Top 100 middle schools in South Dakota (2025)

Schools classified as middle schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	85.3 Top 5%	20.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	428
2	Timber Lake Middle School - 03 Timber Lake · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	82.1 Top 10%	72% Math proficiency	70
3	Warner Middle School - 03 Warner · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	81.6 Top 10%	72% Math proficiency	83
4	Southwest Middle School - 38 Rapid City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	80.8 Top 10%	63% Math proficiency	614
5	Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 Harrisburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	80.7 Top 10%	60% Math proficiency	519
6	Groton Area Middle School - 04 Groton · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	79.9 Top 10%	57% Math proficiency	132
7	Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 Elk Point · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	79.2 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	151
8	Avon Middle School - 05 Avon · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	78.5 Top 25%	64.5% Math proficiency	63
9	Vermillion Middle School - 02 Vermillion · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	78.4 Top 25%	60% Math proficiency	343
10	Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	78.3 Top 25%	53% Math proficiency	534
11	Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 Platte · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	77.6 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	94
12	Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 Brandon · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	76.9 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	759
13	Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 Colton · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	76.9 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	296
14	Webster Area Middle School - 02 Webster · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.9 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	108
15	Hanson Middle School - 02 Alexandria · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.7 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	71
16	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon · Middle · Grades 5–6	Public	76.2 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	829
17	Lennox Intermediate - 09 Lennox · Middle · Grades 5–6	Public	75.6 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	185
18	Holgate Middle School - 02 Aberdeen · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	75.4 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	497
19	Milbank Middle School - 02 Milbank · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	75.4 Top 25%	54% Math proficiency	222
20	Wall Middle School - 06 Wall · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	75.3 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	66
21	Dell Rapids Middle School - 03 Dell Rapids · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	74.7 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	295
22	Canton Middle School - 04 Canton · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72.7 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	194
23	Castlewood Middle School - 03 Castlewood · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72.6 Top 25%	64.5% Math proficiency	76
24	Lennox Jr. High - 08 Lennox · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	72.5 Top 25%	47% Math proficiency	169
25	Sioux Valley Middle School - 04 Volga · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72.4 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	156
26	De Smet Middle School - 03 De Smet · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72.2 Top 25%	54.5% Math proficiency	91
27	Garretson Middle School - 03 Garretson · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72.1 Top 25%	47% Math proficiency	105
28	Canistota Middle School - 03 Canistota · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	71.5 Top 25%	54.5% Math proficiency	68
29	Stagebarn Middle School - 10 Summerset · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	71.4 Top 25%	54% Math proficiency	432
30	Dakota Valley Middle School - 03 North Sioux City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	70.1 Top 25%	53% Math proficiency	345
31	Ipswich Middle School - 04 Ipswich · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.8 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	85
32	Burke Middle School - 04 Burke · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.7 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	62
33	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.7 Top 25%	47% Math proficiency	780
34	Watertown Middle School - 02 Watertown · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	69.4 Top 25%	50% Math proficiency	575
35	Memorial Middle School - 04 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.9 Top 25%	55% Math proficiency	1,133
36	Madison Middle School - 02 Madison · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.5 Top 25%	46% Math proficiency	270
37	Parkston Middle School - 05 Parkston · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.4 Top 25%	47% Math proficiency	98
38	Custer Jr. High - 05 Custer · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	68.3 Top 25%	47% Math proficiency	101
39	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.3 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	672
40	Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown · Middle · Grades 5–6	Public	68.2 Top 25%	53% Math proficiency	532
41	Chester Middle School - 03 Chester · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.0 Top 25%	47% Math proficiency	67
42	Yankton Middle School - 02 Yankton · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.6 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	608
43	Estelline Middle School - 03 Estelline · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	67.0 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	60
44	Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.9 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	937
45	Philip Jr. High - 03 Philip · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.8 Top 50%	44.5% Math proficiency	71
46	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	66.0 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	925
47	Parker Jr. High - 03 Parker · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	65.6 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	74
48	West Middle School - 37 Rapid City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.5 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	591
49	Baltic Middle School - 03 Baltic · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.4 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	110
50	Hill City Middle School - 04 Hill City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.2 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	115
51	Mobridge Middle School - 02 Mobridge · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64.7 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	110
52	Centerville Middle School - 03 Centerville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64.5 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	61
53	Howard Jr. High - 05 Howard · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64.1 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	75
