Enrollment
44
Middle
DISTRICT 65 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANGFORD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 45-5·NCES 464086000851
Langford Area Middle School - 03
206 Chestnut St, Langford, SD 57454 · (605) 493-6454 · Marshall County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL44 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of South Dakota public middle schools
- CTest 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
15.0:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
19 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 16 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 30% |
Student demographics
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
Langford Area Middle School - 03→Langford Area High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Langford Area School District 45-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
44.2%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 35.9% |
| 2022-23 | 43.9% | 43.9% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
Where Langford Area Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 44 | #129 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
44
+8 (+22%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 38
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 44 | 2.9 | 15.0:1 | 43% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 41 | 4.1 | 10.1:1 | 22% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 42 | 3.8 | 11.1:1 | 33% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 36 | 3 | 12.0:1 | 36% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 4 | 9.0:1 | 39% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 51 | 3 | 17.0:1 | 43% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 38 | 3 | 12.7:1 | 50% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 36 | 2 | 18.0:1 | 61% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 38 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Langford Area Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (36 to 44); teachers down 26% (4 to 2.9).
About Langford Area Middle School - 03
Langford Area Middle School - 03 is a small middle school found in Langford, South Dakota. The school counts 44 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in South Dakota is about 187 students.
Langford Area Middle School - 03 sits within Langford Area School District 45-5, which has 4 schools and 258 students.
At Langford Area Middle School - 03, White students make up 89% of the student body. The remaining students are 5% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 2% Hispanic.
At Langford Area Middle School - 03, 2.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in South Dakota average 13.4:1. Roughly 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 31% average for public schools in Marshall County.
Measured against South Dakota public middle schools, Langford Area Middle School - 03 receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Langford Area Middle School - 03 would score about 45.3%. It scores 40.4%, 4.9 points below that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Marshall County show that median household income is about $78,156, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 13 public schools in Marshall County, with a combined enrollment of about 726.
The closest public school to Langford Area Middle School - 03 is Langford Area Elementary - 02, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Langford Area Middle School - 03, there are 2 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Langford Area Middle School - 03 ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Langford Area Middle School - 03 the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 22%, from 36 to 44. The ratio was 12.0:1 in 2020-21 and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,344
Census ACS
Median income
$78,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Langford Area School District 45-5
- Langford Area Elementary - 02Elementary · 111 students
- Langford Area High School - 01High · 59 students
- Newport Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 44 students
- Premier Learning Academy Elementary - 94Combined
- Premier Learning Academy High School - 92Combined
- Premier Learning Academy Middle School - 93Combined
Other schools in Langford
- Langford Area Elementary - 02Elementary · 111 students
- Langford Area High School - 01High · 59 students
- Premier Learning Academy Elementary - 94Combined
- Premier Learning Academy High School - 92Combined
- Premier Learning Academy Middle School - 93Combined
Nearby schools
- Langford Area Elementary - 020.0 mi · 111
- Langford Area High School - 010.0 mi · 59
- Newport Colony Elementary - 047.1 mi · 44
- Britton-Hecla Elementary - 0213.6 mi · 166
- Britton-Hecla High School - 0113.7 mi · 127
- Britton-Hecla Middle School - 0313.7 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Langford Area Middle School - 03How many students attend Langford Area Middle School - 03?
Langford Area Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 44 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Langford Area Middle School - 03 serve?
Langford Area Middle School - 03 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Langford Area Middle School - 03?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Langford Area Middle School - 03.
How diverse is Langford Area Middle School - 03?
Langford Area Middle School - 03 reports a student body of 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Langford Area Middle School - 03?
Langford Area Middle School - 03 is overseen by Langford Area School District 45-5 in Marshall County.
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