Best Public Schools in Black Hawk, SD

The city of Black Hawk, South Dakota has only one school in its district - Black Hawk Elementary - 03. This school serves elementary students and is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4. Based on the available data, Black Hawk Elementary - 03 appears to be a struggling school that consistently ranks in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools in terms of academic performance.

The school's proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments are below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 40.23% in ELA and 31.61% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% in ELA and 43.49% in Math. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was also below the state average, at 30.51% compared to 40.54%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 25% in the 2023-2024 school year.

While the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are in line with district and state averages, the combination of low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, at 20.2% in the 2024-2025 school year, may indicate that the school is facing resource challenges or other systemic issues that are impacting its ability to effectively support student learning. Overall, the data suggests that Black Hawk Elementary - 03 is a struggling school that may need additional support and resources to improve student outcomes and provide a high-quality education for its students.