Enrollment
189
Middle
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 23-2·NCES 463448000911
Hot Springs Middle School - 06
146 N 16th St, Hot Springs, SD 57747 · (605) 745-4092 · Fall River County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of South Dakota public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
62 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 | 77 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 32% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Hot Springs Middle School - 06→Hot Springs High School - 01
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
SD avg 50.3% . -7.3pp since 2022
Math
35.2%
SD avg 47.5% . -3.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 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 | 54.6% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 34.5% |
| 2022-23 | 61.9% | 38.7% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 →
Schools most like Hot Springs Middle School - 06
Hot Springs Middle School - 06's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Middle School - 06 this school | 189 | 32.8% | 44.6% |
| Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 Hurley | 114 | 34.2% | 42.9% |
| Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead | 139 | 25.2% | 43.2% |
| Vermillion Middle School - 02 Vermillion | 343 | 30.0% | 52.5% |
| Hamlin Middle School - 02 Hayti | 198 | 30.3% | 48.3% |
| Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield | 91 | 28.6% | 33.6% |
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 Hot Springs Middle School - 06 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #42 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #52 of 64 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #36 of 65 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #46 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #27 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
189
+22 (+13%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 189 | 14.7 | 12.8:1 | 33% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 15.7 | 11.4:1 | 23% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 14.5 | 12.9:1 | 21% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 12 | 13.9:1 | 25% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 13.8 | 13.4:1 | 33% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 42% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 15 | 13.8:1 | 51% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 31% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hot Springs Middle School - 06.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (185 to 189); teachers up 6% (13.8 to 14.7).
About Hot Springs Middle School - 06
Hot Springs Middle School - 06 is a middle school located in Hot Springs, South Dakota, in Fall River County. It has an enrollment of 189 students in grades 6 through 8.
Hot Springs School District 23-2 enrolls 710 students, and its 3 schools include Hot Springs Middle School - 06.
About 70% of the student body at Hot Springs Middle School - 06 is White. Other students are 16% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Native American, and 2% Black. By comparison, Fall River County residents are about 84% White. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Hot Springs Middle School - 06 are from different groups.
There are about 12.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Hot Springs Middle School - 06, which has 14.7. The 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hot Springs Middle School - 06 is about 33%. The rate at public schools in Fall River County averages 43%, higher than here.
Hot Springs Middle School - 06 holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of South Dakota public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hot Springs Middle School - 06 is 5.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.6% actual, 49.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in South Dakota.
Census data for Fall River County show median household income comes to about $67,917, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 8 public schools in the county, enrolling about 953, Hot Springs Middle School - 06 among them.
Hot Springs High School - 01 is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Hot Springs Middle School - 06, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hot Springs Middle School - 06 ranks 2nd of 5 on average proficiency.
Hot Springs Middle School - 06 falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 167 (2020-21) to 189 (2024-25). By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 13.9 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fall River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,258
Census ACS
Median income
$67,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
953 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hot Springs School District 23-2
- Hot Springs Elementary - 02Elementary · 306 students
- Hot Springs High School - 01High · 215 students
Other schools in Hot Springs
- Hot Springs Elementary - 02Elementary · 306 students
- Hot Springs High School - 01High · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Hot Springs High School - 010.0 mi · 215
- Hot Springs Elementary - 020.2 mi · 306
- Edgemont High School - 0119.9 mi · 26
- Edgemont Elementary - 0319.9 mi · 93
- Oelrichs Jr. High - 0321.3 mi · 25
- Oelrichs High School - 0121.3 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Hot Springs Middle School - 06What is the total enrollment at Hot Springs Middle School - 06?
Hot Springs Middle School - 06 enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hot Springs Middle School - 06 serve?
Hot Springs Middle School - 06 serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hot Springs Middle School - 06?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hot Springs Middle School - 06 is approximately 12.8:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hot Springs Middle School - 06?
Student demographics at Hot Springs Middle School - 06 are roughly 70% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 16% Two or more.
What district is Hot Springs Middle School - 06 in?
Hot Springs Middle School - 06 is part of Hot Springs School District 23-2.
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