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Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08

Public Grades K-5

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 is a public elementary school in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving 357 students in grades K-5. 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.

Academically, Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 consistently performs below the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.75% 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 17.19%, while the district and state had 35.45% and 43.49%, respectively. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.2% to 35.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 consistently performs worse academically. For example, Meadowbrook Elementary - 10, Grandview Elementary - 06, and Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 have significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 continues to struggle academically, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and resources may be crucial in improving student outcomes.

368

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,239

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 Downing St
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 394-1851

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Students who attend Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

49.2%

White:

21.2%

Two or more races:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg47%

262^nd of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	16.8	262 of 300	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	197 of 201	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	190 of 204	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	198 of 202	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	199 of 202	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	198 of 206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	191 of 204	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	190 of 207	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	179 of 206	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	190 of 209	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.5	190 of 201	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	199 of 214	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	191 of 205	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	193 of 206	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	185 of 196	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.4	181 of 194	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.0	186 of 194	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.7	186 of 197	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	177 of 194	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.3	174 of 189	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.5	176 of 187	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	76 of 81	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	256 of 291	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	162 of 165	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	147 of 154	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	144 of 150	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	147 of 151	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	147 of 155	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	151 of 163	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	60 of 61	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	111 of 163	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	87.4	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	25 of 61	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	207 of 237	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	104 of 110	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	86 of 112	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	70 of 80	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	103 of 106	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	114 of 121	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	98 of 121	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	253 of 292	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	155 of 161	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	147 of 166	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	150 of 154	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	154 of 157	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	152 of 160	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	155 of 170	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	133 of 165	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	102 of 152	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	211 of 248	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	224 of 287	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	167 of 185	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	180 of 184	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	181 of 185	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	176 of 191	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	180 of 186	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)59th percentile+46 vs school

Military Connected (2025)34th percentile+22 vs school

Native American (2025)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

Foster Care (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-32 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

Science17%-24 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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08

What is the racial makeup of Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08?

Students at Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 are 49% American Indian, 21% White, 17% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08.

What schools do graduates of Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 attend?

Students who attend Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Is Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 a good school?

Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 ranks in the bottom 12.7% of South Dakota elementary schools.

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