North Middle School - 35
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Rapid City, South Dakota
North Middle School - 35 in Rapid City, South Dakota enrolled 418 students in 2024-25 with 34.8 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the South Dakota middle-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
513 students in 2022-23, 480 students in 2023-24, 418 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.4 to 34.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 513 | 35.4 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 39.4 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 418 | 34.8 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 of every 100 South Dakota middle schools
Among the 160 South Dakota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 264 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Middle School - 35 enrolled 528 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 103 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 264 of the 528 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions103
- Chronically absent54.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.8% of students were American Indian, 20.8% White, 15.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- American Indian48.8%
- White20.8%
- Hispanic15.3%
- Two or more races13.4%
- Asian1.4%
- Black0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at North Middle School - 35 scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25% | 46% | 51% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15% | 36% (2021-22) | 42.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Rapid City
5 public middle schools in Rapid City report 2024-25 enrollment; North Middle School - 35 is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Middle School - 36 | 618 | 13.7 | 53.6% |
| Southwest Middle School - 38 | 614 | 16.3 | 10.3% |
| East Middle School - 30 | 613 | 15.8 | 32.6% |
| West Middle School - 37 | 591 | 15.4 | 21.7% |
| North Middle School - 35 | 418 | 12.0 | 99.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about North Middle School - 35
- South Middle School - 36The nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 618 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- West Middle School - 37The next nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 591 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Compare North Middle School - 35 with South Middle School - 36Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rapid City Area Schools spends per student$10,377 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,377
- The largest public schools in South DakotaNorth Middle School - 35 is the number 29 by size of 163 South Dakota middle schools open in 2024-25.#29 of 163
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 13.3 for middle schools.12.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about North Middle School - 35
How many students attend North Middle School - 35?
418 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 513 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Rapid City, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Middle School - 35?
12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for middle schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is North Middle School - 35 a Title I school?
North Middle School - 35 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at North Middle School - 35 do on state tests?
The students tested at North Middle School - 35 scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is North Middle School - 35 in?
Rapid City Area Schools, NCES district ID 4659820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 465982000532 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.