Enrollment
18
Middle
DISTRICT 34 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRIPP-DELMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT 33-5·NCES 467245000059
Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02
105 S Sloan, Tripp, SD 57376 · (605) 935-6766 · Hutchinson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL18 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
11 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 7 | 5 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 72% |
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
Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02→Tripp-Delmont High School - 01
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
SD avg 50.3% . +11.6pp since 2022
Math
27.8%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.9% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% | 15.8% |
| 2022-23 | 27.3% | 27.3% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 18 | #157 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
18
+2 (+13%) vs 2020
-69% since 2000-01, when it was 59
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 18 | 1.7 | 10.4:1 | 61% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 1.8 | 11.4:1 | 65% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 15 | 1.7 | 8.7:1 | 53% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 16 | 1 | 16.0:1 | 44% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 22 | 2.3 | 9.6:1 | 64% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 16 | 3 | 5.3:1 | 63% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 41 | 3 | 13.7:1 | 61% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 59 | 4 | 14.8:1 | 34% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (22 to 18); teachers down 24% (2.3 to 1.7).
About Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02
Located in Tripp, South Dakota, Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 is a very small middle school. Enrollment totals 18 students across grades 7 through 8. Across middle schools in South Dakota, the average enrollment is about 187.
Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 168 students.
White students account for 100% of the school's enrollment. The White share of the county population is lower, at 91%.
Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 reported 1.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.4:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in South Dakota is 13.4:1. There are 11 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 61% of enrollment. That is 23 points above the 38% average for public schools in Hutchinson County.
Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 is 9.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (28.4% versus 38.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in South Dakota.
Hutchinson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,977, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Hutchinson County's 19 public schools enroll about 1,376 students and include Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02.
The closest school to Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 is Tripp Elementary - 03, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2.
NCES assigns Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 2 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.0 to 10.4 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hutchinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,404
Census ACS
Median income
$73,977
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
1,376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5
- Tripp Elementary - 03Elementary · 88 students
- Tripp-Delmont High School - 01High · 33 students
- Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07Elementary · 26 students
- Greenwood Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 3 students
Other schools in Tripp
- Tripp Elementary - 03Elementary · 88 students
- Tripp-Delmont High School - 01High · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Tripp Elementary - 030.0 mi · 88
- Tripp-Delmont High School - 010.0 mi · 33
- Greenwood Colony Elementary - 059.2 mi · 3
- Clearfield Colony Elementary - 0710.2 mi · 26
- Dawson Colony School - 2010.9 mi · 34
- Parkston High School - 0111.6 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02How many students attend Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02?
Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 enrolls approximately 18 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 serve?
Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 is approximately 10.4:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02?
At Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02, the student body is approximately 100% White.
What district is Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 in?
Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02 is part of Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5.
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