Enrollment
93
Middle
DISTRICT 105 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 47-1·NCES 467857000951
White River Middle School - 04
501 E 3rd St, White River, SD 57579 · (605) 259-3135 · Mellette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL93 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of South Dakota public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
90 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 29 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 32% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
White River Middle School - 04→White River High School - 01
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.6%
SD avg 50.3% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
17.1%
SD avg 47.5% . +3.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.6% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 13.6% |
| 2022-23 | 17.6% | 13.5% |
% 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
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 White River Middle School - 04
White River Middle School - 04's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White River Middle School - 04 this school | 93 | 96.8% | 17.7% |
| McLaughlin Middle School - 03 McLaughlin | 85 | 100.0% | 11.2% |
| Dupree Jr. High - 04 Dupree | 52 | 100.0% | 16.1% |
| Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin | 100 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner | 283 | 100.0% | 32.9% |
| Todd County Middle School - 10 Mission | 353 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 White River Middle School - 04 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 93 | #69 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
93
-13 (-12%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 85
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 93 | 8 | 11.6:1 | 97% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 6.9 | 12.8:1 | 100% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 90 | 8.2 | 11.0:1 | 100% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 8 | 13.3:1 | 100% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 9 | 11.3:1 | 100% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 74 | 8 | 9.3:1 | 100% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 6 | 13.5:1 | 96% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 103 | 7 | 14.7:1 | 79% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 85 | 5 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White River Middle School - 04.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (101 to 93); teachers down 11% (9 to 8).
About White River Middle School - 04
Among the schools in White River, South Dakota, is White River Middle School - 04, a small middle school. The student body numbers 93 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in South Dakota) has about 187 students.
The White River School District 47-1 system has 4 schools and 420 students.
White River Middle School - 04 enrolls a student body that is 91% Native American. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 3% White. The chance that two students picked at random at White River Middle School - 04 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
The school employs the equivalent of 8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in South Dakota is 13.4:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at White River Middle School - 04 is 97%. That is close to the 97% average for public schools in Mellette County.
The allk12 Grade for White River Middle School - 04 is D. Compared with South Dakota public middle schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with White River Middle School - 04's lunch-eligibility share in South Dakota is predicted to score 23.4%. White River Middle School - 04 scores 17.7%, 5.7 points below that line.
Across Mellette County, median household income is about $54,076, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 28%. White River Middle School - 04 is among the 5 public schools in Mellette County.
White River High School - 01 is the public school closest to White River Middle School - 04, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, White River Middle School - 04 places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around White River Middle School - 04 as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 106 in 2020-21 and 93 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.3:1 to 11.6:1.
Discussions about White River Middle School - 04 may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mellette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,943
Census ACS
Median income
$54,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
420 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in White River School District 47-1
- White River Elementary - 02Elementary · 172 students
- White River High School - 01High · 112 students
- Norris Elementary - 08Elementary · 43 students
Other schools in White River
- White River Elementary - 02Elementary · 172 students
- White River High School - 01High · 112 students
Nearby schools
- White River High School - 010.0 mi · 112
- White River Elementary - 020.0 mi · 172
- Todd County Achievement High School - 1719.0 mi · 46
- Todd County Achievement Middle School - 1819.0 mi · 9
- Todd County High School - 0119.0 mi · 447
- Todd County Middle School - 1019.2 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About White River Middle School - 04How large is White River Middle School - 04?
White River Middle School - 04 enrolls approximately 93 students in grades 06-08.
Is White River Middle School - 04 an elementary, middle, or high school?
White River Middle School - 04 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at White River Middle School - 04?
The student-to-teacher ratio at White River Middle School - 04 is approximately 11.6:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at White River Middle School - 04?
At White River Middle School - 04, the student body is approximately 3% White, 5% Two or more.
Is White River Middle School - 04 public or private?
White River Middle School - 04 is a public K-12 school, overseen by White River School District 47-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.