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Brookings School District 05-1 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 751 students in Brookings School District 05-1. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Dakota.
Public Middle School in Brookings School District 05-1 have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the South Dakota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the South Dakota public middle school average of 41% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
6 Schools
300 Schools
# Students
3,431 Students
40,628 Students
# Teachers
236 Teachers
2,945 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Brookings School District 05-1, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#101 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
42%
Graduation Rate
80%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.58
# American Indian Students
69 Students
10,541 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
26%
# Asian Students
86 Students
476 Students
% Asian Students
3%
1%
# Hispanic Students
250 Students
2,550 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
6%
# Black Students
97 Students
980 Students
% Black Students
3%
3%
# White Students
2,722 Students
24,121 Students
% White Students
79%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
37 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
203 Students
1,923 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
155
# Students in K Grade:
339
972
# Students in 1st Grade:
261
886
# Students in 2nd Grade:
251
847
# Students in 3rd Grade:
250
833
# Students in 4th Grade:
257
819
# Students in 5th Grade:
272
1,620
# Students in 6th Grade:
263
9,701
# Students in 7th Grade:
251
11,241
# Students in 8th Grade:
237
11,314
# Students in 9th Grade:
305
769
# Students in 10th Grade:
241
621
# Students in 11th Grade:
249
412
# Students in 12th Grade:
255
438
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,077 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,311 is less than the state median of $12,479. The school district spending/student has declined by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$41 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$42 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,077
$12,971
Spending / Student
$12,311
$12,479
Best Brookings School District 05-1 Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1801 12th St S
Brookings, SD 57006
(605) 696-4500
Brookings, SD 57006
(605) 696-4500
Grades: 6-8
| 751 students
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