Lake Preston Middle School - 03

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Lake Preston, South Dakota·57249
Score
99.0/100
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#2
Among 154 South Dakota middle schools
Top 2%
In South Dakota

Score 99.0/100: better than 99% of South Dakota middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient on state tests in South Dakota, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Dakota schools.

English language arts
74%
Similar South Dakota schools ≈ 51%, better than 96% of them
34 students tested
Math
68%
Similar South Dakota schools ≈ 43%, better than 97% of them
34 students tested
Science
70%
Similar South Dakota schools ≈ 44%, better than 95% of them
10 students tested
All South Dakota schools (ELA / math)
51% / 45%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by South Dakota Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesSD state assessment (regular and alternate)73.534
MathAll gradesSD state assessment (regular and alternate)67.734
ScienceAll gradesSD state assessment (regular and alternate)7010

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
33
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
33
Typical middle school: 73
Free or reduced-price lunch
39%
Typical middle school: 31%

District and location

City
Kingsbury County

Contact

Address
300 1st St NE
Lake Preston, SD 57249
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in South Dakota. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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Lake Preston Middle School - 03 at a glance

Lake Preston Middle School - 03 is a public middle school in Lake Preston, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Lake Preston School District 38-3. It has about 33 students (a typical South Dakota middle school has 73). About 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 31% at a typical South Dakota middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 74% in English language arts (similar schools: 51%) and 68% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other South Dakota middle schools, it scores 99.0 out of 100: better than 99% of them, ranking #2 of 154. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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