Enrollment
57
Middle
DISTRICT 60 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 37-3·NCES 461958000955
Jones County Middle School - 04
404 Jackson Ave, Murdo, SD 57559 · (605) 669-2258 · Jones County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL57 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of South Dakota public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.4:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
33 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 5 | 17 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 30% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Jones County Middle School - 04→Jones County High School - 01
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +3.4pp since 2022
Math
57.4%
SD avg 47.5% . -17.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 17 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 66.7% |
| 2022-23 | 59.6% | 74.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 21 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 →
Schools most like Jones County Middle School - 04
Jones County Middle School - 04's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County Middle School - 04 this school | 57 | 57.9% | 60.4% |
| Wilmot Middle School - 03 Wilmot | 58 | 55.2% | 25.4% |
| Gregory Junior High - 04 Gregory | 88 | 52.3% | 41.6% |
| Lyman Middle School - 02 Presho | 84 | 51.2% | 43.7% |
| Kadoka Middle School - 03 Kadoka | 51 | 49.0% | 70.6% |
| Burke Middle School - 04 Burke | 62 | 41.9% | 45.1% |
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 Jones County Middle School - 04 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 57 | #105 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
57
-1 (-2%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 37
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 57 | 5 | 11.4:1 | 58% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 51 | 4.4 | 11.6:1 | 57% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 4.4 | 12.4:1 | 44% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 5 | 11.6:1 | 40% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 65 | 5.4 | 12.0:1 | 38% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 57 | 5 | 11.4:1 | 56% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 52 | 3 | 17.3:1 | 44% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 40 | 2 | 20.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 37 | 1 | 37.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jones County Middle School - 04.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (65 to 57); teachers down 8% (5.4 to 5).
About Jones County Middle School - 04
Jones County Middle School - 04 is a middle school located in Murdo, South Dakota, in Jones County. It had 57 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 8. That compares with an average of about 187 students for middle schools in South Dakota.
District-wide, Jones County School District 37-3 has 3 schools and 180 students.
At Jones County Middle School - 04, 79% of students are White. Next come 14% multiracial and 5% Native American. That is in line with Jones County, where about 80% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
A staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.4:1. Compared with the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Jones County is close, at 56%.
Jones County Middle School - 04 holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of South Dakota public middle schools.
Jones County Middle School - 04 is 21.1 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in South Dakota.
For the population of Jones County, median household income comes to about $65,119, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Jones County counts 3 public schools with about 180 students.
Jones County High School - 01 is the nearest public school to Jones County Middle School - 04, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Jones County Middle School - 04 is ahead of the 39.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 5.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (58) and 2024-25 (57).
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Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,004
Census ACS
Median income
$65,119
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
180 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jones County School District 37-3
- Jones County Elementary - 02Elementary · 74 students
- Jones County High School - 01High · 49 students
Other schools in Murdo
- Jones County Elementary - 02Elementary · 74 students
- Jones County High School - 01High · 49 students
Nearby schools
- Jones County High School - 010.0 mi · 49
- Jones County Elementary - 020.1 mi · 74
- White River Middle School - 0422.1 mi · 93
- White River Elementary - 0222.2 mi · 172
- White River High School - 0122.2 mi · 112
- Midland Elementary - 1125.9 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Jones County Middle School - 04How large is Jones County Middle School - 04?
Jones County Middle School - 04 enrolls approximately 57 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Jones County Middle School - 04 serve?
Jones County Middle School - 04 serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Jones County Middle School - 04?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Jones County Middle School - 04.
How diverse is Jones County Middle School - 04?
Jones County Middle School - 04 reports a student body of 79% White, 2% Hispanic, 14% Two or more.
What district is Jones County Middle School - 04 in?
Jones County Middle School - 04 is part of Jones County School District 37-3.
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