Montrose Middle School - 03

Montrose Middle School - 03, a very small 6-8 campus in Montrose, South Dakota, overseen by Montrose School District 43-2, teaches 53 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 72% below the state mean of about 187.

Montrose Middle School - 03 is one of 4 schools operated by Montrose School District 43-2, a district that works with 266 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Montrose Middle School - 03 lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Native American. Compared to McCook County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Montrose Middle School - 03 shows 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Montrose Middle School - 03 ranks in the top 10% of South Dakota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 53.7%; Montrose Middle School - 03 posts 68.7%, +14.9 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for McCook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,852 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montrose Middle School - 03 is one of 12 public schools in McCook County (combined enrollment of about 1,172 students).

The closest other public school is Montrose Elementary - 02, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Montrose Middle School - 03. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Montrose Middle School - 03 at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Montrose Middle School - 03 has grew 15%, going from 46 students in 2018 to 53 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 4% to 0%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.