Madison Middle School - 02

Located at 830 NE 9th St, in Madison, South Dakota, Madison Middle School - 02 is a mid-tier middle-grades school that works with 270 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Madison Central School District 39-2. That puts it 44% above the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 187 students.

Across the 3 schools in Madison Central School District 39-2 (1,169 students total), Madison Middle School - 02 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Madison Middle School - 02 records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Madison Middle School - 02 lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.4:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at Madison Middle School - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Madison Middle School - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lake County) records that median household income runs about $76,808, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Lake County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,009 students), of which Madison Middle School - 02 is one.

Madison High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Madison Middle School - 02. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Madison Middle School - 02 at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 44.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 277 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 88% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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