Stanley County Middle School - 02

Stanley County Middle School - 02 is one of the tight-knit junior highs in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, one of the schools within Stanley County School District 57-1, with 106 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 187 students per school, that is 43% leaner than typical.

Stanley County School District 57-1 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 432 students; Stanley County Middle School - 02 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Stanley County Middle School - 02 lists that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder comes out to 12% Native American, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Stanley County Middle School - 02 records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.4:1, putting Stanley County Middle School - 02 higher than the state norm the norm. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stanley County Middle School - 02 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.4%; actual is 37.6%, a gap of -15.7 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Stanley County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,712 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Stanley County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 432 students), of which Stanley County Middle School - 02 is one.

The closest other public school is Stanley County High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stanley County Middle School - 02 ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.7%.

Stanley County Middle School - 02 operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stanley County Middle School - 02 has climbed 19%, going from 89 students in 2018 to 106 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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