Enrollment
169
Middle
DISTRICT 177 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENNOX SCHOOL DISTRICT 41-4·NCES 464155000963
Lennox Jr. High - 08
1201 S Main St, Lennox, SD 57039 · (605) 647-2203 · Lincoln County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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.
- ABeats 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
14.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
26 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 7 | 85 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 50% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Lennox Jr. High - 08→Lennox High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lennox School District 41-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.2%
SD avg 50.3% . +2.9pp since 2022
Math
66.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +10.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 up about 10 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.2% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 57.3% |
| 2022-23 | 70.3% | 56.6% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Schools most like Lennox Jr. High - 08
Lennox Jr. High - 08's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox Jr. High - 08 this school | 169 | 15.4% | 66.8% |
| Lennox Intermediate - 09 Lennox | 185 | 16.2% | 62.6% |
| Sioux Valley Middle School - 04 Volga | 156 | 14.1% | 49.3% |
| Dell Rapids Middle School - 03 Dell Rapids | 295 | 15.6% | 66.1% |
| Canton Middle School - 04 Canton | 194 | 21.6% | 51.2% |
| West Central Middle School - 04 Hartford | 297 | 13.8% | 44.2% |
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 Lennox Jr. High - 08 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #2 of 64 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #4 of 64 ▲ 4 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #3 of 65 ▲ 5 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #48 of 165 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #61 of 65 | #7 of 7 |
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
169
-17 (-9%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 116
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 169 | 11.5 | 14.8:1 | 15% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 11.6 | 15.9:1 | 16% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 11.7 | 16.1:1 | 15% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 20% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 11.7 | 15.6:1 | 15% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 10 | 13.9:1 | 21% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 20% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 13 | 14.0:1 | 22% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 116 | 7 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lennox Jr. High - 08.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (182 to 169); teachers down 2% (11.7 to 11.5).
About Lennox Jr. High - 08
At 1201 S Main St in Lennox, South Dakota, Lennox Jr. High - 08 operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school. It is open to students in grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 169 students.
Lennox Jr. High - 08 is among 5 schools run by Lennox School District 41-4, which serves 1,192 students.
The share of students at Lennox Jr. High - 08 who are White is 90%. Enrollment also includes 5% Native American and 4% multiracial. Lincoln County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
With 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.8:1. Middle schools in South Dakota have an average ratio of 13.4:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Lennox Jr. High - 08, 15% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lennox Jr. High - 08 earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of South Dakota public middle schools.
Lennox Jr. High - 08 posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.8%, compared with a predicted 56.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of South Dakota schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Lincoln County, home to about 70,638 people, median household income comes to about $99,166, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,530, Lennox Jr. High - 08 among them.
Lennox Jr. High - 08's nearest public school is Lennox High School - 01 (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Lennox Jr. High - 08 is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Lennox Jr. High - 08 as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 9%.
Lennox Jr. High - 08 has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,638
Census ACS
Median income
$99,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lennox School District 41-4
- Lennox Elementary - 02Elementary · 362 students
- Lennox High School - 01High · 357 students
- Lennox Intermediate - 09Middle · 185 students
- Worthing Elementary - 05Elementary · 119 students
Other schools in Lennox
- Lennox Elementary - 02Elementary · 362 students
- Lennox High School - 01High · 357 students
- Lennox Intermediate - 09Middle · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Lennox High School - 010.0 mi · 357
- Lennox Elementary - 020.5 mi · 362
- Lennox Intermediate - 090.6 mi · 185
- Worthing Elementary - 056.4 mi · 119
- Tea Area Venture Elementary - 067.3 mi · 379
- Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 017.9 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Lennox Jr. High - 08How many students attend Lennox Jr. High - 08?
Lennox Jr. High - 08 enrolls approximately 169 students in grades 07-08.
Is Lennox Jr. High - 08 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lennox Jr. High - 08 is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Lennox Jr. High - 08 have?
Lennox Jr. High - 08 employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lennox Jr. High - 08?
Student demographics at Lennox Jr. High - 08 are roughly 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lennox Jr. High - 08 in?
Lennox Jr. High - 08 is part of Lennox School District 41-4.
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