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Pinedale Elementary - 11

Q: Is Pinedale Elementary - 11 a good school?

Pinedale Elementary - 11 ranks 35 th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 203 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Pinedale Elementary - 11 is a K–5 school with 377 students in Rapid City, in Rapid City Area School District 51-4. Its strongest headline is that it leads the 10 nearby schools in both all-grades ELA and math, with 62% proficiency in each subject in 2025–2026.

Math is Pinedale’s strongest result relative to the state and district: its 62% proficiency was 18 points above the state and 28 points above the district. ELA was also well above both, by 13 and 20 points, and Pinedale still led nearby schools even though ELA is its weaker subject relative to those benchmarks. In fifth-grade science, Pinedale scored 55%, 14 points above the state and 23 points above the district; it ranked second nearby, behind Corral Drive Elementary - 21 at 60%. Pinedale also had low chronic absenteeism: 9%, compared with 20% statewide and 31% districtwide.

Results have shifted over time: ELA and math are below their 2022–2023 levels, while fifth-grade science rose from 46% to 55%. ELA and math both improved in the latest year, and Pinedale’s SchoolDigger standing rose to 83rd percentile, 4 stars, and 35th of 203 statewide in 2025–2026, after falling to the 74th percentile the year before; it remains below its 2021–2023 peak of 89–90. The student-teacher ratio was 16.8 in 2024–2025, among the higher ratios nearby. Free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 14% in 2024–2025, the second-lowest share among nearby schools reporting that same measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure for how well it serves Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 16th percentile in 2025–2026, 67 points below its overall percentile; its Special Education Students measure rose from the 33rd to the 80th percentile between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026.

377

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,862

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

4901 W Chicago St
Rapid City, SD 57702

(605) 394-1805

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Students who attend Pinedale Elementary - 11 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.8%

Two or more races:

8.2%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 95th percentile in 2019 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (61% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of South Dakota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 95th-percentile peak (2019) to 83rd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg46%

35^th of 203

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 14Elementary Schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4

101^st of 126Rapid 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	35 of 203	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	79 of 300	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	30 of 201	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	23 of 204	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	20 of 202	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	75.4	34 of 202	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	10 of 206	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	29 of 204	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	75.5	33 of 207	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	61.0	81 of 206	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.9	53 of 209	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	65.6	68 of 201	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	106 of 214	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.5	47 of 205	77.1%	★★★★☆
2010	71.4	46 of 206	77.7%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	51 of 196	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	72.2	37 of 194	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	16 of 194	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	74.7	26 of 197	86.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.5	10 of 194	94.8%	★★★★★
2004	71.1	40 of 189	78.8%	★★★★☆
2003	82.4	11 of 187	94.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	27 of 176	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	52 of 166	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	81 of 291	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	22 of 165	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	20 of 154	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	15 of 150	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	72.2	34 of 151	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	11 of 155	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	74.5	32 of 163	80.4%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	29 of 61	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	84 of 163	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	15 of 61	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	97 of 116	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	203 of 237	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	96.2	1 of 106	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	7 of 121	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	68.6	27 of 121	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	18 of 161	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.8	65 of 292	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	31 of 161	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	22 of 166	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	23 of 154	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	27 of 157	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	11 of 160	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	25 of 170	85.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	25 of 58	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	12 of 165	92.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	25 of 152	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	13 of 64	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	36.9	166 of 248	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	43 of 184	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	100 of 287	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	40 of 184	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	31 of 185	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	22 of 184	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	42 of 185	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	16 of 191	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	71.3	38 of 186	79.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)69th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

Foster Care (2025)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+13 vs state

Mathematics62%+18 vs state

Science55%+14 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	74.7	35^th of 203 public elementary schools	82.8%		70.6	79^th of 300 public elementary schools	73.7%	44	58.1	67.2	60.9	62.2	66.1	64.3	56.5	62.2	55.1		100%	0%	$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%)	43.6	131^st of 203 public elementary schools	35.5%		42.6	191^st of 300 public elementary schools	36.3%	60	44.2	41.2	58.7	47.9	37.2	45.1	39.1	40.7	50.0		97.1%	2.9%	$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%)	50.6	108^th of 203 public elementary schools	46.8%		65.5	102^nd of 300 public elementary schools	66.0%	6	48.0	41.2	64.0	50.7	60.3	42.4	48.0	49.8	41.3		88.1%	10.4%	$11,023	$704	$10,319
Corral Drive Elementary - 21	Public	K-5	3736 Corral Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-6789	439	22	20.0	6.2%	364 (82.9%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	16 (3.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	72.3	41^st of 203 public elementary schools	79.8%		69.8	88^th of 300 public elementary schools	70.7%	47	64.3	50.6	67.5	61.0	63.1	59.5	55.4	59.4	60.2		100%	1.6%	$10,513	$665	$9,848
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%)	33.1	151^st of 203 public elementary schools	25.6%		44.6	184^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.7%	33	37.7	51.3	36.9	40.9	35.9	48.7	29.8	36.9	42.1		93.2%	2.3%	$11,683	$1,137	$10,546
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	—	66 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.8%)	2 (0.7%)	111 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.9%)	3.1	200^th of 203 public elementary schools	1.5%		13.5	270^th of 300 public elementary schools	10.0%	70	9.3		18.9	10.2	18.6	7.9	10.8	12.7	10.8		100%	0%	$12,171	$1,548	$10,622
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	—	118 (37.7%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	109 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (15.0%)	26	165^th of 203 public elementary schools	18.7%		27.1	237^th of 300 public elementary schools	21.0%	72	43.2	43.1	39.2	41.8	47.7	27.5	33.3	35.6	11.8		97.7%	2.3%	$12,731	$1,994	$10,737
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	—	93 (19.3%)	8 (1.7%)	71 (14.7%)	6 (1.2%)	256 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	2.4	203^rd of 203 public elementary schools	0.0%		10.4	276^th of 300 public elementary schools	8.0%	73	8.5	13.5	21.8	14.5	8.5	10.8		8.1			96.6%	3.4%	$10,845	$1,378	$9,467
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%)	31.7	155^th of 203 public elementary schools	23.6%		46.1	179^th of 300 public elementary schools	40.3%	24	29.3	43.9	46.9	40.6	28.0	43.9	35.8	36.6	40.7		98%	2%	$10,978	$832	$10,146
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%)	20.7	174^th of 203 public elementary schools	14.3%		38.6	205^th of 300 public elementary schools	31.7%	31	34.3	38.7	34.7	36.3	40.0	37.1	22.5	32.9	24.5		97.1%	2.9%	$11,703	$726	$10,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinedale Elementary - 11

What schools do graduates of Pinedale Elementary - 11 attend?

Students who attend Pinedale Elementary - 11 usually go on to attend:

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

Is Pinedale Elementary - 11 a good school?

Pinedale Elementary - 11 ranks 35^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pinedale Elementary - 11?

Students at Pinedale Elementary - 11 are 80% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Pinedale Elementary - 11?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Pinedale Elementary - 11.

What district is Pinedale Elementary - 11 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

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