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South Park Elementary - 16

Public Grades K-5

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

South Park Elementary - 16 is a public elementary school located in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 285 students. 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.

South Park Elementary - 16 consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of South Dakota elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.52% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.48% for the district and 50.93% for the state. In Math, the school's proficiency rate was 27.51%, compared to 35.45% for the district and 43.49% for the state. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, South Park Elementary - 16 has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.2% to 31.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

The nearby schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 generally perform better than South Park Elementary - 16 on academic measures, with some exceptions. For example, Corral Drive Elementary - 21 and Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 have significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger. However, some schools, such as General Beadle Elementary - 01 and Horace Mann Elementary - 07, also struggle with low academic performance, similar to South Park Elementary - 16.

313

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,731

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207 Flormann St
Rapid City, SD 57701

(605) 394-1833

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Students who attend South Park Elementary - 16 usually attend:

Middle:	South Middle School - 36
High:	Central High School - 41

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

American Indian:

34.8%

Two or more races:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg47%

237^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	27.1	237 of 300	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	178 of 201	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	172 of 204	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	178 of 202	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	179 of 202	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	170 of 206	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	175 of 204	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.2	170 of 207	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	181 of 206	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.5	162 of 209	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.4	157 of 201	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	60.0	101 of 214	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	51 of 205	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	56 of 206	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	59.9	86 of 196	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.3	129 of 194	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.6	116 of 194	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.7	135 of 197	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.2	149 of 194	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.8	159 of 189	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	45.0	135 of 187	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	67 of 81	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	246 of 291	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	149 of 165	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	120 of 154	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	123 of 150	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	122 of 151	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	107 of 155	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	123 of 163	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	38 of 61	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	86 of 163	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	26 of 61	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	160 of 237	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	51 of 110	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	52 of 112	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	39 of 80	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	58 of 106	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	100 of 121	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	66 of 121	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	203 of 292	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	120 of 161	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	135 of 166	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	135 of 154	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	141 of 157	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	127 of 160	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	147 of 170	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	107 of 165	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆
2019	24.6	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	92 of 152	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	21 of 28	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	28 of 35	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	197 of 248	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	66 of 72	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	227 of 287	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	139 of 184	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	126 of 185	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	140 of 184	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	144 of 185	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	115 of 191	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	132 of 186	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+26 vs school

Native American (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school

Foster Care (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school

African American (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-23 vs state

Mathematics28%-16 vs state

Science21%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	69.8	88^th of 300 public elementary schools	70.7%		80.3	26^th of 201 public elementary schools	87.1%	62	54.4	52.6	63.4	56.6	53.2	61.5	59.2	57.9	54.9	$10,513	$665	$9,848
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%)	42.6	191^st of 300 public elementary schools	36.3%		49.1	115^th of 201 public elementary schools	42.8%	76	39.2	50.0	37.7	41.8	47.1	45.2	22.6	37.7	28.3	$11,724	$656	$11,067

Frequently Asked Questions about South Park Elementary - 16

What schools do graduates of South Park Elementary - 16 attend?

Students who attend South Park Elementary - 16 usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Middle School - 36
High : Central High School - 41

What is the racial makeup of South Park Elementary - 16?

Students at South Park Elementary - 16 are 38% White, 35% American Indian, 15% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend South Park Elementary - 16?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended South Park Elementary - 16.

What district is South Park Elementary - 16 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Is South Park Elementary - 16 a good school?

South Park Elementary - 16 ranks in the bottom 21.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

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