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General Beadle Elementary - 01

Public Grades PK, KG-5

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

General Beadle Elementary - 01 is a public elementary school in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 441 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.

General Beadle Elementary - 01 consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of South Dakota elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 13.04% in ELA and 8.69% in Math, compared to 42.48% and 35.45% for the district, and 50.93% and 43.49% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade Math, with only 2.64% proficiency in 2024-2025, compared to 30.8% for the district and 41.37% for the state. Additionally, General Beadle Elementary - 01 has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 34.6% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 generally perform better than General Beadle Elementary - 01 on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings from SchoolDigger. For example, Meadowbrook Elementary - 10, which is the closest school to General Beadle Elementary - 01 (3.53 miles away), has significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, ranking in the top 50% of South Dakota elementary schools. Other nearby schools, such as Grandview Elementary - 06 and Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17, also outperform General Beadle Elementary - 01 academically, despite being part of the same district.

483

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,845

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Van Buren St
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 394-1841

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Students who attend General Beadle Elementary - 01 usually attend:

Middle:	North Middle School - 35
High:	Central High School - 41

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

53.0%

White:

19.3%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (10% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 20% South Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg47%

276^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Elementary 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	10.4	276 of 300	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	199 of 201	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	199 of 204	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	196 of 202	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	200 of 202	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	192 of 206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	195 of 204	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	194 of 207	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	196 of 206	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	201 of 209	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	194 of 201	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.1	207 of 214	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	197 of 205	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.1	194 of 206	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.7	190 of 196	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	186 of 194	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.5	180 of 194	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	190 of 197	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	179 of 194	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	166 of 189	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.2	171 of 187	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	73 of 81	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	46 of 58	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	145 of 176	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	262 of 291	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	163 of 165	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	152 of 154	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	147 of 150	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	151 of 151	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	145 of 155	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	152 of 163	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	19 of 61	68.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	143 of 163	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	27 of 61	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	224 of 237	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	107 of 110	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	102 of 112	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	68 of 80	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	104 of 106	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	110 of 121	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	106 of 121	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	271 of 292	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	161 of 161	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	163 of 166	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	147 of 154	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	152 of 157	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	145 of 160	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	161 of 170	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	153 of 165	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	120 of 152	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	19 of 35	45.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	234 of 248	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	257 of 287	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	178 of 184	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	184 of 185	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	171 of 184	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	181 of 186	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2025)69th percentile+61 vs school

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+48 vs school

Native American (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)10th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-38 vs state

Mathematics9%-35 vs state

Science5%-35 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about General Beadle Elementary - 01

Is General Beadle Elementary - 01 a good school?

General Beadle Elementary - 01 ranks in the bottom 8.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of General Beadle Elementary - 01 attend?

Students who attend General Beadle Elementary - 01 usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Middle School - 35
High : Central High School - 41

What district is General Beadle Elementary - 01 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

What is the racial makeup of General Beadle Elementary - 01?

Students at General Beadle Elementary - 01 are 53% American Indian, 19% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend General Beadle Elementary - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended General Beadle Elementary - 01.

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