Enrollment
110
Middle
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 62-6·NCES 468044100450
Mobridge Middle School - 02
1107 1st Ave E, Mobridge, SD 57601 · (605) 845-9210 · Walworth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
46 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 41 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 31% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Mobridge Middle School - 02→Mobridge High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.8%
SD avg 50.3% . +13.2pp since 2022
Math
39.2%
SD avg 47.5% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.6% | 35.2% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Mobridge Middle School - 02
Mobridge Middle School - 02's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobridge Middle School - 02 this school | 110 | 41.8% | 45.5% |
| Winner Middle School - 02 Winner | 159 | 47.2% | 31.7% |
| Timber Lake Middle School - 03 Timber Lake | 70 | 37.1% | 56.9% |
| Lyman Middle School - 02 Presho | 84 | 51.2% | 43.7% |
| Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 Chamberlain | 208 | 51.0% | 39.2% |
| Kadoka Middle School - 03 Kadoka | 51 | 49.0% | 70.6% |
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 Mobridge Middle School - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #40 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #46 of 64 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #23 of 65 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110 | #58 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #18 of 65 |
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
110
-39 (-26%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 110 | 8.1 | 13.6:1 | 42% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 111 | 8.4 | 13.2:1 | 41% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 127 | 10.5 | 12.1:1 | 31% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 42% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 11.2 | 13.1:1 | 38% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 148 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 38% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 149 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 44% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mobridge Middle School - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (146 to 110); teachers down 28% (11.2 to 8.1).
About Mobridge Middle School - 02
Mobridge Middle School - 02 is a small middle school located in Mobridge, South Dakota. The latest federal count shows 110 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 187-student average for middle schools in South Dakota, enrollment here is 41% lower.
Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 counts 4 schools and 596 students, including Mobridge Middle School - 02.
At Mobridge Middle School - 02, White students make up 56% of the student body. Next come 35% Native American, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 79% White. Mobridge Middle School - 02's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Mobridge Middle School - 02, 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.6:1. That matches the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota fairly closely. Roughly 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Mobridge Middle School - 02 a B-. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Mobridge Middle School - 02's lunch-eligibility share in South Dakota is predicted to score 45.9%. Mobridge Middle School - 02 scores 45.5%, within a point of that line.
In Walworth County (population about 5,271), the median household income is $65,026, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 7 public schools in Walworth County, enrolling about 784 students in all.
The nearest public school is Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 43.2% proficiency; Mobridge Middle School - 02 posts 45.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 26% enrollment decrease, from 149 in 2020-21 to 110 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.9:1 to 13.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mobridge Middle School - 02. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,271
Census ACS
Median income
$65,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6
- Mobridge High School - 01High · 194 students
- Freeman Davis Elementary - 03Elementary · 149 students
- Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04Elementary · 143 students
Other schools in Mobridge
- Mobridge High School - 01High · 194 students
- Freeman Davis Elementary - 03Elementary · 149 students
- Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04Elementary · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Mobridge Upper Elementary - 040.0 mi · 143
- Mobridge High School - 010.1 mi · 194
- Freeman Davis Elementary - 030.4 mi · 149
- Wakpala High School - 017.1 mi · 38
- Wakpala Middle School - 047.1 mi · 41
- Wakpala Elementary - 027.1 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Mobridge Middle School - 02How many students attend Mobridge Middle School - 02?
Mobridge Middle School - 02 enrolls approximately 110 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mobridge Middle School - 02 serve?
Mobridge Middle School - 02 serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mobridge Middle School - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mobridge Middle School - 02 is approximately 13.6:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mobridge Middle School - 02?
At Mobridge Middle School - 02, the student body is approximately 56% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mobridge Middle School - 02 public or private?
Mobridge Middle School - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.