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Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

400 Illinois Ave, Platte, SD 57369 · (605) 337-3391 · Part of Platte-Geddes School District 11-5

Platte’s School Grade A better than 94% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
94
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Platte kids: Platte - Geddes High School - 01

On the path

Where Platte kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02230 students
6–8Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03You are here
9–12Platte - Geddes High School - 01132 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

400 Illinois Ave, Platte

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 637
Grade 726
Grade 831
Enrollment over time
86’20
92’21
109’22
100’23
94’24

Up 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Hispanic 1%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 from Platte families.

Other schools in Platte-Geddes School District 11-5

The district →
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Platte
A+
230 students13:1
Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Platte
A+
44 students13:1
Platte Colony Elementary - 10
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Academy
22 students7:1
Platte - Geddes High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Platte
C
132 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Dakota’s other public schools; Platte’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.