Enrollment
85
Middle
DISTRICT 66 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IPSWICH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 22-6·NCES 463606000914
Ipswich Middle School - 04
510 2nd Ave, Ipswich, SD 57451 · (605) 426-6571 · Edmunds County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL85 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
30 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Ipswich Middle School - 04→Ipswich High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ipswich Public School District 22-6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +8.1pp since 2022
Math
58.3%
SD avg 47.5% . +11.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in South Dakota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
85
+2 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 18.4:1
% White
92%
was 92%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ipswich Middle School - 04
Ipswich Middle School - 04 is one of the close-knit middle-grades schools in Ipswich, South Dakota, operated by Ipswich Public School District 22-6, with 85 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 55% smaller than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 187 students.
Ipswich Public School District 22-6 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 462 students. Ipswich Middle School - 04 is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Ipswich Middle School - 04 shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ipswich Middle School - 04 has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.4:1, putting Ipswich Middle School - 04 higher than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Ipswich Middle School - 04 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 66.4%, a residual of +17.9 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Edmunds County) shows that median household earnings sit near $81,630, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Edmunds County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 684 students), Ipswich Middle School - 04 is one campus in the mix.
Ipswich High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Ipswich Middle School - 04.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 83 students in 2018 compared to 85 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.
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Edmunds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,048
Census ACS
Median income
$81,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
684 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ipswich Public School District 22-6
- Ipswich Elementary - 02Elementary · 182 students
- Ipswich High School - 01High · 103 students
- Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 34 students
- Rosette Colony Elementary - 03Elementary · 31 students
- Deerfield Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 26 students
- Dakota Trail Virtual School - 92High · 1 students
Other schools in Ipswich
- Ipswich Elementary - 02Elementary · 182 students
- Ipswich High School - 01High · 103 students
- Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 34 students
- Dakota Trail Virtual School - 92High · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Ipswich High School - 010.0 mi · 103
- Ipswich Elementary - 020.0 mi · 182
- Dakota Trail Virtual School - 920.0 mi · 1
- Pembrook Colony Elementary - 065.2 mi · 34
- Rosette Colony Elementary - 039.5 mi · 31
- Deerfield Colony Elementary - 0511.7 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About Ipswich Middle School - 04How many students attend Ipswich Middle School - 04?
Ipswich Middle School - 04 enrolls approximately 85 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ipswich Middle School - 04 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ipswich Middle School - 04 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ipswich Middle School - 04?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ipswich Middle School - 04 is approximately 15.2:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ipswich Middle School - 04?
At Ipswich Middle School - 04, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ipswich Middle School - 04 in?
Ipswich Middle School - 04 is part of Ipswich Public School District 22-6.
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