Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 | School Decision

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics1 grade reported

Grades 3-8

48%

English Language Arts1 grade reported

Grades 3-8

58%

Science1 grade reported

Grades 3-8

47%

Community Context

School

Enrollment959

Grades served06–08

District

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Per-pupil expenditure$11,456

Federal revenue share13.1%

State revenue share34.9%

Local revenue share52.0%

Chronic absenteeism rate27.0%

County

Median household income$76,074

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher34.6%

Median home value$266,600

Unemployment rate1.7%

County figures reflect the surrounding county; district figures reflect the parent school district; school figures reflect this school. All values are officially reported public data.

School Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

959

Grades

06–08

Student body

Hispanic 12%Black 15%White 60%Asian 2%Two+ 8%Am. Indian / AK Native 3%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantagedNot disadvantaged

ELA

Grade 6

42%

69%

Grade 7

37%

71%

Grade 8

44%

68%

Grade 38

41%

69%

Math

Grade 6

27%

57%

Grade 7

32%

64%

Grade 8

33%

57%

Grade 38

31%

59%

Science

Grade 8

38%

54%

Grade 38

38%

54%

Detailed Reported Data

All reported measures, by topic.

Academic opportunity & advanced coursework

Algebra I

Algebra I classes offered, grades 7-82

Algebra I enrollment, grade 7, offeredNo

Algebra I enrollment, grade 8, offeredYes

Algebra I enrollment, grades 7-855

Hispanic 2 · Asian 2 · Black 4 · White 45 · Two+ 2 | Male 21 · Female 34

Students who passed Algebra I, grades 7-855

Hispanic 2 · Asian 2 · Black 4 · White 45 · Two+ 2 | Male 21 · Female 34

Geometry

Geometry enrollment, grade 8, offeredNo

Gifted and Talented Programs

Gifted and talented program, offeredYes

Gifted/talented enrollment39

Black 2 · White 33 · Two+ 4 | Male 21 · Female 18 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 2

Students & school setting

Enrollment

English learner enrollment109

Hispanic 30 · Asian 8 · Black 65 · White 5 · Two+ 1 | Male 59 · Female 50

English learner program enrollment108

Hispanic 29 · Asian 8 · Black 65 · White 5 · Two+ 1 | Male 58 · Female 50

Enrollment1,003

Hispanic 110 · Am. Indian / AK Native 36 · Asian 25 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 166 · White 583 · Two+ 82 | Male 469 · Female 531 | English learners 109 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 109 | Nonbinary Or Unknown 3

Students with disabilities (IDEA) enrollment

Hispanic 17 · Am. Indian / AK Native 9 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 23 · Two+ 20 | Male 93 · Female 59 | English learners 23

Students with disabilities (Section 504) enrollment109

Hispanic 7 · Am. Indian / AK Native 4 · Asian 4 · Black 12 · White 73 · Two+ 9 | Male 60 · Female 49 | English learners 4

Grade Retention

Students retained, grade 6, offeredNo

Students retained, grade 71

White 1 | Male 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1

Students retained, grade 7, offeredYes

Students retained, grade 8, offeredNo

Single-Sex Classes

Single-sex classes, offeredNo

Internet Access and Devices

Internet access, Wi-Fi hotspots providedYes

Internet access, Wi-Fi-enabled devices provided994

Internet access, devices provided to studentsNo

Internet access, school-issued devicesYes

School Support and Staffing

School counselors (FTE)3

Security staff (FTE), security guards0

Security staff (FTE), sworn law enforcement officers0.9

Support services staff (FTE), nurses1

Support services staff (FTE), psychologists0

Support services staff (FTE), social workers0.4

Teachers (FTE), certified teachers70.35

Teachers (FTE), teachers not certified0

Teachers (FTE), total70.35

Teachers, current-year

Female 74

School Characteristics

Grade offered, grade 6Yes

Grade offered, grade 7Yes

Grade offered, grade 8Yes

School climate & discipline

Suspensions

Days missed due to out-of-school suspension787

Hispanic 119 · Am. Indian / AK Native 14 · Asian 4 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 279 · White 250 · Two+ 121 | Male 482 · Female 305 | English learners 225 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 255 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 97

In-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))98

Hispanic 9 · Am. Indian / AK Native 4 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 29 · White 39 · Two+ 16 | Male 61 · Female 37

In-school suspensions (students with disabilities)

