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Black Hawk Elementary - 03

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Black Hawk Elementary - 03 ranks 205 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Black Hawk Elementary - 03 is a public elementary school serving 340 students in grades K-5 in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 in South Dakota. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools, with a current ranking of 205 out of 300 schools and a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Black Hawk Elementary - 03 underperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 40.23% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.48% for the district and 50.93% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 31.61%, compared to 35.45% for the district and 43.49% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 31.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Rapid City Area School District, Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 and Pinedale Elementary - 11 both significantly outperform Black Hawk Elementary - 03 in academic measures. However, Black Hawk Elementary - 03 does perform better than some of the other lower-performing schools in the district, such as Horace Mann Elementary - 07 and General Beadle Elementary - 01.

305

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,703

Per pupil spending ?

34.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7108 Seeaire St
Black Hawk, SD 57718

(605) 787-6701

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Students who attend Black Hawk Elementary - 03 usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle School - 37
High:	Stevens High School - 42

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg47%

205^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	38.6	205 of 300	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.6	182 of 201	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	186 of 204	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	192 of 202	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	185 of 202	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	148 of 206	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	168 of 204	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	178 of 207	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	171 of 206	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	174 of 209	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.0	169 of 201	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.8	173 of 214	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.6	130 of 205	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.3	120 of 206	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	126 of 196	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.7	105 of 194	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.1	151 of 194	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.9	141 of 197	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.8	144 of 194	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	48.2	126 of 189	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.4	89 of 187	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	173 of 176	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	190 of 291	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	140 of 165	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	142 of 154	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	139 of 150	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	133 of 151	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	100 of 155	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	127 of 163	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	95 of 163	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	7 of 61	88.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	142 of 237	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	108 of 110	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	104 of 112	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	97 of 106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	97 of 121	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	101 of 121	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	208 of 292	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	148 of 161	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	148 of 166	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	145 of 154	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	145 of 157	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	109 of 160	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	142 of 170	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	37 of 58	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	140 of 165	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	81 of 152	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	203 of 248	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	70 of 72	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	211 of 287	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	176 of 184	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	178 of 185	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	182 of 184	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	180 of 185	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	143 of 191	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	173 of 186	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)89th percentile+57 vs school

Native American (2025)47th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-12 vs state

Science31%-10 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
Black Hawk Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	7108 Seeaire St	Black Hawk	57718	Meade County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-6701	305	20	15.0	34.1%	228 (74.8%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	38.6	205^th of 300 public elementary schools	31.7%		12.6	182^nd of 201 public elementary schools	9.5%	23	33.8	40.0	47.5	40.2	36.9	24.0	32.2	31.6	30.5	$11,703	$726	$10,976
Pinedale Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	4901 W Chicago St	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1805	377	22	16.8	14.1%	301 (79.8%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.4%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	70.6	79^th of 300 public elementary schools	73.7%		78.6	30^th of 201 public elementary schools	85.1%	49	60.0	58.6	50.9	56.9	62.9	62.9	56.4	61.0	49.1	$11,862	$657	$11,205
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
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
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
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
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
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05	Public	K-4	16159 2nd St	Piedmont	57769	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-5295	514	37	13.8	25.3%	435 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	66.7	96^th of 300 public elementary schools	68.0%		68.9	51^st of 201 public elementary schools	74.6%	45	56.0	49.6		52.6	66.0	58.6		62.1		$10,908	$800	$10,108
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Black Hawk Elementary - 03

How many students attend Black Hawk Elementary - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Black Hawk Elementary - 03.

What is the racial makeup of Black Hawk Elementary - 03?

Students at Black Hawk Elementary - 03 are 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% American Indian.

Is Black Hawk Elementary - 03 a good school?

Black Hawk Elementary - 03 ranks 205^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Black Hawk Elementary - 03 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

What schools do graduates of Black Hawk Elementary - 03 attend?

Students who attend Black Hawk Elementary - 03 usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Middle School - 37
High : Stevens High School - 42

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