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Madison Central School District 39-2 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 270 students in Madison Central School District 39-2. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Dakota.
Public Middle School in Madison Central School District 39-2 have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the South Dakota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), 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
294 Schools
# Students
1,169 Students
39,775 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
2,945 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Madison Central School District 39-2, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 146 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#71 out of 148 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
42%
Graduation Rate
87%
82%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)11.9%
22.5%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.60
% American Indian
1%
26%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
11%
7%
% Black
1%
3%
% White
82%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,159 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,053. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,088 is less than the state median of $12,557. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,159
$13,053
Spending / Student
$11,088
$12,557
Best Madison Central School District 39-2 Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Madison Middle School - 02
(Math: 39% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
830 Ne 9th St
Madison, SD 57042
(605) 256-7717
Madison, SD 57042
(605) 256-7717
Gr: 6-8 | 270 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 17%
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