Alternative/PRU Middle Open

Axtell Park Middle School - 47

๐Ÿ“ 201 N West Ave, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, 57104

40
Pupils
3.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Axtell Park Middle School - 47 is an Alternative/PRU serving middle age pupils, located in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County. The school has 40 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mitch Sheaffer. It is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 3.8:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Mitch Sheaffer
School district
Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Enrollment & staffing

Axtell Park Middle School - 47 enrolls 40 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 70% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 3.8:1.

Male students
28 (70%)
Female students
12 (30%)
Teachers (FTE)
10.6
Student-teacher ratio
3.8:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 28% Two or more races and 10% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1948%
Two or more races1128%
Hispanic or Latino410%
Black or African American37.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native37.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

27 of the school's 40 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 25 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Axtell Park Middle School - 47 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 15, state house district 15.

School district: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Axtell Park Middle School - 47 is one of 43 schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The district serves 25,051 students district-wide and employs 1,683 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 40 students, Axtell Park Middle School - 47 is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.

25,051
District students
43
Schools
1,683
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

10%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
30%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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