Enrollment
35
Middle
DISTRICT 53 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANBORN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 55-5·NCES 460393200102
Sanborn Central Middle School - 02
40405 SD Hwy 34, Forestburg, SD 57314 · (605) 495-4183 · Sanborn County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL35 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% 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.
- C+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
8.8:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
9 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 26% |
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
Sanborn Central Middle School - 02→Sanborn Central High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sanborn Central School District 55-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -23.0pp since 2022
Math
47.1%
SD avg 47.5% . +2.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 23 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 53.3% |
| 2022-23 | 75.9% | 44.8% |
% 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 35 | #139 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
35
+12 (+52%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 57
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 5.8:1
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 | 35 | 4 | 8.8:1 | 26% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 4.3 | 6.9:1 | 33% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 4.5 | 6.6:1 | 23% (7) |
| 2020-21 | 23 | 4 | 5.8:1 | 22% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 42 | 3.7 | 11.4:1 | 29% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 31 | 3 | 10.3:1 | 55% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 37 | 3 | 12.3:1 | 54% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 57 | 5 | 11.4:1 | 33% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanborn Central Middle School - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (42 to 35); teachers up 8% (3.7 to 4).
About Sanborn Central Middle School - 02
Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 is a public very small middle school in Forestburg, South Dakota. The school enrolls 35 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 187 students for middle schools in South Dakota.
Across its 4 schools, Sanborn Central School District 55-5 enrolls 212 students. Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 is one of those schools.
Roughly 94% of students at Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 are White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial. Sanborn County residents are about 93% White, a similar share.
There are 4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 8.8:1. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average ratio is 13.4:1. Of all students at Sanborn Central Middle School - 02, 26% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of South Dakota public middle schools.
Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 is 4.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.1% versus 52.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in South Dakota.
For the population of Sanborn County, the median household earns about $78,750 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 shares Sanborn County with 5 other public schools.
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 ranks 4th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school counted 23 students in 2020-21 and 35 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. By 2024-25, the school had 8.8 students per teacher, compared with 5.8 in 2020-21.
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Sanborn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,384
Census ACS
Median income
$78,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
484 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sanborn Central School District 55-5
- Sanborn Central Elementary - 06Elementary · 102 students
- Upland Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 42 students
- Sanborn Central High School - 01High · 33 students
Other schools in Forestburg
- Sanborn Central Elementary - 06Elementary · 102 students
- Sanborn Central High School - 01High · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Sanborn Central Elementary - 060.0 mi · 102
- Sanborn Central High School - 010.0 mi · 33
- Woonsocket High School - 018.5 mi · 91
- Woonsocket Elementary - 038.5 mi · 181
- Upland Colony Elementary - 0512.1 mi · 42
- Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 0421.1 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Sanborn Central Middle School - 02How many students attend Sanborn Central Middle School - 02?
Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 enrolls approximately 35 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 have?
Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Sanborn Central Middle School - 02?
Student demographics at Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 are roughly 94% White, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 in?
Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 is part of Sanborn Central School District 55-5.
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