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West Middle School - 37

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West Middle School - 37 ranks 108 th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 246 South Dakota Middle Schools

Better than 56% of South Dakota middle schools

Summary

West Middle School - 37 is a public middle school located in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 603 students. It 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.

West Middle School - 37 consistently performs better than the Rapid City Area School District and the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 49.64% of students proficient or better in ELA and 41.9% in Mathematics, compared to the district's 42.48% in ELA and 35.45% in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly strong in 6th grade ELA, where 55.85% of students were proficient or better, compared to the district's 41.96% and the state's 48.42%. However, the school struggles with its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status student groups, ranking in the bottom 40% of the state.

West Middle School - 37 outperforms the other middle schools in the Rapid City Area School District, such as East Middle School - 30, North Middle School - 35, and South Middle School - 36, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, it lags behind the high-performing Southwest Middle School - 38, which ranks among the top 5 middle schools in the state. Compared to the nearby Hill City Middle School - 04 and Hermosa Middle School - 07, which are in different school districts, West Middle School - 37 has mixed results, with some grade levels performing better and others performing worse.

591

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,565

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1003 Soo San Dr
Rapid City, SD 57702

(605) 394-4033

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Students who attend West Middle School - 37 usually attend:

High:

Stevens High School - 42

Feeder schools for West Middle School - 37:

Elementary:	Black Hawk Elementary - 03
	Pinedale Elementary - 11

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

Two or more races:

11.5%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Dakota median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% South Dakota)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

South Dakota avg47%

108^th of 246

South Dakota public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle 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	56.3	108 of 246	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	86 of 147	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	64 of 150	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	62 of 143	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	78 of 145	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	58 of 149	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	57 of 147	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.2	49 of 146	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.4	43 of 147	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	54.5	62 of 145	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.6	93 of 145	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.9	75 of 146	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	62 of 140	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	49 of 139	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.1	44 of 139	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.2	82 of 136	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.6	77 of 136	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.0	82 of 141	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.9	82 of 136	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.3	67 of 134	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.8	39 of 133	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	16 of 47	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	11 of 39	71.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	29 of 117	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	118 of 229	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	68 of 107	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	55 of 112	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	41 of 102	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	66 of 113	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	60 of 107	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	45 of 99	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	21 of 47	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	36 of 117	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	43.0	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.2	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	49.3	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	117 of 187	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	46 of 65	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	25 of 70	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	36 of 63	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	27 of 79	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	32 of 71	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	98 of 233	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	69 of 115	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	52 of 116	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	57 of 104	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	57 of 115	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	38 of 110	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	39 of 111	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.9	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	68 of 115	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.4	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	46 of 111	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.9	14 of 24	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.8	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	115 of 181	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	24 of 29	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	100 of 230	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	72 of 132	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	53 of 136	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	53 of 132	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	67 of 136	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	53 of 136	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	53 of 131	59.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Native American (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

White (2025)57th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)44th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-20 vs school

Homeless (2025)31st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Science38%-5 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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Middle School - 37	Public	6-8	1003 Soo San Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4033	591	38	15.4	27.2%	421 (71.2%)	6 (1.0%)	55 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.5%)	56.3	108^th of 246 public middle schools	56.1%		46.4	86^th of 147 public middle schools	41.5%	22		55.9	40.4	52.9	49.6		43.6	36.3	46.0	41.9		38.0		$12,565	$631	$11,934
Southwest Middle School - 38	Public	6-8	4501 Park Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-6792	614	38	16.2	12.9%	471 (76.7%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.4%)	16 (2.6%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.8%)	82.6	14^th of 246 public middle schools	94.3%		89.2	6^th of 147 public middle schools	95.9%	8		64.4	71.4	66.5	67.4		62.9	69.0	66.0	66.0		56.9		$12,004	$628	$11,376
South Middle School - 36	Public	6-8	2 Indiana St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4024	618	45	13.6	60.5%	280 (45.3%)	12 (1.9%)	73 (11.8%)	6 (1.0%)	141 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (17.2%)	34.2	176^th of 246 public middle schools	28.5%		18.3	129^th of 147 public middle schools	12.2%	47		41.9	32.8	39.0	38.0		24.9	20.7	18.7	21.6		29.1		$12,597	$621	$11,976
North Middle School - 35	Public	6-8	1501 N Maple St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-4042	418	35	12.0	100.0%	87 (20.8%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.3%)	6 (1.4%)	204 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.4%)	20	209^th of 246 public middle schools	15.0%		6	142^nd of 147 public middle schools	3.4%	67		7.2	26.8	22.1	18.4		6.5	17.3	19.9	14.4		23.7		$13,697	$1,382	$12,315
East Middle School - 30	Public	6-8	4860 Homestead St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4092	613	39	15.7	41.4%	384 (62.6%)	7 (1.1%)	69 (11.3%)	7 (1.1%)	55 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (14.8%)	44.4	156^th of 246 public middle schools	36.6%		29.1	111^th of 147 public middle schools	24.5%	45		30.8	40.3	40.6	37.0		37.5	27.3	44.2	35.7		42.4		$11,586	$648	$10,938
Stagebarn Middle School - 10	Public	5-8	12500 Sturgis Rd	Summerset	57769	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-4172	432	31	13.8	28.2%	363 (84.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	62	88^th of 246 public middle schools	64.2%		51.3	75^th of 147 public middle schools	49.0%	13	47.9	39.8	56.3	54.4	49.5	39.3	33.0	60.2	44.7	44.1	43.6	55.3	49.1	$10,504	$214	$10,290
Douglas Middle School - 01	Public	6-8	691 Tower Rd	Box Elder	57719	Pennington County	Douglas School District 51-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 923-0050	633	45	14.1	37.8%	410 (64.8%)	11 (1.7%)	77 (12.2%)	5 (0.8%)	47 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (13.0%)	43.6	157^th of 246 public middle schools	36.2%		34.1	105^th of 147 public middle schools	28.6%	52		42.2	50.8	44.7	45.7		26.6	36.6	21.6	28.2		31.6		$11,637	$790	$10,847
Hermosa Middle School - 07	Public	7-8	11 4th St	Hermosa	57744	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 255-4345	48	5	9.0	31.3%	40 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	2 (4.2%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	51.1	130^th of 246 public middle schools	47.2%					(n/a)			71.4	38.5	53.2			38.1	26.9	31.9		34.6		$15,464	$445	$15,018
Hill City Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	341 Main St	Hill City	57745	Pennington County	Hill City School District 51-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 574-3025	115	5	21.1	28.7%	76 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (22.6%)	3 (2.6%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	57.4	102^nd of 246 public middle schools	58.5%		51.2	76^th of 147 public middle schools	48.3%	26		64.3	52.0	48.7	55.8		47.6	28.0	24.3	34.6		45.9		$11,167	$316	$10,851

Frequently Asked Questions about West Middle School - 37

What high school do graduates of West Middle School - 37 attend?

Students who attend West Middle School - 37 usually go on to attend Stevens High School - 42

What district is West Middle School - 37 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Is West Middle School - 37 a good school?

West Middle School - 37 ranks 108^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Middle School - 37?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended West Middle School - 37.

What is the racial makeup of West Middle School - 37?

Students at West Middle School - 37 are 71% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 1% African American.

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