Enrollment
343
Middle
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILLION SCHOOL DISTRICT 13-1·NCES 467437000690
Vermillion Middle School - 02
422 Princeton St, Vermillion, SD 57069 · (605) 677-7025 · Clay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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
14.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
103 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 110 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 35% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Vermillion Middle School - 02→Vermillion High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Vermillion School District 13-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
SD avg 50.3% . -4.4pp since 2022
Math
45.2%
SD avg 47.5% . -2.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | 45.8% |
| 2022-23 | 63.8% | 47.5% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Vermillion Middle School - 02
Vermillion Middle School - 02's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermillion Middle School - 02 this school | 343 | 30.0% | 52.5% |
| Stagebarn Middle School - 10 Summerset | 432 | 28.2% | 46.6% |
| Holgate Middle School - 02 Aberdeen | 497 | 31.2% | 50.9% |
| Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre | 672 | 29.0% | 53.6% |
| Hot Springs Middle School - 06 Hot Springs | 189 | 32.8% | 44.6% |
| Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 Harrisburg | 519 | 20.2% | 54.8% |
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 Vermillion Middle School - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #21 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #34 of 64 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #20 of 65 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #34 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #23 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #25 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #31 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.1% | #6 of 12 |
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
343
+34 (+11%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 343 | 23.2 | 14.8:1 | 30% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 22.9 | 14.5:1 | 33% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 22.9 | 14.0:1 | 31% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 28% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 33% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 32% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 30% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 25 | 12.9:1 | 32% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 33 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vermillion Middle School - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (288 to 343); teachers up 6% (22 to 23.2).
About Vermillion Middle School - 02
Vermillion Middle School - 02 is a high-enrollment middle school based in Vermillion, South Dakota. School enrollment was 343 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in South Dakota average about 187 students.
The district, Vermillion School District 13-1, operates 5 schools serving 2,041 students.
At Vermillion Middle School - 02, White students make up 79% of the student body. After that, the student body is 7% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. That is higher than the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 30%. For comparison, public schools in Clay County average 32%.
Measured against South Dakota public middle schools, Vermillion Middle School - 02 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 BeatsExpectations, Vermillion Middle School - 02 is 1.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of South Dakota schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Clay County show that the median household income is $56,850, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Besides Vermillion Middle School - 02, Clay County has 5 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Vermillion Elementary - 05, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 343, an 11% gain from 309 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,219
Census ACS
Median income
$56,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vermillion School District 13-1
- Vermillion Elementary - 05Elementary · 625 students
- Vermillion High School - 01High · 413 students
- Jolley Elementary - 04Elementary · 383 students
- Austin Elementary - 03Elementary · 277 students
Other schools in Vermillion
- Vermillion Elementary - 05Elementary · 625 students
- Vermillion High School - 01High · 413 students
- Jolley Elementary - 04Elementary · 383 students
- Austin Elementary - 03Elementary · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Vermillion Elementary - 050.1 mi · 625
- Austin Elementary - 030.2 mi · 277
- Jolley Elementary - 041.0 mi · 383
- Vermillion High School - 011.4 mi · 413
- WYNOT MIDDLE SCHOOL12.0 mi · 40
- WYNOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.0 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Vermillion Middle School - 02How large is Vermillion Middle School - 02?
Vermillion Middle School - 02 enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Vermillion Middle School - 02 serve?
Vermillion Middle School - 02 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Vermillion Middle School - 02?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Vermillion Middle School - 02.
What is the student diversity at Vermillion Middle School - 02?
Student demographics at Vermillion Middle School - 02 are roughly 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Vermillion Middle School - 02 in?
Vermillion Middle School - 02 is part of Vermillion School District 13-1.
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