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Central High School - 41

Public Grades 9-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 16% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Central High School - 41 is a public high school in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving 2,020 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4, which is ranked 112 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central High School - 41 consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic assessments, with only 43.77% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 50.93% statewide. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 37th out of 144 high schools in 2012-2013 to 139th out of 166 high schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates than the state and district averages.

While Central High School - 41 struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, it performs relatively better in supporting the academic achievement of Asian, African American, Hispanic, Native American, and English Language Learner students. In comparison, Stevens High School, another high school in the Rapid City Area School District, consistently outperforms Central High School - 41 in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The challenges faced by Central High School - 41 may be influenced by its location in a high-poverty area and the overall performance of the district, which will require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

1,998

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,459

Per pupil spending ?

44.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

433 Mt Rushmore Rd
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 394-4023

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Feeder schools for Central High School - 41:

Elementary:	General Beadle Elementary - 01
	Grandview Elementary - 06
	Horace Mann Elementary - 07
	Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08
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	Rapid Valley Elementary - 12
	Robbinsdale Elementary - 14
	South Park Elementary - 16
	Valley View Elementary - 13
Middle:	East Middle School - 30
	North Middle School - 35
	South Middle School - 36

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.1%

American Indian:

23.3%

Two or more races:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Dakota average (64% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg47%

139^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	26.5	139 of 166	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	120 of 141	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	98 of 134	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	90 of 140	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	74 of 135	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	95 of 138	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.8	60 of 137	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.9	99 of 141	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.2	60 of 133	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.8	37 of 144	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	40 of 143	72.0%	★★★★☆
2011	25.9	119 of 141	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.7	95 of 150	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.4	110 of 144	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.1	88 of 135	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.9	112 of 141	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	112 of 136	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.7	114 of 137	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.9	99 of 132	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.5	100 of 133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	134 of 164	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	87 of 93	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	69 of 84	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	60 of 89	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	55 of 83	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	66 of 82	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	13 of 23	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	43 of 81	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	127 of 154	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	36 of 48	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.6	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.8	5 of 37	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	31.6	33 of 44	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.7	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	130 of 162	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	85 of 107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	65 of 87	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	53 of 89	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	38 of 88	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	54 of 90	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	61 of 89	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2018	12.5	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	42 of 83	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.4	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.1	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	74 of 140	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	131 of 158	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	112 of 125	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	86 of 123	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	72 of 129	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	63 of 123	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	88 of 123	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+35 vs school

Native American (2025)49th percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+31 vs school

Military Connected (2025)47th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+31 vs school

Foster Care (2025)43rd percentile+27 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-7 vs state

Science24%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-22 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 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
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
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
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)
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
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
New Underwood High School - 01	Public	9-12	300 E Ash St	New Underwood	57761	Pennington County	New Underwood School District 51-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 754-6485	92	6	14.4	22.8%	77 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (13.0%)	44.5	102^nd of 166 public high schools	38.6%		42.3	85^th of 141 public high schools	39.7%	17	38.9	100.0	42.1	38.9	0.0	36.8	44.5	42.1	$12,538	$254	$12,284

Frequently Asked Questions about Central High School - 41

What schools feed into Central High School - 41?

Central High School - 41 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : General Beadle Elementary - 01
Elementary : Grandview Elementary - 06
Elementary : Horace Mann Elementary - 07
Elementary : Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08
Elementary : Rapid Valley Elementary - 12
Elementary : Robbinsdale Elementary - 14
Elementary : South Park Elementary - 16
Elementary : Valley View Elementary - 13
Middle : East Middle School - 30
Middle : North Middle School - 35
Middle : South Middle School - 36

How many students attend Central High School - 41?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,998 students attended Central High School - 41.

What district is Central High School - 41 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Is Central High School - 41 a good school?

Central High School - 41 ranks in the bottom 16.3% of South Dakota high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Central High School - 41?

Students at Central High School - 41 are 48% White, 23% American Indian, 14% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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