demographics at Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 are roughly 100% White.
What district is Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 in?
Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02 is part of Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6.
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