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Stevens High School - 42

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Stevens High School - 42 ranks 39 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 77% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Stevens High School - 42 is a public high school located in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,763 students. It is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4, which is ranked 112 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stevens High School - 42 consistently ranks among the top high schools in South Dakota, with rankings ranging from 4th to 67th out of over 140 schools in recent years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in English Language Arts, where proficiency rates consistently exceed 70%. Additionally, the school maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84% to 89.4% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Rapid City Area School District, Stevens High School - 42 stands out as the highest-performing, with significantly better academic outcomes and lower dropout rates. The performance of Rapid City Online High School - 92 and Central High School - 41, which are also part of the same district, is notably lower than Stevens High School - 42. However, the nearby Hill City High School - 01, which is in a different district, also performs well and is ranked among the top high schools in the state, suggesting that factors beyond the district may contribute to a school's success.

1,771

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,965

Per pupil spending ?

12%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4215 Raider Rd
Rapid City, SD 57702

(605) 394-4051

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Feeder schools for Stevens High School - 42:

Elementary:	Black Hawk Elementary - 03
	Corral Drive Elementary - 21
	Meadowbrook Elementary - 10
	Pinedale Elementary - 11
	More...
	South Canyon Elementary - 15
	Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17
Middle:	Southwest Middle School - 38
	West Middle School - 37

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 97th percentile in 2018 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (56% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of South Dakota high schools

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (86%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 97th-percentile peak (2018) to 77th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg47%

39^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4

112^th of 147Rapid City Area School District 51-4 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	39 of 166	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	67 of 141	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.2	31 of 134	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.4	7 of 140	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	6 of 135	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	4 of 138	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	83.5	14 of 137	89.8%	★★★★★
2016	81.7	11 of 141	92.2%	★★★★★
2015	83.7	17 of 133	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	45 of 144	68.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	35 of 143	75.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	27 of 141	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	78.1	19 of 150	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	68.6	40 of 144	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	80.0	19 of 135	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	28 of 141	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	84.8	10 of 136	92.6%	★★★★★
2005	75.3	25 of 137	81.8%	★★★★☆
2004	83.2	13 of 132	90.2%	★★★★★
2003	82.0	15 of 133	88.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	28 of 39	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	27 of 45	40.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	42 of 164	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	35.3	66 of 93	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.9	28 of 84	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.2	5 of 89	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	6 of 83	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	4 of 82	95.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	13 of 81	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	98.5	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	75 of 154	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	37 of 48	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	95.4	1 of 25	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	71.4	8 of 37	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	96.4	1 of 44	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	2 of 53	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	53 of 162	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	34 of 107	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	23 of 87	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	94.9	2 of 89	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	6 of 88	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	5 of 90	94.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2022	50.1	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.8	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	29 of 89	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	50 of 83	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.9	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	93.4	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	51 of 140	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.2	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.8	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	46 of 158	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	70 of 125	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.0	35 of 123	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.6	6 of 129	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	6 of 123	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	5 of 123	95.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)63rd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-25 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-37 vs school

Native American (2025)40th percentile-37 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+25 vs state

Science49%+5 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	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
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
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)
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
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
Douglas High School - 03	Public	9-12	420 Patriot Dr	Box Elder	57719	Pennington County	Douglas School District 51-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 923-0030	739	43	17.1	30.7%	509 (68.9%)	11 (1.5%)	79 (10.7%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.3%)	5 (0.7%)	78 (10.6%)	40.9	109^th of 166 public high schools	34.3%		32.1	103^rd of 141 public high schools	27.0%	6	49.6	57.2	50.0	27.8	28.6	27.9	42.1	40.7	$11,206	$761	$10,445
Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10	Public	9-12	22023 Job Corps Ctr	Nemo	57759	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 578-2371	54	6	8.4	94.4%	21 (38.9%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	30 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.1	134^th of 166 public high schools	19.3%					(n/a)	44.4	50.0	45.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	44.4	45.5
Hill City High School - 01	Public	9-12	488 Main St	Hill City	57745	Pennington County	Hill City School District 51-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 574-3000	158	12	13.0	19.0%	113 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (17.7%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	91.8	6^th of 166 public high schools	96.4%		78.2	25^th of 141 public high schools	82.3%	19	80.6			66.7			80.6		$13,444	$316	$13,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Stevens High School - 42

What is the racial makeup of Stevens High School - 42?

Students at Stevens High School - 42 are 78% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Stevens High School - 42 a good school?

Stevens High School - 42 ranks 39^th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stevens High School - 42?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,771 students attended Stevens High School - 42.

What district is Stevens High School - 42 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

What schools feed into Stevens High School - 42?

Stevens High School - 42 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Black Hawk Elementary - 03
Elementary : Corral Drive Elementary - 21
Elementary : Meadowbrook Elementary - 10
Elementary : Pinedale Elementary - 11
Elementary : South Canyon Elementary - 15
Elementary : Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17
Middle : Southwest Middle School - 38
Middle : West Middle School - 37

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