Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Summary:

The Rapid City Area School District 51-4 serves the Rapid City area and includes 26 schools, comprising 15 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. The district's performance is mixed, with some standout schools like Southwest Middle School - 38 and Corral Drive Elementary - 21 ranking among the top in the state, while others struggle to meet academic benchmarks.

The district's high-performing schools, such as Southwest Middle School - 38 and Corral Drive Elementary - 21, boast impressive test scores, with over 65% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, the district's alternative schools, like Rapid City Online High School - 92 and the Jefferson Building - 64, face unique challenges and have lower test scores and higher student-teacher ratios.

The data also reveals significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the district, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. This suggests a need for more equitable resource allocation and targeted interventions to address these disparities. Additionally, the district's overall 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% is on par with the state average, while the dropout rate of 2.6% is slightly lower.

District Detail

625 9th St Ste 208
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 394-4031

SchoolDigger Rank:
112^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,313

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)									Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)									Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Middle School - 38	Public	6-8	4501 Park Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-6792	614	38	16.2	12.9%	471 (76.7%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.4%)	16 (2.6%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.8%)	82.6	14^th of 246 public middle schools	94.3%		89.2	6^th of 147 public middle schools	95.9%	8				64.4	71.4	66.5			67.4				62.9	69.0	66.0			66.0		56.9			$12,004	$628	$11,376
Stevens High School - 42	Public	9-12	4215 Raider Rd	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4051	1,771	91	19.4	12.0%	1,385 (78.2%)	13 (0.7%)	134 (7.6%)	22 (1.2%)	76 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	139 (7.8%)	70.9	39^th of 166 public high schools	76.5%		54.1	67^th of 141 public high schools	52.5%	28							76.1	73.3	76.0							44.4	33.3	44.0			49.7	48.9	$10,965	$669	$10,297
South Canyon Elementary - 15	Public	K-5	218 Nordbye Ln	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1801	274	19	14.4	30.7%	181 (66.1%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.2%)	42.6	191^st of 300 public elementary schools	36.3%		49.1	115^th of 201 public elementary schools	42.8%	76	39.2	50.0	37.7						41.8	47.1	45.2	22.6						37.7	28.3				$11,724	$656	$11,067
East Middle School - 30	Public	6-8	4860 Homestead St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4092	613	39	15.7	41.4%	384 (62.6%)	7 (1.1%)	69 (11.3%)	7 (1.1%)	55 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (14.8%)	44.4	156^th of 246 public middle schools	36.6%		29.1	111^th of 147 public middle schools	24.5%	45				30.8	40.3	40.6			37.0				37.5	27.3	44.2			35.7		42.4			$11,586	$648	$10,938
Central High School - 41	Public	9-12	433 Mt Rushmore Rd	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4023	1,998	118	16.9	44.8%	962 (48.1%)	32 (1.6%)	239 (12.0%)	26 (1.3%)	466 (23.3%)	2 (0.1%)	271 (13.6%)	26.5	139^th of 166 public high schools	16.3%		16.6	120^th of 141 public high schools	14.9%	19							44.8	34.2	43.8							23.6	5.3	21.8			25.7	24.5	$11,459	$911	$10,548
Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17	Public	K-5	827 Franklin St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1837	328	21	15.8	41.8%	172 (52.4%)	12 (3.7%)	43 (13.1%)	6 (1.8%)	62 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	44.6	184^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.7%		35.9	140^th of 201 public elementary schools	30.3%	44	32.0	50.0	38.8						40.5	40.0	46.3	32.7						39.9	34.7				$11,683	$1,137	$10,546
North Middle School - 35	Public	6-8	1501 N Maple St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-4042	418	35	12.0	100.0%	87 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.3%)	6 (1.4%)	204 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.4%)	20	209^th of 246 public middle schools	15.0%		6	142^nd of 147 public middle schools	3.4%	67				7.2	26.8	22.1			18.4				6.5	17.3	19.9			14.4		23.7			$13,697	$1,382	$12,315
South Middle School - 36	Public	6-8	2 Indiana St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4024	618	45	13.6	60.5%	280 (45.3%)	12 (1.9%)	73 (11.8%)	6 (1.0%)	141 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (17.2%)	34.2	176^th of 246 public middle schools	28.5%		18.3	129^th of 147 public middle schools	12.2%	47				41.9	32.8	39.0			38.0				24.9	20.7	18.7			21.6		29.1			$12,597	$621	$11,976
General Beadle Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Van Buren St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1841	483	26	18.4	100.0%	93 (19.3%)	8 (1.7%)	71 (14.7%)	6 (1.2%)	256 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	10.4	276^th of 300 public elementary schools	8.0%		2.8	199^th of 201 public elementary schools	1.0%	77	6.3	17.3	15.8						13.0	11.4	12.0	2.6						8.7	5.3				$10,845	$1,378	$9,467
Black Hawk Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	7108 Seeaire St	Black Hawk	57718	Meade County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-6701	305	20	15.0	34.1%	228 (74.8%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	38.6	205^th of 300 public elementary schools	31.7%		12.6	182^nd of 201 public elementary schools	9.5%	23	33.8	40.0	47.5						40.2	36.9	24.0	32.2						31.6	30.5				$11,703	$726	$10,976
Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	1701 Downing St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1851	368	28	13.0	100.0%	78 (21.2%)	4 (1.1%)	43 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	181 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (16.6%)	16.8	262^nd of 300 public elementary schools	12.7%		3.7	197^th of 201 public elementary schools	2.0%	65	25.4	10.5	20.4						18.8	25.4	17.9	5.6						17.2	16.7				$12,239	$1,513	$10,726
