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McCook Central High School - 01

PublicHighGrades 9–12

200 E Essex, Salem, SD 57058 · (605) 425-2264 · Part of McCook Central School District 43-7

Salem’s School Grade C− better than 22% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
118
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about McCook Central High School - 01

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–8McCook Central Middle School - 0384 students
9–12McCook Central High School - 01You are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 52.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

200 E Essex, Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 931
Grade 1026
Grade 1134
Grade 1227
Enrollment over time
120’20
118’21
128’22
121’23
118’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McCook Central High School - 01 from Salem families.

Other schools in McCook Central School District 43-7

The district →
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
225 students13:1
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Salem
D
28 students23:1
McCook Central Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
B
84 students13:1

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; Salem’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.