Enrollment
40
Middle
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SELBY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 62-5·NCES 460102801036
Selby Middle School - 03
108 E Dakota St, Selby, SD 57472 · (605) 649-7818 · Walworth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL40 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of South Dakota public middle schools
- A-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
9.8:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
10 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 | 11 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 25% |
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
Selby Middle School - 03→Selby High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Selby Area School District 62-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +1.1pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +1.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.5% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.1% | 42.2% |
| 2022-23 | 71.4% | 48.6% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 →
Where Selby Middle School - 03 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 40 | #135 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
40
+11 (+38%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 38
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 40 | 4.1 | 9.8:1 | 25% (10) |
| 2023-24 | 46 | 3.9 | 11.7:1 | 28% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 37 | 3.7 | 10.0:1 | 14% (5) |
| 2020-21 | 29 | 3 | 9.7:1 | 14% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 34 | 2.4 | 14.2:1 | 29% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 32 | 2 | 16.0:1 | 22% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 22 | 2 | 11.0:1 | 45% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 52 | 2 | 26.0:1 | 40% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 38 | 3 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selby Middle School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (34 to 40); teachers up 70% (2.4 to 4.1).
About Selby Middle School - 03
Selby Middle School - 03 is a public middle-grades school in Selby, South Dakota. The school's 40 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in South Dakota average about 187 students each.
Selby Middle School - 03 is among 3 schools run by Selby Area School District 62-5, which serves 188 students.
White students are the large majority at Selby Middle School - 03, with 93% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% Native American and 3% Asian. Among people living in Walworth County, the White share is about 79%.
The school has about 9.8 students per teacher and 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 25%. Public schools in Walworth County average 39%.
Measured against South Dakota public middle schools, Selby Middle School - 03 receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Selby Middle School - 03 is 3.2 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 56.0% actual, 52.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in South Dakota.
Walworth County has about 5,271 residents, and median household income is about $65,026, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Walworth County number 7 and enroll about 784.
Selby Elementary - 02 is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Selby Middle School - 03 is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 29 in 2020-21 and 40 in 2024-25, a increase of 11 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,271
Census ACS
Median income
$65,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Selby Area School District 62-5
- Selby Elementary - 02Elementary · 93 students
- Selby High School - 01High · 55 students
Other schools in Selby
- Selby Elementary - 02Elementary · 93 students
- Selby High School - 01High · 55 students
Nearby schools
- Selby Elementary - 020.0 mi · 93
- Selby High School - 010.0 mi · 55
- Bowdle Elementary - 0218.9 mi · 40
- Bowdle Preschool - 0418.9 mi · 7
- Bowdle Jr. High - 0318.9 mi · 20
- Bowdle High School - 0118.9 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Selby Middle School - 03What is the total enrollment at Selby Middle School - 03?
Selby Middle School - 03 enrolls approximately 40 students in grades 06-08.
Is Selby Middle School - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Selby Middle School - 03 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Selby Middle School - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Selby Middle School - 03 is approximately 9.8:1 (4 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Selby Middle School - 03?
Selby Middle School - 03 reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Asian.
What district is Selby Middle School - 03 in?
Selby Middle School - 03 is part of Selby Area School District 62-5.
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