Summary:
The 57701 zip code area of Rapid City, South Dakota is home to 7 elementary schools that are part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4, which is ranked 112 out of 147 school districts in the state and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.
Among the schools, Grandview Elementary - 06 and Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 stand out as the top performers, with higher rankings, ratings, and standardized test scores compared to the other elementary schools in the area. These two schools outperform the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, even the highest-performing schools in the group still have significant room for improvement, with proficiency rates ranging from around 30-50% in most subject areas.
The data also reveals some concerning trends across the schools, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates of 20.2% and high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. While the schools spend between $10,230 and $12,293 per student, the higher-spending schools do not necessarily achieve better academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to the differences in performance.
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