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Enrollment
490
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEADE SCHOOL DISTRICT 46-1·NCES 466993000653
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02
1425 Cedar St, Sturgis, SD 57785 · (605) 347-5232 · Meade County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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
14.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
211 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 5 | 110 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 141 | 29% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02→Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Meade School District 46-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
SD avg 50.3% . -3.6pp since 2022
Math
37.6%
SD avg 47.5% . -4.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 44.9% |
| 2022-23 | 55.3% | 41.7% |
% 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 this school | 490 | 43.1% | 47.1% |
| Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 Belle Fourche | 414 | 45.2% | 42.8% |
| Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown | 532 | 38.5% | 51.1% |
| Watertown Middle School - 02 Watertown | 575 | 35.0% | 52.6% |
| Mitchell Middle School - 02 Mitchell | 578 | 40.0% | 52.9% |
| Stagebarn Middle School - 10 Summerset | 432 | 28.2% | 46.6% |
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 Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #34 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #49 of 64 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #38 of 65 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #26 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #22 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #37 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #17 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #7 of 26 |
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
490
+84 (+21%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 490 | 33.8 | 14.5:1 | 43% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 31.7 | 15.3:1 | 33% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 33.8 | 14.5:1 | 30% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 30% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 34.6 | 16.3:1 | 37% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 43% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 40% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 49 | 14.5:1 | 29% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (565 to 490); teachers down 3% (34.6 to 33.8).
About Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 is a large middle school in Sturgis, South Dakota. It reported 490 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 187 students for middle schools in South Dakota.
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 is one school in an 11-school district, Meade School District 46-1, which enrolls 3,047 students.
Of every 100 students at Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02, about 85 are White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Census estimates put Meade County at about 86% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 are from different groups.
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1, with 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in South Dakota, 13.4:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 43% at Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Meade County is 32%.
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of South Dakota public middle schools.
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (47.1%) and its predicted rate (45.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of South Dakota schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Meade County show that the median household earns about $74,790 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Meade County, 16 public schools serve about 3,395 students.
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02's closest public school neighbor is Sturgis Elementary - 03, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 at 4th of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 is Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 84 students, from 406 to 490. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.6:1 to 14.5:1.
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Meade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,546
Census ACS
Median income
$74,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,395 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meade School District 46-1
- Sturgis Brown High School - 01High · 845 students
- Sturgis Elementary - 03Elementary · 531 students
- Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05Elementary · 514 students
- Stagebarn Middle School - 10Middle · 432 students
- Whitewood Elementary - 04Elementary · 138 students
- Central Meade County School - 09Elementary · 49 students
Other schools in Sturgis
- Sturgis Brown High School - 01High · 845 students
- Sturgis Elementary - 03Elementary · 531 students
- Developmental Disabilities Program - 01Combined
Nearby schools
- Sturgis Elementary - 030.6 mi · 531
- Sturgis Brown High School - 012.4 mi · 845
- Whitewood Elementary - 047.0 mi · 138
- Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 0311.1 mi · 243
- Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 0213.6 mi · 139
- Piedmont Valley Elementary - 0513.7 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02How large is Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02?
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 enrolls approximately 490 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 serve?
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 is approximately 14.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02?
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 reports a student body of 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 in?
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 is part of Meade School District 46-1.
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