Robbinsdale Elementary - 14	Public	PK, KG-5	424 E Indiana St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1825	328	25	12.9	100.0%	153 (46.6%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	78 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.9%)	15.4	264^th of 300 public elementary schools	12.0%		5.9	193^rd of 201 public elementary schools	4.0%	71	21.3	10.9	21.3						17.5	10.6	14.6	17.0						14.1	14.9				$12,516	$1,553	$10,962
Corral Drive Elementary - 21	Public	K-5	3736 Corral Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-6789	439	22	20.0	6.2%	364 (82.9%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	16 (3.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	69.8	88^th of 300 public elementary schools	70.7%		80.3	26^th of 201 public elementary schools	87.1%	62	54.4	52.6	63.4						56.6	53.2	61.5	59.2						57.9	54.9				$10,513	$665	$9,848
Pinedale Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	4901 W Chicago St	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1805	377	22	16.8	14.1%	301 (79.8%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.4%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	70.6	79^th of 300 public elementary schools	73.7%		78.6	30^th of 201 public elementary schools	85.1%	49	60.0	58.6	50.9						56.9	62.9	62.9	56.4						61.0	49.1				$11,862	$657	$11,205
Grandview Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	3301 Grandview Dr	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1829	431	26	16.3	39.2%	252 (58.5%)	7 (1.6%)	52 (12.1%)	6 (1.4%)	69 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	46.1	179^th of 300 public elementary schools	40.3%		47.8	118^th of 201 public elementary schools	41.3%	61	33.0	39.7	54.0						41.1	34.1	45.2	41.3						39.7	41.3				$10,978	$832	$10,146
Meadowbrook Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	3125 W Flormann St	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1821	478	29	16.5	24.7%	329 (68.8%)	5 (1.0%)	49 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.5%)	65.5	102^nd of 300 public elementary schools	66.0%		61.9	72^nd of 201 public elementary schools	64.2%	30	46.0	60.3	64.6						57.2	49.4	55.1	52.5						52.3	45.5				$11,023	$704	$10,319
Horace Mann Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	902 Anamosa St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1847	274	20	13.5	100.0%	66 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.8%)	2 (0.7%)	111 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.9%)	13.5	270^th of 300 public elementary schools	10.0%		5.8	194^th of 201 public elementary schools	3.5%	76	11.4	24.3	21.4						18.7	13.6	13.5	7.1						11.4	7.1				$12,171	$1,548	$10,622
West Middle School - 37	Public	6-8	1003 Soo San Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4033	591	38	15.4	27.2%	421 (71.2%)	6 (1.0%)	55 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.5%)	56.3	108^th of 246 public middle schools	56.1%		46.4	86^th of 147 public middle schools	41.5%	22				55.9	40.4	52.9			49.6				43.6	36.3	46.0			41.9		38.0			$12,565	$631	$11,934
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Covington St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 393-2221	486	31	15.5	42.2%	315 (64.8%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.3%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.6%)	47.7	173^rd of 300 public elementary schools	42.3%		33.3	147^th of 201 public elementary schools	26.9%	26	31.7	47.8	54.1						44.0	45.1	42.0	32.4						40.0	37.8				$11,932	$1,555	$10,377
South Park Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	207 Flormann St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1833	313	23	13.8	100.0%	118 (37.7%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	109 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (15.0%)	27.1	237^th of 300 public elementary schools	21.0%		17.8	178^th of 201 public elementary schools	11.4%	59	42.0	17.3	23.4						27.5	32.0	30.8	19.2						27.5	21.3				$12,731	$1,994	$10,737
Valley View Elementary - 13	Public	K-5	4840 Homestead St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 393-2812	605	34	17.7	41.2%	388 (64.1%)	5 (0.8%)	51 (8.4%)	7 (1.2%)	65 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (14.5%)	29.4	231^st of 300 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.4	165^th of 201 public elementary schools	17.9%	66	21.2	21.1	38.1						26.8	31.3	26.6	27.6						28.4	31.4				$10,910	$1,246	$9,664
Jefferson Building - 64	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21 St Joseph St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1813	98	15	6.4	13.3%	48 (49.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (28.6%)	1 (1.0%)	13 (13.3%)								(n/a)
Rapid City High School - 45	Public		601 Columbus St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4048																			(n/a)
Lincoln Building - 44	Public	12	851 West St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1813	23	1	23.0	60.9%	13 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (21.7%)								(n/a)
Wellfully - 65	Public, Alternative	1-12	22 Waterloo St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4048	7	1	7.0		3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Rapid City Online High School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	625 9th St Ste 208	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 394-4048	73	1	101.3	26.0%	42 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.1%)	11.7	154^th of 166 public high schools	7.2%		6.9	128^th of 141 public high schools	9.2%	26							28.6	0.0	18.8							4.8	0.0	3.1			14.3	9.4	$6,917	$598	$6,319

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meade School District 46-1	11.74 mi	11	65^th
Douglas School District 51-1	12.47 mi	4	104^th
Custer School District 16-1	14.53 mi	6	58^th
Hill City School District 51-2	16.52 mi	3	31^st
Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	17.87 mi	4	106^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.