Timber Lake Middle School - 03

Timber Lake Middle School - 03 is one of the micro-enrollment intermediate schools in Timber Lake, South Dakota, one of the schools within Timber Lake School District 20-3, with 70 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 63% below the state mean of about 187.

Timber Lake Middle School - 03 is one of 3 schools operated by Timber Lake School District 20-3, a district that teaches 372 students overall.

On demographics, Timber Lake Middle School - 03 shows that the most-represented group is Native American (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 47% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Timber Lake Middle School - 03 reports 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.4:1 average. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dewey County (around 84%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Timber Lake Middle School - 03 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.8%; this one delivers 56.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dewey County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $54,104 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 29%. In all, Dewey County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,466 students), of which Timber Lake Middle School - 03 is one.

Timber Lake Elementary - 02 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Timber Lake Middle School - 03 at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 30.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Timber Lake Middle School - 03's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 80 (now 70).

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