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East Middle School - 30

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East Middle School - 30 ranks 156 th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 37% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

East Middle School - 30 is a public middle school located in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 611 students. The school 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.

East Middle School - 30 consistently underperforms compared to the Rapid City Area School District and the state of South Dakota in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 37.01%, compared to 42.48% for the district and 50.93% for the state. Similarly, its Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 35.65%, compared to 35.45% for the district and 43.49% for the state. The school's performance in Science for 8th grade is slightly better, with a proficiency rate of 42.43% in 2024-2025, compared to 38.87% for the district and 42.51% for the state. Additionally, East Middle School - 30 has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 31.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

The nearby schools, such as West Middle School - 37, Southwest Middle School - 38, and North Middle School - 35, show a wide range of academic performance. Southwest Middle School - 38 stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics, outperforming the state and the district, while North Middle School - 35 has the lowest academic performance among the nearby schools, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages. East Middle School - 30 also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to its lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

613

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,586

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4860 Homestead St
Rapid City, SD 57703

(605) 394-4092

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Students who attend East Middle School - 30 usually attend:

High:

Central High School - 41

Feeder schools for East Middle School - 30:

Elementary:	Rapid Valley Elementary - 12
	Valley View Elementary - 13

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Two or more races:

14.8%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 20% South Dakota)

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

South Dakota avg47%

156^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle 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	44.4	156 of 246	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	111 of 147	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	100 of 150	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	112 of 143	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	123 of 145	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	114 of 149	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	95 of 147	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.3	92 of 146	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.6	104 of 147	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.7	95 of 145	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	16.1	135 of 146	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	124 of 140	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.0	122 of 139	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.6	125 of 139	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	124 of 136	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.1	124 of 136	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	125 of 141	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.1	117 of 136	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.6	123 of 134	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	25.5	115 of 133	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	5 of 47	89.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	44 of 117	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	155 of 229	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	88 of 107	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	93 of 112	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	89 of 102	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	97 of 113	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	82 of 107	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	73 of 99	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	13 of 47	72.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	64 of 117	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	18 of 26	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.8	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2019	24.0	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.5	5 of 17	70.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	111 of 187	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	48 of 65	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	33 of 46	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	48 of 63	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	60 of 79	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	41 of 71	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	125 of 233	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	92 of 115	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	69 of 116	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	75 of 104	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	99 of 115	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	73 of 111	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	5.1	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	67 of 115	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	67 of 111	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	97 of 181	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.7	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	33.9	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	144 of 230	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	106 of 132	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	97 of 136	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	124 of 136	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	108 of 136	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	94 of 131	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)89th percentile+53 vs school

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+43 vs school

Foster Care (2025)72nd percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+26 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science42%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

Mathematics36%-8 vs state

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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 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 All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Douglas Middle School - 01	Public	6-8	691 Tower Rd	Box Elder	57719	Pennington County	Douglas School District 51-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 923-0050	633	45	14.1	37.8%	410 (64.8%)	11 (1.7%)	77 (12.2%)	5 (0.8%)	47 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (13.0%)	43.6	157^th of 246 public middle schools	36.2%		34.1	105^th of 147 public middle schools	28.6%	52		42.2	50.8	44.7	45.7		26.6	36.6	21.6	28.2		31.6		$11,637	$790	$10,847
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
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
Stagebarn Middle School - 10	Public	5-8	12500 Sturgis Rd	Summerset	57769	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-4172	432	31	13.8	28.2%	363 (84.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	62	88^th of 246 public middle schools	64.2%		51.3	75^th of 147 public middle schools	49.0%	13	47.9	39.8	56.3	54.4	49.5	39.3	33.0	60.2	44.7	44.1	43.6	55.3	49.1	$10,504	$214	$10,290
New Underwood Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	300 E Ash St	New Underwood	57761	Pennington County	New Underwood School District 51-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 754-6485	75	4	17.3	18.7%	57 (76.0%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.3%)	49.4	133^rd of 246 public middle schools	45.9%		34.1	104^th of 147 public middle schools	29.3%	29		53.8	47.8	50.0	50.7		23.1	34.8	23.1	26.7		46.2		$11,306	$250	$11,055
Hermosa Middle School - 07	Public	7-8	11 4th St	Hermosa	57744	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 255-4345	48	5	9.0	31.3%	40 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	2 (4.2%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	51.1	130^th of 246 public middle schools	47.2%					(n/a)			71.4	38.5	53.2			38.1	26.9	31.9		34.6		$15,464	$445	$15,018

Frequently Asked Questions about East Middle School - 30

Is East Middle School - 30 a good school?

East Middle School - 30 ranks 156^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is East Middle School - 30 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

What is the racial makeup of East Middle School - 30?

Students at East Middle School - 30 are 63% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 9% American Indian, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of East Middle School - 30 attend?

Students who attend East Middle School - 30 usually go on to attend Central High School - 41

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In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended East Middle School - 30.

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