Holgate Middle School - 02

Located at 2200 N Dakota St, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Holgate Middle School - 02 is a large junior high that serves 497 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Aberdeen School District 06-1. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 187 students each, so Holgate Middle School - 02 sits 166% larger than that benchmark.

Aberdeen School District 06-1 comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,241 students; Holgate Middle School - 02 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Holgate Middle School - 02 lists that White students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Holgate Middle School - 02 reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.4:1, putting Holgate Middle School - 02 higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Holgate Middle School - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Holgate Middle School - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Brown County put median household income runs about $70,898, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Holgate Middle School - 02 is one of 22 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 5,354 students).

Nearest neighbor: C C Lee Elementary - 05, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Holgate Middle School - 02 comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.

Holgate Middle School - 02 operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Holgate Middle School - 02 has edged down 5%, going from 522 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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