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Rapid Valley Elementary - 12

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Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 ranks 141 st of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 203 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 in Rapid City, South Dakota, serves prekindergarten through grade 5 and enrolls 486 students. Its overall results are stronger than the district’s but below the state’s in ELA and Math; Science is a bright spot. The sharpest concern is the split in Math by grade: proficiency was 55% in third grade, 3 points above the state, but 25% in fifth grade, 17 points below it. That fifth-grade Math drop is the most important finding for families to note.

Compared with nearby schools, Rapid Valley is strong overall but is not the local leader in ELA or Math. It ranked second among the 10 listed district elementary schools in both subjects, behind Meadowbrook Elementary - 10. Rapid Valley’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 46% and Math was 40%—3 and 6 points above the district, respectively, but 4 points below the state in each subject. Its clearest local advantage is fifth-grade Science: 43%, the highest reported result among nearby district schools and 2 points above the state and 11 above the district. It also exceeded nearby Vandenberg Elementary - 02 by 3 points.

Results have shifted over time: ELA rose 5 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, and its gap with the state narrowed by 6 points. Math fell 5 points over that period and moved from 3 points above the state to 4 points below it. Science improved 13 points, ending above the state. SchoolDigger placed Rapid Valley in the 31st statewide percentile with 2 stars; the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 ranked in the 20th percentile with 1 star. The student-teacher ratio was 15.5 in 2024–2025, and 42% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also show a notable relative strength: Low Socio Economic Status Students ranked in the 60th percentile in 2025–2026, up from the 38th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 31st-percentile ranking.

486

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,932

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94.8%

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

Exemptions: 5.2% (any vaccine)

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 — 20th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg46%

141^st of 203

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	141 of 203	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	27.3	133 of 166	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	53.3	46 of 116	60.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	50.8	88 of 161	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	37.4	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.8	51 of 64	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.6	136 of 184	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+30 vs school

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

Male (2026)45th percentile+15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Foster Care (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)35th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

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

White (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-4 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

Mathematics40%-4 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
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%)	39.1	141^st of 203 public elementary schools	30.5%		47.7	173^rd of 300 public elementary schools	42.3%	32	40.0	50.0	46.3	45.5	54.7	39.0	25.4	40.2	43.3		94.8%	5.2%	$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%)	14.2	183^rd of 203 public elementary schools	9.9%		29.4	231^st of 300 public elementary schools	23.0%	48	31.4	37.3	21.9	30.1	29.5	32.4	18.1	26.6	22.9		95.2%	3.8%	$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	—	153 (46.6%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	78 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.9%)	3.9	195^th of 203 public elementary schools	3.9%		15.4	264^th of 300 public elementary schools	12.0%	69	15.9	17.4	18.9	17.5	9.1	8.7	15.1	11.2	15.1		97.1%	2.9%	$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%)	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
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
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	—	78 (21.2%)	4 (1.1%)	43 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	181 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (16.6%)	3.9	194^th of 203 public elementary schools	4.4%		16.8	262^nd of 300 public elementary schools	12.7%	68	9.8	16.2	22.6	16.6	15.7	13.5	16.1	15.0	11.3		97.3%	2.7%	$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%)	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
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

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.

Is Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 a good school?

Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 ranks 141^st of 203 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rapid Valley Elementary - 12?

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

What district is Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

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

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