English learners 18 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 31

In-school suspensions (students without disabilities)143

Hispanic 30 · Am. Indian / AK Native 3 · Asian 4 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 47 · White 44 · Two+ 15 | Male 78 · Female 65 | English learners 35

Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))13

Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 5 · White 4 · Two+ 3 | Male 8 · Female 5

Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities)

English learners 5 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students without disabilities)11

Hispanic 2 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 6 · White 3 · Two+ 0 | Male 6 · Female 5 | English learners 6

Out-of-school suspension instances

Sch Oosinstances Wodis 80 · Sch Oosinstances Idea 48 · Sch Oosinstances 504 13

Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities (IDEA))23

Hispanic 3 · Am. Indian / AK Native 2 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 6 · White 9 · Two+ 2 | Male 14 · Female 9

Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities)

English learners 2 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 12

Single out-of-school suspension (students without disabilities)40

Hispanic 6 · Am. Indian / AK Native 2 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 17 · White 10 · Two+ 5 | Male 18 · Female 22 | English learners 5

Expulsions

Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students with disabilities (IDEA))1

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 1 | Male 1 · Female 0

Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students with disabilities)

English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 1

Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students without disabilities)0

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0

Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))0

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0

Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities)

English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Expulsions with educational services (students without disabilities)0

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0

Expulsions without educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))1

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 1 | Male 1 · Female 0

Expulsions without educational services (students with disabilities)

English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 1

Expulsions without educational services (students without disabilities)0

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0

Restraint and Seclusion

Instances of restraint or seclusion, mechanical restraint

Sch Rsinstances Mech Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Mech Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Mech 504 0

Instances of restraint or seclusion, physical restraint

Sch Rsinstances Phys Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Phys Idea 50 · Sch Rsinstances Phys 504 0

Instances of restraint or seclusion, seclusion

Sch Rsinstances Secl Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl 504 0

Students subjected to restraint or seclusion, physical restraint (students with disabilities (IDEA))5

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 3 · Two+ 1 | Male 5 · Female 0 | English learners 0

Referrals to Law Enforcement and School-Related Arrests

Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities (IDEA))33

Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 13 · White 12 · Two+ 6 | Male 18 · Female 15

Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities)

English learners 9 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 6

Referrals to law enforcement (students without disabilities)56

Hispanic 12 · Am. Indian / AK Native 2 · Asian 3 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 20 · White 11 · Two+ 8 | Male 28 · Female 28 | English learners 17

School-related arrests (students with disabilities (IDEA))0

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0

School-related arrests (students with disabilities)

English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

School-related arrests (students without disabilities)0

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0

Allegations of Harassment or Bullying

Allegations of harassment or bullying, on the basis of religion

Sch Hballegations Rel Atag 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Budd 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Cath 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel East 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Hind 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Islm 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Jwit 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Jwsh 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Morm 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Multi 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Othchrn 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Othrel 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Prot 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Sikh 0

Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of disability0

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of race, color, or national origin0

Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of sex12

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 6 · White 3 · Two+ 3 | Male 9 · Female 3 | English learners 5 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 8 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 4

Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of disability0

Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of race, color, or national origin0

Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of sex0

Offenses

Allegations, physical attack or battery, duty to report — not resolved0

Allegations, physical attack or battery, pending resolution0

Allegations, physical attack or battery, referred but not resulting in disciplinary action0

Allegations, physical attack or battery, reported to a duty to report0

Allegations, physical attack or battery, resulting in disciplinary action0

Allegations, rape or attempted rape, duty to report — not resolved0

Allegations, rape or attempted rape, pending resolution0

Allegations, rape or attempted rape, referred but not resulting in disciplinary action0

Allegations, rape or attempted rape, reported to a duty to report0

Allegations, rape or attempted rape, resulting in disciplinary action0

Firearm use incidents, reportedNo

Homicides, reportedNo

Incidents, physical attack or battery1

Sch Offense Batt Bystaf 0 · Sch Offense Batt Bystud 1

Incidents, physical attack with a weapon0

Incidents, physical attack without a weapon235

Incidents, possession of a firearm or explosive device0

Incidents, rape or attempted rape0

Incidents, robbery with a weapon0

Incidents, robbery without a weapon0

Incidents, threats with a weapon0

Incidents, threats without a weapon80

Transfers to Alternative Schools

Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities (IDEA))0

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0

Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities)

English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0

Transfers to alternative schools (students without disabilities)0

Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0