Enrollment
98
Middle
DISTRICT 94 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 33-3·NCES 465430000926
Parkston Middle School - 05
102A S Chapman Dr, Parkston, SD 57366 · (605) 928-3368 · Hutchinson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- B-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
14.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
23 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 33 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 34% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Parkston Middle School - 05→Parkston High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Parkston School District 33-3. 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% . -10.2pp since 2022
Math
48.9%
SD avg 47.5% . -5.2pp 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 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 53.9% |
| 2022-23 | 60.2% | 54.1% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Parkston Middle School - 05
Parkston Middle School - 05's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkston Middle School - 05 this school | 98 | 23.5% | 50.5% |
| Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04 Emery | 85 | 25.9% | 50.9% |
| Webster Area Middle School - 02 Webster | 108 | 25.9% | 53.1% |
| Clear Lake Middle School - 04 Clear Lake | 104 | 26.0% | 55.6% |
| Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 Britton | 97 | 21.6% | 38.0% |
| McCook Central Middle School - 03 Salem | 84 | 26.2% | 32.1% |
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 Parkston Middle School - 05 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #66 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
98
+41 (+72%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 88
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 98 | 6.9 | 14.2:1 | 23% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 6.9 | 13.0:1 | 27% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 102 | 6.6 | 15.5:1 | 23% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 57 | 4 | 14.3:1 | 32% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 4.3 | 17.9:1 | 17% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 65 | 4 | 16.3:1 | 18% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 80 | 5 | 16.0:1 | 21% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 107 | 6 | 17.8:1 | 39% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 88 | 1 | 88.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkston Middle School - 05.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (77 to 98); teachers up 60% (4.3 to 6.9).
About Parkston Middle School - 05
Families in Parkston, South Dakota, are served by Parkston Middle School - 05, a small middle school. Its enrollment is 98 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average enrollment is about 187.
Parkston School District 33-3 is made up of 6 schools with 561 students in all.
Roughly 91% of students at Parkston Middle School - 05 are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Hutchinson County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Parkston Middle School - 05 scores 17%.
On staff are 6.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. Middle schools in South Dakota average 13.4:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Parkston Middle School - 05 has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 23%. On average, public schools in Hutchinson County report 38%.
Among South Dakota public middle schools, Parkston Middle School - 05 outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Parkston Middle School - 05 falls in the middle 80% of South Dakota schools: 50.5% actual against 53.4% predicted.
In Hutchinson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $73,977, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,376, Parkston Middle School - 05 among them.
Parkston Elementary - 02, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.2%; Parkston Middle School - 05's is 50.5%, ranking 4th of 4.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Reported enrollment: 57 (2020-21) and 98 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.
Parkston Middle School - 05 has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hutchinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,404
Census ACS
Median income
$73,977
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
1,376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parkston School District 33-3
- Parkston Elementary - 02Elementary · 272 students
- Parkston High School - 01High · 112 students
- Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03Elementary · 31 students
- Our HomeHigh · 27 students
- New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08Elementary · 21 students
- Parkston Virtual School - 92High
Other schools in Parkston
- Parkston Elementary - 02Elementary · 272 students
- Parkston High School - 01High · 112 students
- Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03Elementary · 31 students
- Our HomeHigh · 27 students
Nearby schools
- Parkston Elementary - 020.0 mi · 272
- Parkston High School - 010.0 mi · 112
- Our Home0.0 mi · 27
- New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 089.9 mi · 21
- Ethan Elementary - 0210.4 mi · 155
- Ethan High School - 0110.4 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About Parkston Middle School - 05How many students attend Parkston Middle School - 05?
Parkston Middle School - 05 enrolls approximately 98 students in grades 06-08.
Is Parkston Middle School - 05 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parkston Middle School - 05 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Parkston Middle School - 05 have?
Parkston Middle School - 05 employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Parkston Middle School - 05?
Student demographics at Parkston Middle School - 05 are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Parkston Middle School - 05 in?
Parkston Middle School - 05 is part of Parkston School District 33-3.
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