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Best Middle Schools
in Lakota Local

This page covers 4 middle schools in Lakota Local. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

4
Schools Ranked
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State
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Middle Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Hopewell Junior School
Grades 07–08506 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
25.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,772
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
2
rank
Lakota Ridge Junior School
Grades 07–08679 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
26.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,772
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
3
rank
Liberty Junior School
Grades 07–08752 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
26.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,772
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
4
rank
Lakota Plains Junior School
Grades 07–08757 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
37
/100
Student:Teacher
25.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,772
Below nat'l avg
How We Rank Middle Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the middle school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
35%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Reflects long-run economic outcomes for children raised in this area.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes. Particularly important during the middle years when academic and social needs are at their most complex.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
15%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Reflects the economic profile of the community the school serves.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
4
Middle Schools
20
Total Schools
43
#1 Score
40
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.