New Underwood Middle School - 04

As a modestly sized intermediate school in New Underwood, South Dakota, New Underwood Middle School - 04 hosts 75 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within New Underwood School District 51-3. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 187 students.

New Underwood School District 51-3 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 280 students. New Underwood Middle School - 04 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, New Underwood Middle School - 04 records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Pennington County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, New Underwood Middle School - 04 has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.4:1, putting New Underwood Middle School - 04 higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 19% of students at New Underwood Middle School - 04 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Pennington County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, New Underwood Middle School - 04 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 55.4%; actual is 41.0%, a gap of -14.4 points.

Around the school, Pennington County reports that median household income runs about $74,517, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. New Underwood Middle School - 04 is one of 41 public schools in Pennington County (combined enrollment of about 16,186 students).

New Underwood High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around New Underwood Middle School - 04. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), New Underwood Middle School - 04 ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 121%: 34 students in 2018 compared to 75 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 76% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.