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Rapid Valley Elementary - 12

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Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 ranks 173 rd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 in South Dakota, with 487 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-2 star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 consistently underperforms the Rapid City Area School District and the state of South Dakota in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 44% proficient or better in ELA compared to 42.48% for the district and 50.93% for the state. In Math, the school had 40% proficient or better compared to 35.45% for the district and 43.49% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd grade ELA and 5th grade Math, where it lags the district and state by over 10 percentage points. Additionally, Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 31.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 performs significantly worse than nearby schools like Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 and Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17, which are also in the Rapid City Area School District. Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 outperforms Rapid Valley in both ELA and Math by over 10 percentage points, and is ranked much higher (102 vs. 173 in 2024-2025). Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 also outperforms Rapid Valley in both subjects and is ranked higher (184 vs. 173 in 2024-2025).

486

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,932

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 Covington St
Rapid City, SD 57703

(605) 393-2221

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Students who attend Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 usually attend:

Middle:	East Middle School - 30
High:	Central High School - 41

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

Two or more races:

12.6%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg47%

173^rd of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	47.7	173 of 300	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	147 of 201	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	138 of 204	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	138 of 202	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	155 of 202	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	154 of 206	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	157 of 204	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.4	147 of 207	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	165 of 206	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	172 of 209	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	176 of 201	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	175 of 214	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	163 of 205	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	177 of 206	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	175 of 196	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.3	173 of 194	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.1	165 of 194	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.4	161 of 197	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.0	166 of 194	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.7	160 of 189	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	40.7	142 of 187	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	129 of 176	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	142 of 291	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	113 of 165	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	91 of 154	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	122 of 150	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	121 of 151	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	108 of 155	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	136 of 163	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	35 of 61	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	113 of 163	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	4 of 61	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	141 of 237	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	68 of 110	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	68 of 112	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	45 of 80	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	43 of 106	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	63 of 121	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	83 of 121	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	191 of 292	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	116 of 161	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	117 of 166	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	77 of 154	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	112 of 157	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	115 of 160	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	101 of 170	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	33 of 58	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	65 of 165	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	82 of 152	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.9	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	160 of 248	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	56 of 72	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	40 of 72	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	31 of 61	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	44 of 62	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	163 of 287	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	131 of 184	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	128 of 185	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	138 of 184	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	149 of 185	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	169 of 191	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	169 of 186	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+51 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

Native American (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Foster Care (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-7 vs state

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

Science38%-3 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
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Covington St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 393-2221	486	31	15.5	42.2%	315 (64.8%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.3%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.6%)	47.7	173^rd of 300 public elementary schools	42.3%		33.3	147^th of 201 public elementary schools	26.9%	26	31.7	47.8	54.1	44.0	45.1	42.0	32.4	40.0	37.8	$11,932	$1,555	$10,377
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Rapid Valley Elementary - 12

What is the racial makeup of Rapid Valley Elementary - 12?

Students at Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 are 65% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 10% American Indian.

How many students attend Rapid Valley Elementary - 12?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Rapid Valley Elementary - 12.

What schools do graduates of Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 attend?

Students who attend Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle School - 30
High : Central High School - 41

Is Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 a good school?

Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 ranks 173^rd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

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