Enrollment
48
Middle
DISTRICT 77 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWELL SCHOOL DISTRICT 09-2·NCES 465085000968
Newell Middle School - 04
501 Dartmouth Ave, Newell, SD 57760 · (605) 456-0102 · Butte County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL48 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of South Dakota public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.4:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
26 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 15 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 38% |
Student demographics
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
Newell Middle School - 04→Newell High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Newell School District 09-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +19.3pp since 2022
Math
47.8%
SD avg 47.5% . +18.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 50 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 19 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 19 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 44.9% |
| 2022-23 | 30.7% | 29.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Where Newell Middle School - 04 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 48 | #123 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
48
-7 (-13%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 71
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 48 | 4.2 | 11.4:1 | 54% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 5.2 | 9.9:1 | 58% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 5.3 | 11.7:1 | 44% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 55 | 6 | 9.2:1 | 45% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 81 | 7.9 | 10.3:1 | 53% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 75 | 7 | 10.7:1 | 67% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 71 | 6 | 11.8:1 | 58% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 117 | 9 | 13.0:1 | 50% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 71 | 1 | 71.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newell Middle School - 04.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (81 to 48); teachers down 47% (7.9 to 4.2).
About Newell Middle School - 04
Newell Middle School - 04 is a small middle school in South Dakota, located in Newell. It enrolled 48 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 74% lower than the average for middle schools in South Dakota, which is about 187.
Newell School District 09-2 enrolls 230 students in 3 schools, including Newell Middle School - 04.
Federal enrollment data show Newell Middle School - 04 is 90% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic, 4% Native American, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 89% of residents are White.
Teachers at the school number 4.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.4:1. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota. Roughly 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Butte County is 44%.
allk12 grades Newell Middle School - 04 a B+. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Newell Middle School - 04 lands between the top and bottom 10% of South Dakota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.0%; the prediction is 40.8%.
Within Butte County, the median household income is $75,652, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Butte County has 8 public schools and roughly 1,504 students.
Newell High School - 01 is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The school's 50.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 7 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Butte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,676
Census ACS
Median income
$75,652
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newell School District 09-2
- Newell Elementary - 02Elementary · 124 students
- Newell High School - 01High · 58 students
Other schools in Newell
- Newell Elementary - 02Elementary · 124 students
- Newell High School - 01High · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Newell High School - 010.0 mi · 58
- Newell Elementary - 020.0 mi · 124
- Whitewood Elementary - 0420.3 mi · 138
- Belle Fourche Education Connection - 0920.7 mi · 35
- Belle Fourche High School - 0120.7 mi · 389
- Sturgis Brown High School - 0120.8 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Newell Middle School - 04What is the total enrollment at Newell Middle School - 04?
Newell Middle School - 04 enrolls approximately 48 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Newell Middle School - 04 serve?
Newell Middle School - 04 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Newell Middle School - 04?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Newell Middle School - 04.
How diverse is Newell Middle School - 04?
Newell Middle School - 04 reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Who oversees Newell Middle School - 04?
Newell Middle School - 04 is overseen by Newell School District 09-2 in Butte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.