Enrollment
74
Middle
DISTRICT 121 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLER SCHOOL DISTRICT 29-4·NCES 464794201051
Miller Jr. High - 04
623 E 4th St, Miller, SD 57362 · (605) 853-2455 · Hand County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of South Dakota public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.7:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
21 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 40 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 46% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Miller Jr. High - 04→Miller High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Miller School District 29-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.1%
SD avg 50.3% . +11.2pp since 2022
Math
48.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +7.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 33.9% |
| 2022-23 | 55.9% | 40.7% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Miller Jr. High - 04
Miller Jr. High - 04's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Jr. High - 04 this school | 74 | 28.4% | 52.8% |
| Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield | 91 | 28.6% | 33.6% |
| De Smet Middle School - 03 De Smet | 91 | 25.3% | 49.1% |
| Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04 Emery | 85 | 25.9% | 50.9% |
| Sully Buttes Middle School - 06 Onida | 66 | 28.8% | 57.7% |
| Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03 Wolsey | 75 | 32.0% | 32.3% |
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 Miller Jr. High - 04 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 74 | #85 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
74
-6 (-7%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 110
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 74 | 5 | 14.7:1 | 28% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 4.8 | 11.7:1 | 36% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 5.5 | 11.1:1 | 11% (7) |
| 2020-21 | 80 | 5 | 16.0:1 | 13% (10) |
| 2017-18 | 61 | 5 | 12.2:1 | 16% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 4 | 12.0:1 | 25% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 74 | 5 | 14.8:1 | 28% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 67 | 6 | 11.2:1 | 37% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 110 | 1 | 110.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Jr. High - 04.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (61 to 74); teachers unchanged (5 to 5).
About Miller Jr. High - 04
As a very small middle school, Miller Jr. High - 04 serves students in Miller, South Dakota. Students in grades 7 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 74 students. That compares with an average of about 187 students for middle schools in South Dakota.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Miller School District 29-4 totals 483 students.
At Miller Jr. High - 04, 93% of students are White. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic and 3% Black. Census estimates put Hand County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
Classroom staffing at Miller Jr. High - 04 totals 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. Statewide, middle schools in South Dakota average 13.4:1. Federal data show 28% of students (21) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hand County average 20%.
Miller Jr. High - 04 holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of South Dakota public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Hand County show that median household income comes to about $74,635, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 1%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 483 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Miller Elementary - 02, is the closest to Miller Jr. High - 04. Miller Jr. High - 04 has 2 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 49.2%, lower than Miller Jr. High - 04's 52.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Miller Jr. High - 04 is Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 74, down from 80 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.0:1 to 14.7:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Miller Jr. High - 04, such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hand County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,140
Census ACS
Median income
$74,635
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
1%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
483 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Miller School District 29-4
- Miller Elementary - 02Elementary · 231 students
- Miller High School - 01High · 141 students
- Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11Elementary · 37 students
- Miller Skillbuilders PK - 05Elementary
Other schools in Miller
- Miller Elementary - 02Elementary · 231 students
- Miller High School - 01High · 141 students
- Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11Elementary · 37 students
- Miller Skillbuilders PK - 05Elementary
Other Miller Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Miller Junior High. Miller Jr. High - 04 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Miller Junior HighAberdeen, WA · 656 students
Nearby schools
- Miller Elementary - 020.0 mi · 231
- Miller High School - 010.0 mi · 141
- Millerdale Colony Elementary - 1110.6 mi · 37
- Highmore High School - 0122.8 mi · 62
- Highmore Jr. High - 0322.8 mi · 34
- Highmore Elementary - 0222.8 mi · 133
Frequently asked questions
About Miller Jr. High - 04How large is Miller Jr. High - 04?
Miller Jr. High - 04 enrolls approximately 74 students in grades 07-08.
Is Miller Jr. High - 04 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Miller Jr. High - 04 is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Miller Jr. High - 04?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Miller Jr. High - 04 is approximately 14.7:1 (5 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Miller Jr. High - 04?
Miller Jr. High - 04 reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Is Miller Jr. High - 04 public or private?
Miller Jr. High - 04 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Miller School District 29-4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.