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Douglas Middle School 01

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
691 Tower Rd
Box Elder, SD 57719
Phone
(605) 923-0050
District
Douglas School District 51-1
County
PENNINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
670
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.8% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Douglas Middle School 01 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
42%
31%
45%
21%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
46%
44%
50%
27%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
43%
51%
48%
33%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 221 33.0%
Grade 7 222 33.1%
Grade 8 227 33.9%
Total 670 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.6% 76.1% 71.8%
Black 1.8% 2.0% 3.3%
Hispanic 13.0% 12.3% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.0% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 9.8% 8.7% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 28.5% 27.6% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible 21.6% 20.9% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.9% 6.6% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,972 909,824
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 112.6 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.6% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 20.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.7% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.6% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 7.9% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,632 351,182
Single Parent Households With Children 7.7% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.7% 30.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.9% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.9% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.2% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.5% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.5% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,547 $18,004,000 60.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $681 $1,873,000 6.3%
Staff $451 $1,240,000 4.2%
General Administration $390 $1,072,000 3.6%
School Administration $384 $1,056,000 3.6%
Operation $957 $2,631,000 8.9%
Transportation $321 $883,000 3.0%
Other $212 $583,000 2.0%
Total Support $3,396 $9,338,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $805 $2,213,000 7.5%
Total Expenditures $10,747 $29,555,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,103 $901,595,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $603 $89,044,000 4.8%
Staff $400 $59,126,000 3.2%
General Administration $355 $52,390,000 2.8%
School Administration $506 $74,805,000 4.1%
Operation $1,079 $159,361,000 8.6%
Transportation $352 $52,037,000 2.8%
Other $390 $57,554,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,685 $544,317,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,691 $397,565,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $12,479 $1,843,477,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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