Enrollment
49
Middle
DISTRICT 19 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANKINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 01-1·NCES 465571000927
Plankinton Middle School - 03
404 E Davenport St, Plankinton, SD 57368 · (605) 942-7743 · Aurora County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL49 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of South Dakota public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.8:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
18 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 14 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 29% |
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Plankinton School District 01-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
SD avg 50.3% . +5.7pp since 2022
Math
47.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +27.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 48 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 28 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 23.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Plankinton Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 49 | #120 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
49
+5 (+11%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 47
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 49 | 3.5 | 13.8:1 | 37% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 2.3 | 12.9:1 | 17% (5) |
| 2022-23 | 51 | 2.6 | 19.6:1 | 16% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 2 | 22.0:1 | 41% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 37 | 2.8 | 13.0:1 | 43% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 31 | 2 | 15.5:1 | 45% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 33 | 2 | 16.5:1 | 27% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 62 | 2 | 31.0:1 | 27% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 47 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plankinton Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (37 to 49); teachers up 25% (2.8 to 3.5).
About Plankinton Middle School - 03
Plankinton Middle School - 03 is a small middle school located in Plankinton, South Dakota. The latest federal count shows 49 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 187-student average for middle schools in South Dakota, enrollment here is 74% lower.
Plankinton School District 01-1 is made up of 7 schools with 291 students in all.
Plankinton Middle School - 03's enrollment is 61% White. The remaining shares are 33% Hispanic, 4% Native American, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Aurora County's population at about 87%.
Plankinton Middle School - 03 employs 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.8:1. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average ratio is about 13.4:1. Plankinton Middle School - 03's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 37%. That is close to the 34% average for public schools in Aurora County.
The allk12 Grade for Plankinton Middle School - 03 is D. Compared with South Dakota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Plankinton Middle School - 03 posts 29.3% against a 48.0% prediction, a bottom-10% result in South Dakota.
Plankinton Middle School - 03 is located in Aurora County, where median household income is about $72,885, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 11 public schools in Aurora County, with a combined enrollment of about 566.
The nearest other public school, Plankinton High School - 01, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Plankinton Middle School - 03 is 4th of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Plankinton Middle School - 03 is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Plankinton Middle School - 03 saw enrollment rise 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.0:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
The Plankinton Middle School - 03 community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Aurora County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,642
Census ACS
Median income
$72,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plankinton School District 01-1
- Plankinton Elementary - 02Elementary · 132 students
- Plankinton High School - 01High · 86 students
- Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05High · 10 students
- Aurora Plains Academy Middle School - 04Middle · 7 students
- Dakota Reach - 06High · 5 students
- Dakota Reach Middle School - 07Middle · 2 students
Other schools in Plankinton
- Plankinton Elementary - 02Elementary · 132 students
- Plankinton High School - 01High · 86 students
- Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05High · 10 students
- Aurora Plains Academy Middle School - 04Middle · 7 students
- Dakota Reach - 06High · 5 students
- Dakota Reach Middle School - 07Middle · 2 students
Nearby schools
- Plankinton High School - 010.0 mi · 86
- Plankinton Elementary - 020.0 mi · 132
- Aurora Plains Academy High School - 051.1 mi · 10
- Dakota Reach - 061.1 mi · 5
- Dakota Reach Middle School - 071.1 mi · 2
- Aurora Plains Academy Middle School - 041.1 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Plankinton Middle School - 03How many students attend Plankinton Middle School - 03?
Plankinton Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 49 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Plankinton Middle School - 03 serve?
Plankinton Middle School - 03 serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plankinton Middle School - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plankinton Middle School - 03 is approximately 13.8:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plankinton Middle School - 03?
At Plankinton Middle School - 03, the student body is approximately 61% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is Plankinton Middle School - 03 public or private?
Plankinton Middle School - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plankinton School District 01-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.