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North Middle School - 35

Public Grades 6-8

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 15% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

North Middle School - 35 is a public middle school located in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 480 students. 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.

North Middle School - 35 consistently underperforms compared to the Rapid City Area School District and the state of South Dakota in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.38% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.48% for the district and 50.93% for the state. Similarly, only 14.36% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.45% for the district and 43.49% for the state. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 54.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing North Middle School - 35 to other middle schools in the Rapid City area, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Southwest Middle School - 38, which is also part of the Rapid City Area School District, consistently ranks among the top 5% of South Dakota middle schools and outperforms the state and district averages in ELA and Mathematics. The significant achievement gaps between North Middle School - 35 and the state averages for various student subgroups suggest that the school may not be effectively meeting the needs of its diverse student population.

418

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,697

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 N Maple St
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 394-4042

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Students who attend North Middle School - 35 usually attend:

High:

Central High School - 41

Feeder schools for North Middle School - 35:

Elementary:	General Beadle Elementary - 01
	Horace Mann Elementary - 07
	Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

48.8%

White:

20.8%

Hispanic:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 20% South Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg39%

South Dakota avg47%

209^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	20.0	209 of 246	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	142 of 147	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	141 of 150	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	140 of 143	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	142 of 145	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	142 of 149	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	135 of 147	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	133 of 146	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	138 of 147	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	136 of 145	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.4	140 of 145	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.2	143 of 146	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	134 of 140	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.1	131 of 139	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.7	133 of 139	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	132 of 136	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.1	131 of 136	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.3	134 of 141	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.9	130 of 136	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.2	128 of 134	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.7	125 of 133	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	18 of 39	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	110 of 117	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	196 of 229	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	106 of 107	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	108 of 112	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	99 of 102	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	112 of 113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	103 of 107	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	89 of 99	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	33 of 47	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	88 of 117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	150 of 187	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	61 of 65	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	58 of 70	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	55 of 63	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	73 of 79	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	58 of 71	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	186 of 233	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	114 of 115	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	108 of 116	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	101 of 104	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	109 of 115	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	103 of 110	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	104 of 111	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	100 of 115	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	75 of 111	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	24 of 29	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	138 of 181	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	183 of 230	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	126 of 132	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	122 of 136	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	125 of 132	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	125 of 136	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	114 of 136	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	127 of 131	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)54th percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+23 vs school

Native American (2025)32nd percentile+17 vs school

Foster Care (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-19 vs state

English Language Arts18%-33 vs state

Mathematics14%-29 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Middle School - 35

What district is North Middle School - 35 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Is North Middle School - 35 a good school?

North Middle School - 35 ranks in the bottom 15.0% of South Dakota middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of North Middle School - 35?

Students at North Middle School - 35 are 49% American Indian, 21% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend North Middle School - 35?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended North Middle School - 35.

What high school do graduates of North Middle School - 35 attend?

Students who attend North Middle School - 35 usually go on to attend Central High School - 41

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