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Horace Mann Elementary - 07

Public Grades K-5
270th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Horace Mann Elementary - 07 is a public elementary school in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving 293 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

Horace Mann Elementary - 07 consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of South Dakota elementary schools, with low proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade, with proficiency rates ranging from 7.14% to 23.81% in ELA and 7.14% to 16.66% in Math over the past few years. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.2% to 39.3%, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Rapid City Area School District, such as Pinedale Elementary, Meadowbrook Elementary, and Grandview Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary - 07 performs significantly worse, with lower academic proficiency and higher chronic absenteeism. The only nearby school that performs similarly is General Beadle Elementary.

274
Students ?
13.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,171
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 902 Anamosa St
       Rapid City, SD  57701

(605) 394-1847

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4


Students who attend Horace Mann Elementary - 07 usually attend:

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

American Indian:
40.5%
White:
24.1%
Two or more races:
17.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2022 → 10th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Dakota average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 20% South Dakota)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school14%
District avg38%
South Dakota avg47%
270th of 300
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 14Elementary Schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4
112th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202513.5270 of 30010.0%★☆☆☆☆
20245.8194 of 2013.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.4196 of 2043.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.2199 of 2021.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.8193 of 2024.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.8197 of 2064.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.1187 of 2048.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201719.7182 of 20712.1%★☆☆☆☆
201618.9180 of 20612.6%★☆☆☆☆
201525.0175 of 20916.3%★☆☆☆☆
20139.8185 of 2018.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201217.2195 of 2148.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201127.3179 of 20512.7%★☆☆☆☆
201023.2184 of 20610.7%★☆☆☆☆
200916.4178 of 1969.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200813.3177 of 1948.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200719.4173 of 19410.8%★☆☆☆☆
200615.4180 of 1978.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20056.6186 of 1944.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200410.1176 of 1896.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200312.4169 of 1879.6%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202525.247 of 5819.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202515.9258 of 29111.3%★☆☆☆☆
202410.7154 of 1656.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.0145 of 1545.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.3149 of 1500.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.6145 of 1514.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.5150 of 1553.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.2141 of 16313.5%★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202529.155 of 619.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202529.9131 of 16319.6%★☆☆☆☆
201858.65 of 1872.2%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202538.232 of 6147.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202520.7220 of 2377.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.197 of 11011.8%★☆☆☆☆
202323.197 of 11213.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.575 of 806.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.796 of 1069.4%★☆☆☆☆
201921.9108 of 12110.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.788 of 12127.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202515.3261 of 29210.6%★☆☆☆☆
20245.8153 of 1615.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.1159 of 1664.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.9143 of 1547.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.9148 of 1575.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.8148 of 1607.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.8156 of 1708.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202532.1124 of 16524.8%★☆☆☆☆
202131.010 of 1428.6%★★☆☆☆
201921.312 of 120.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202527.8125 of 15217.8%★☆☆☆☆
202428.521 of 2516.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.821 of 2516.0%★☆☆☆☆
202138.713 of 2138.1%★★☆☆☆
201927.725 of 2810.7%★☆☆☆☆
201837.823 of 3534.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202521.4215 of 24813.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202517.8255 of 28711.1%★☆☆☆☆
20223.9184 of 1840.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.7177 of 1854.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.3181 of 1915.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.2154 of 18617.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)48th percentile+38 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school
Asian (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school
Native American (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)11th percentile~ school
White (2025)11th percentile~ school
Male (2025)11th percentile~ school
Foster Care (2025)10th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts19%-32 vs state
Mathematics11%-32 vs state
Science7%-33 vs state

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Students at Horace Mann Elementary - 07 are 41% American Indian, 24% White, 18% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Horace Mann Elementary - 07.

Horace Mann Elementary - 07 ranks in the bottom 10.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

Students who attend Horace Mann Elementary - 07 usually go on to attend:

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


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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