Enrollment
53
Middle
DISTRICT 67 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT 43-2·NCES 464878000966
Montrose Middle School - 03
309 S Church Ave, Montrose, SD 57048 · (605) 363-5025 · McCook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL53 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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.
- ·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
12.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
12 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 6 | 21 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 38% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Montrose Middle School - 03→Montrose High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Montrose School District 43-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +14.5pp since 2022
Math
65.4%
SD avg 47.5% . +25.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 25 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 40.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in South Dakota's top 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 Montrose Middle School - 03
Montrose Middle School - 03's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose Middle School - 03 this school | 53 | 22.6% | 68.7% |
| Gettysburg Middle School - 03 Gettysburg | 54 | 24.1% | 63.7% |
| Hanson Middle School - 02 Alexandria | 71 | 21.1% | 61.9% |
| Centerville Middle School - 03 Centerville | 61 | 19.7% | 50.2% |
| Avon Middle School - 05 Avon | 63 | 25.4% | 48.0% |
| Chester Middle School - 03 Chester | 67 | 19.4% | 47.2% |
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 Montrose Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 53 | #112 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
53
+9 (+20%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 35
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 53 | 4.3 | 12.3:1 | 23% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 4.3 | 12.1:1 | 21% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 3.8 | 15.1:1 | 14% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 3 | 14.7:1 | 16% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 46 | 3.7 | 12.5:1 | 15% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 56 | 3 | 18.7:1 | 23% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 25 | 2 | 12.5:1 | 20% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 42 | 2 | 21.0:1 | 19% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 35 | 1 | 35.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montrose Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (46 to 53); teachers up 18% (3.7 to 4.3).
About Montrose Middle School - 03
Montrose Middle School - 03 is a very small middle school that serves part of Montrose, South Dakota. It reports enrollment of 53 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 72% below the 187-student average for middle schools in South Dakota.
Montrose Middle School - 03 sits within Montrose School District 43-2, which has 4 schools and 266 students.
At Montrose Middle School - 03, 92% of students are White. The remaining students are 6% Native American. Census estimates put McCook County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Montrose Middle School - 03 scores 14%.
There are 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Montrose Middle School - 03, giving a ratio of 12.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in South Dakota is 13.4:1. A total of 12 students, or 23%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in McCook County is close, at 23%.
Among South Dakota public middle schools, Montrose Middle School - 03 outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 53.7% for Montrose Middle School - 03, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 68.7%. The 14.9-point gap ranks in the top 10% of South Dakota schools.
For the population of McCook County, the median household earns about $83,852 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Montrose Middle School - 03 shares McCook County with 11 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Montrose Middle School - 03 is closest to Montrose Elementary - 02, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Montrose Middle School - 03 at 1st of 6.
Locale data from NCES put Montrose Middle School - 03 in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 20%, from 44 to 53. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.7:1 to 12.3:1.
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McCook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,751
Census ACS
Median income
$83,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,172 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montrose School District 43-2
- Montrose Elementary - 02Elementary · 108 students
- Montrose High School - 01High · 63 students
- Orland Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 42 students
Other schools in Montrose
- Montrose Elementary - 02Elementary · 108 students
- Montrose High School - 01High · 63 students
- Orland Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 42 students
Nearby schools
- Montrose Elementary - 020.0 mi · 108
- Montrose High School - 010.0 mi · 63
- West Central Humboldt Elementary - 027.0 mi · 310
- Orland Colony Elementary - 048.5 mi · 42
- Canistota High School - 018.8 mi · 99
- Canistota Elementary - 028.8 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Montrose Middle School - 03What is the total enrollment at Montrose Middle School - 03?
Montrose Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 53 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Montrose Middle School - 03 serve?
Montrose Middle School - 03 serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Montrose Middle School - 03?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Montrose Middle School - 03.
How diverse is Montrose Middle School - 03?
Montrose Middle School - 03 reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic.
Who oversees Montrose Middle School - 03?
Montrose Middle School - 03 is overseen by Montrose School District 43-2 in McCook County.
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