Spearfish High School - 01
Public · Grades 9–12 · 787 students
Spearfish Middle School - 05
1600 N Canyon, Spearfish, SD 57783
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
545
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Spearfish School District 40-2
Lawrence County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 153 South Dakota middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Dakota middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Spearfish Middle School - 05
Spearfish Middle School - 05 is a public middle school in Spearfish, South Dakota, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Spearfish School District 40-2. The school is located in a town in Lawrence County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 545 students were enrolled, with about 14.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical South Dakota middle school (13.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 153 South Dakota middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 545 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Spearfish School District 40-2
- County
- Lawrence County
- NCES school ID
- 466693000622
Schools near Spearfish Middle School - 05
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Creekside Elementary - 07
Public · Grades 3–5 · 553 students
Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09
Alternative · Grades 4–8 · 2 students
Black Hills Academy at Canyon Hills - 08
Alternative · Grades 4–8
Belle Fourche Middle School - 07
Public · Grades 5–8 · 414 students
Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02
Public · Grades 6–8 · 139 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.