Hot Springs Middle School - 06

As a mid-tier intermediate school in Hot Springs, South Dakota, Hot Springs Middle School - 06 hosts 189 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Hot Springs School District 23-2.

Hot Springs School District 23-2 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 710 students. Hot Springs Middle School - 06 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hot Springs Middle School - 06 logs that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder breaks down as 16% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 2% Black. By comparison, Fall River County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 33% of students at Hot Springs Middle School - 06 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fall River County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hot Springs Middle School - 06 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.6%, the actual is 44.6%, a residual of -5.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fall River County put median household earnings sit near $67,917, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Fall River County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 953 students), Hot Springs Middle School - 06 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hot Springs High School - 01, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hot Springs Middle School - 06 at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hot Springs Middle School - 06's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 185 (now 189). White enrollment moved from 76% to 70% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.