54	New Underwood Middle School - 04 New Underwood · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63.0 Top 50%	54.5% Math proficiency	75
55	Hot Springs Middle School - 06 Hot Springs · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.9 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	189
56	Mitchell Middle School - 02 Mitchell · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.5 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	578
57	Bon Homme Middle School - 02 Tyndall · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.3 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	108
58	Spearfish Middle School - 05 Spearfish · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	62.1 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	545
59	Simmons Middle School - 03 Aberdeen · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.9 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	464
60	Hamlin Middle School - 02 Hayti · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.2 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	198
61	Beresford Middle School - 03 Beresford · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	61.1 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	153
62	McCook Central Middle School - 03 Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.9 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	84
63	Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 Britton · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.8 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	97
64	Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 Belle Fourche · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	60.7 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	414
65	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.3 Top 50%	44.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	885
66	Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 Sturgis · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	59.7 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	490
67	Harding County Middle School - 03 Buffalo · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59.6 Top 50%	34.5% Math proficiency	60
68	Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04 Emery · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.1 Top 50%	27% Math proficiency	85
69	Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.1 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	633
70	Stanley County Middle School - 02 Fort Pierre · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.0 Top 50%	32% Math proficiency	106
71	Scotland Middle School - 05 Scotland · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	56.6 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	84
72	Tea Area Middle School - 02 Tea · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.1 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	583
73	Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	55.3 Top 50%	32% Math proficiency	139
74	Flandreau Middle School - 03 Flandreau · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	54.3 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	193
75	Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 Chamberlain · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	53.0 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	208
76	Sully Buttes Middle School - 06 Onida · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	52.7 Top 50%	34.5% Math proficiency	66
77	West Central Middle School - 04 Hartford · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	52.0 Top 50%	27% Math proficiency	297
78	Florence Middle School - 03 Florence · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	51.6 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	71
79	Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	51.2 Top 50%	27% Math proficiency	91
80	Winner Middle School - 02 Winner · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	50.8 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	159
81	Kimball Middle School - 04 Kimball · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	50.0 Top 50%	27% Math proficiency	92
82	Gregory Junior High - 04 Gregory · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	49.8 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	88
83	Lyman Middle School - 02 Presho · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	49.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	84
84	Clark Middle School - 03 Clark · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	48.5 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	72
85	Clear Lake Middle School - 04 Clear Lake · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	48.1 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	104
86	Huron Middle School - 02 Huron · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	47.5 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	716
87	Miller Jr. High - 04 Miller · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	46.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	74
88	Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 Hurley · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	45.9 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	114
89	Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03 Wolsey · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	44.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	75
90	East Middle School - 30 Rapid City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	44.6 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	613
91	Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 Waverly · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	43.3 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	69
92	Elkton Jr. High - 03 Elkton · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	38.9 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	65
93	Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	34.0 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	283
94	South Middle School - 36 Rapid City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	31.6 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	618
95	Sisseton Middle School - 02 Sisseton · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	30.7 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	281
96	Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	28.9 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	675
97	White River Middle School - 04 White River · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	26.6 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	93
98	Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.5 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	100
99	George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	21.3 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	780
100	North Middle School - 35 Rapid City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	19.4 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	418

Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 in Sioux Falls leads the 2025 list of middle schools in South Dakota with a Success Index (US) of 85.3. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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What is the best middle school in South Dakota?

Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 in Sioux Falls ranks first among middle schools in South Dakota with a Success Index (US) of 85.3 out of 100 (Enrollment: 428).

How are middle schools in South Dakota ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

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