Enrollment
85
Middle
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCLAUGHLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT 15-2·NCES 464638000922
McLaughlin Middle School - 03
701 Main, McLaughlin, SD 57642 · (605) 823-4484 · Corson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL85 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of South Dakota public middle schools
- FTest 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
8.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
85 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 34 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 32% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
McLaughlin Middle School - 03→McLaughlin High School - 01
Feeds from
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
15.3%
SD avg 50.3% . +4.5pp since 2022
Math
9.7%
SD avg 47.5%
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 5 points since 2022.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.3% | 9.7% |
| 2023-24 | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2022-23 | 10.8% | N/A |
% 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
11.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 McLaughlin Middle School - 03
McLaughlin Middle School - 03's state test result (11.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLaughlin Middle School - 03 this school | 85 | 100.0% | 11.2% |
| White River Middle School - 04 White River | 93 | 96.8% | 17.7% |
| Dupree Jr. High - 04 Dupree | 52 | 100.0% | 16.1% |
| Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin | 100 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Todd County Middle School - 10 Mission | 353 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner | 283 | 100.0% | 32.9% |
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 McLaughlin Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 85 | #76 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
85
-11 (-11%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 62
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 85 | 10.4 | 8.2:1 | 100% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 8.5 | 8.3:1 | 100% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 9.5 | 7.8:1 | 100% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | 11 | 8.7:1 | 100% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 97 | 6.9 | 14.0:1 | 100% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 99 | 7 | 14.1:1 | 100% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 91 | 10 | 9.1:1 | 97% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 92 | 5 | 18.4:1 | 78% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 62 | 5 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLaughlin Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (97 to 85); teachers up 50% (6.9 to 10.4).
About McLaughlin Middle School - 03
Students in McLaughlin, South Dakota, attend McLaughlin Middle School - 03, a small middle school. It has an enrollment of 85 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average enrollment is about 187.
McLaughlin School District 15-2 runs McLaughlin Middle School - 03 along with 2 other schools, enrolling 443 students in total.
McLaughlin Middle School - 03 is 98% Native American by enrollment. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McLaughlin Middle School - 03 scores 5%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at McLaughlin Middle School - 03 is 8.2:1, based on 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in South Dakota average 13.4:1. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in Corson County is close, at 99%.
Among South Dakota public middle schools, McLaughlin Middle School - 03 outscored 4%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
McLaughlin Middle School - 03 sits between the top and bottom 10% of South Dakota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 11.2% and a predicted 22.1%.
The county, Corson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $46,406, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 34% of residents are in poverty. The county has 11 public schools and about 858 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates McLaughlin Middle School - 03 from the closest public school, McLaughlin High School - 01. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, McLaughlin Middle School - 03 is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 96 (2020-21) to 85 (2024-25).
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Corson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,806
Census ACS
Median income
$46,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
34%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McLaughlin School District 15-2
- McLaughlin Elementary - 02Elementary · 203 students
- McLaughlin High School - 01High · 155 students
Other schools in McLaughlin
- McLaughlin Elementary - 02Elementary · 203 students
- McLaughlin High School - 01High · 155 students
Nearby schools
- McLaughlin High School - 010.0 mi · 155
- McLaughlin Elementary - 020.1 mi · 203
- Little Eagle School9.2 mi · 62
- Rock Creek Grant School13.5 mi · 50
- SELFRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.8 mi · 45
- SELFRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL16.8 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About McLaughlin Middle School - 03How many students attend McLaughlin Middle School - 03?
McLaughlin Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 85 students in grades 06-08.
Is McLaughlin Middle School - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
McLaughlin Middle School - 03 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does McLaughlin Middle School - 03 have?
McLaughlin Middle School - 03 employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
What is the student diversity at McLaughlin Middle School - 03?
Student demographics at McLaughlin Middle School - 03 are roughly 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
What district is McLaughlin Middle School - 03 in?
McLaughlin Middle School - 03 is part of McLaughlin School District 15-2.
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