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Valley View Elementary - 13

Public Grades K-5

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Valley View Elementary - 13 is a public elementary school in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving 584 students in grades K-5. 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.

Valley View Elementary - 13 consistently ranks in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.84% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.48% for the district and 50.93% for the state. The school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, Valley View Elementary - 13 has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.0% to 31.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Valley View Elementary - 13 to other nearby schools in the Rapid City Area School District, such as Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 and Grandview Elementary - 06, it performs significantly worse academically. Despite the school's challenges, Valley View Elementary - 13 spends a relatively high amount per student, with spending ranging from $9,204 to $10,490 per student over the past few years, which is on par with or higher than the nearby schools. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.2 to 18.8 students per teacher, which is lower than the nearby schools.

605

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,910

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4840 Homestead St
Rapid City, SD 57703

(605) 393-2812

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Students who attend Valley View Elementary - 13 usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Two or more races:

14.5%

American Indian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2021 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg38%

South Dakota avg47%

231^st of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	29.4	231 of 300	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	165 of 201	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	168 of 204	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	170 of 202	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	181 of 202	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	161 of 206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	133 of 204	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.3	115 of 207	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.0	126 of 206	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.1	148 of 209	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	172 of 201	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.2	171 of 214	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.5	167 of 205	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	178 of 206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	169 of 196	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	169 of 194	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.4	167 of 194	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.8	168 of 197	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.9	174 of 194	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.7	151 of 189	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.9	159 of 187	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	23 of 81	71.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	20 of 58	65.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	105 of 176	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	223 of 291	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	138 of 165	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	135 of 154	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	124 of 150	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	141 of 151	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	128 of 155	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	100 of 163	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	5 of 61	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	129 of 163	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.2	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	32.8	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	58 of 61	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	213 of 237	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	96 of 110	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	93 of 112	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	61 of 80	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	99 of 106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	69 of 121	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	60 of 121	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	225 of 292	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	121 of 161	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	128 of 166	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	125 of 154	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	132 of 157	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	103 of 160	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	120 of 170	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	42 of 58	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	118 of 165	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.4	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	139 of 152	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	59.6	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.2	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	204 of 248	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	71 of 72	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	40 of 61	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	230 of 287	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	166 of 184	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	166 of 185	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	161 of 184	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	164 of 185	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	156 of 191	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	131 of 186	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2025)92nd percentile+69 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+49 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

Native American (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2025)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science31%-9 vs state

Mathematics28%-15 vs state

English Language Arts27%-24 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Vandenberg Elementary - 02	Public	4-5	561 Briggs St	Box Elder	57719	Pennington County	Douglas School District 51-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 923-0060	454	30	15.3	40.5%	294 (64.8%)	8 (1.8%)	45 (9.9%)	5 (1.1%)	45 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.6%)	53.3	154^th of 300 public elementary schools	48.7%		54.1	98^th of 201 public elementary schools	51.2%	56		47.9	45.5	46.8		50.0	32.2	41.8	41.1	$11,299	$875	$10,424

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Elementary - 13

What district is Valley View Elementary - 13 in?

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Is Valley View Elementary - 13 a good school?

Valley View Elementary - 13 ranks in the bottom 23.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Elementary - 13?

Students at Valley View Elementary - 13 are 64% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% American Indian, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Valley View Elementary - 13?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Valley View Elementary - 13.

What schools do graduates of Valley View Elementary - 13 attend?

Students who attend Valley View Elementary - 13 usually go on to attend:

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

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