Enrollment
51
Middle
DISTRICT 47 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KADOKA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 35-2·NCES 468043701382
Kadoka Middle School - 03
800 Bayberry St, Kadoka, SD 57543 · (605) 837-2174 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of South Dakota public middle schools
- A+Test 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.
- ·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
18.3:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
25 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 21 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 29% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Kadoka Middle School - 03→Kadoka Area High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kadoka Area School District 35-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
SD avg 50.3% . -6.9pp since 2022
Math
63.8%
SD avg 47.5% . +2.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 up about 2 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 63.8% |
| 2023-24 | 83.7% | 71.4% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 61.4% |
% 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
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% 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 28 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 Kadoka Middle School - 03
Kadoka Middle School - 03's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kadoka Middle School - 03 this school | 51 | 49.0% | 70.6% |
| Lyman Middle School - 02 Presho | 84 | 51.2% | 43.7% |
| Wilmot Middle School - 03 Wilmot | 58 | 55.2% | 25.4% |
| Timber Lake Middle School - 03 Timber Lake | 70 | 37.1% | 56.9% |
| Mobridge Middle School - 02 Mobridge | 110 | 41.8% | 45.5% |
| Jones County Middle School - 04 Murdo | 57 | 57.9% | 60.4% |
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 Kadoka Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51 | #116 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
51
+2 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 49.0:1
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 | 51 | 2.8 | 18.3:1 | 49% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 3.3 | 16.8:1 | 47% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 50 | 3.3 | 15.2:1 | 42% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 49 | 1 | 49.0:1 | 43% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 1.4 | 25.2:1 | 47% (17) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kadoka Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (36 to 51); teachers up 95% (1.4 to 2.8).
About Kadoka Middle School - 03
Kadoka Middle School - 03 is one of the public schools in Kadoka, South Dakota. It is a very small middle school. The school counted 51 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 73% below the average of about 187 students for middle schools in South Dakota.
District-wide, Kadoka Area School District 35-2 has 6 schools and 283 students.
The largest group at Kadoka Middle School - 03 is White students, at 57%. Other groups include 41% Native American. By comparison, Jackson County residents are about 37% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
There are 2.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.3:1. Compared with the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is 72%.
Among South Dakota public middle schools, Kadoka Middle School - 03 outscored 99%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Kadoka Middle School - 03 is among the top 10% of schools in South Dakota. Predicted: 42.9%. Actual: 70.6%.
In Jackson County, median household income comes to about $35,417, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 40%. The county's public schools total 6, with about 547 students.
Kadoka Elementary - 02 is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Kadoka Middle School - 03, there are 2 other public schools. Kadoka Middle School - 03 is 1st of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Kadoka Middle School - 03 is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 49 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 51 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 49.0 to 18.3 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the Kadoka Middle School - 03 community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,802
Census ACS
Median income
$35,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
40%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kadoka Area School District 35-2
- Kadoka Elementary - 02Elementary · 118 students
- Kadoka Area High School - 01High · 71 students
- Longvalley Elementary - 10Elementary · 22 students
- Interior Elementary - 09Elementary · 15 students
- Midland Elementary - 11Elementary · 6 students
Other schools in Kadoka
- Kadoka Elementary - 02Elementary · 118 students
- Kadoka Area High School - 01High · 71 students
Nearby schools
- Kadoka Elementary - 020.0 mi · 118
- Kadoka Area High School - 010.0 mi · 71
- Philip Jr. High - 0316.3 mi · 71
- Philip Elementary - 0216.3 mi · 131
- Philip High School - 0116.3 mi · 109
- Crazy Horse School19.9 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Kadoka Middle School - 03How many students attend Kadoka Middle School - 03?
Kadoka Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 51 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kadoka Middle School - 03 serve?
Kadoka Middle School - 03 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kadoka Middle School - 03?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Kadoka Middle School - 03.
How diverse is Kadoka Middle School - 03?
Kadoka Middle School - 03 reports a student body of 57% White, 2% Hispanic.
Who oversees Kadoka Middle School - 03?
Kadoka Middle School - 03 is overseen by Kadoka Area School District 35-2 in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.