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Brandon Valley Middle School 02

Serves grades 7 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
700 Holly Blvd
Brandon, SD 57005
Phone
(605) 582-3214
District
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
County
MINNEHAHA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
719
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.6% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Brandon Valley Middle School 02 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
64%
46%
71%
50%
56%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
66%
43%
68%
48%
63%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 360 50.1%
Grade 8 359 49.9%
Total 719 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.5% 88.1% 71.8%
Black 3.9% 3.9% 3.3%
Hispanic 3.9% 4.9% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.7% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.6% 1.4% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 12.5% 12.3% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible 7.4% 7.1% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.1% 5.2% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,035 919,318
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 184.0 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.6% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.4% 20.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.7% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 12.9% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,399 358,552
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.6% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.6% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.3% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.3% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 14.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.6% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.2% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.2% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 1.9% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,976 $29,825,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $546 $2,727,000 5.0%
Staff $295 $1,472,000 2.7%
General Administration $161 $804,000 1.5%
School Administration $435 $2,172,000 4.0%
Operation $959 $4,784,000 8.8%
Transportation $400 $1,995,000 3.7%
Other $209 $1,045,000 1.9%
Total Support $3,005 $14,999,000 27.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,954 $9,750,000 17.9%
Total Expenditures $10,934 $54,574,000 100.0%
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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