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Colome Consolidated 59-3 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 36 students in Colome Consolidated 59-3 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in South Dakota.
Public Middle School in Colome Consolidated 59-3 School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the South Dakota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the South Dakota public middle school average of 42% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
3 Schools
297 Schools
# Students
156 Students
40,141 Students
# Teachers
21 Teachers
2,999 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
District Rank
Colome Consolidated 59-3 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 146 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 50% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#97 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
42%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.59
# American Indian Students
27 Students
10,455 Students
% American Indian Students
17%
26%
# Asian Students
2 Students
519 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
1 Student
2,703 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
7%
# Black Students
n/a
1,024 Students
% Black Students
n/a
3%
# White Students
117 Students
23,358 Students
% White Students
75%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
46 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
2,036 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
8
174
# Students in K Grade:
15
896
# Students in 1st Grade:
9
903
# Students in 2nd Grade:
5
918
# Students in 3rd Grade:
14
750
# Students in 4th Grade:
11
793
# Students in 5th Grade:
16
1,598
# Students in 6th Grade:
13
9,664
# Students in 7th Grade:
9
11,058
# Students in 8th Grade:
14
11,237
# Students in 9th Grade:
6
674
# Students in 10th Grade:
12
578
# Students in 11th Grade:
14
481
# Students in 12th Grade:
10
417
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,545 is higher than the state median of $13,121. The school district revenue/student has grown by 33% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,577 is higher than the state median of $12,623. The school district spending/student has grown by 33% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,545
$13,121
Spending / Student
$20,577
$12,623
Best Colome Consolidated 59-3 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Colome Middle School - 03
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
105 Carr St
Colome, SD 57528
(605) 842-1624
Colome, SD 57528
(605) 842-1624
Grades: 6-8
| 36 students
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