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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57702

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At a glance

Schools

4,544

Students

5-star school

Top rankedSouthwest Middle School - 385^th of 151 South Dakota middle schools

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Biggest riser

South Canyon Elementary - 15 up 60 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Canyon Elementary - 15 14.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 57702 has seven schools in Rapid City Area School District 51-4: four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The results offer a varied picture across elementary and middle grades, while the high school has a separate ACT snapshot. The most important distinction is between the middle schools: in 2025–26, Southwest Middle School led West Middle School by 25 percentage points in all-grades ELA and 31 points in math.

Southwest also had the strongest middle-school results overall, with 71% proficient in ELA and 65% in math; West had 46% and 34%. Among elementary schools, Pinedale Elementary led in both subjects, at 62%, while Corral Drive Elementary stood out in fifth-grade science, at 60%. South Canyon Elementary had the lowest elementary all-grades results, at 48% in ELA and 41% in math. SchoolDigger ranked Southwest 5th of 151 schools (5 stars), Corral Drive 41st and Pinedale 35th of 203 (4 stars each); West ranked 107th of 151 (1 star), and Meadowbrook Elementary ranked 108th of 203 (2 stars).

Recent results show ELA improving on average across the six elementary and middle schools with consecutive scores: the mean rose by 1 percentage point, while the state result fell by 2 points, widening the group’s lead by 3 points. Math moved the other way: the schools’ mean fell by 1 point, and their lead over the state narrowed by 1 point. One exception is South Canyon’s fifth-grade science, which rose 22 points to 50%. School characteristics do not neatly predict scores: Corral Drive and Meadowbrook had similar enrollment but differed by 10 points in ELA, despite Corral’s higher student-teacher ratio (20 versus 16.5) and lower free/reduced lunch eligible shares (6% versus 25%, both in 2024–25). South Canyon had the lowest elementary ratio, 14.4, but the lowest all-grades results. Stevens High School was above the state in all three 2025–26 ACT subjects for 11th grade, but those results cannot be compared directly with the other schools’ Smarter Balanced scores.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SD ACT English Language Arts (2026)	SD ACT Mathematics (2026)	SD ACT Science (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/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	SD ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SD ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	SD ACT Science 11th Grade	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Middle School - 38	Public	6-8	4501 Park Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-6792	614	38	16.2	12.9%	471 (76.7%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.4%)	16 (2.6%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (9.8%)	89.8	5^th of 151 public middle schools	96.7%		82.6	14^th of 246 public middle schools	94.3%	9							66.1	73.0	72.7	70.7				57.3	67.0	69.9	64.9		62.7			$12,004	$628	$11,376
Stevens High School - 42	Public	9-12	4215 Raider Rd	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4051	1,771	91	19.4	12.0%	1,385 (78.2%)	13 (0.7%)	134 (7.6%)	22 (1.2%)	76 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	139 (7.8%)	77	20^th of 130 public high schools	84.6%		70.9	39^th of 166 public high schools	76.5%	19	67.4	40.1	55.9																			$10,965	$669	$10,297
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%)	43.6	131^st of 203 public elementary schools	35.5%		42.6	191^st of 300 public elementary schools	36.3%	60				44.2	41.2	58.7				47.9	37.2	45.1	39.1				40.7	50.0		97.1%	2.9%	$11,724	$656	$11,067
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%)	72.3	41^st of 203 public elementary schools	79.8%		69.8	88^th of 300 public elementary schools	70.7%	47				64.3	50.6	67.5				61.0	63.1	59.5	55.4				59.4	60.2		100%	1.6%	$10,513	$665	$9,848
Pinedale Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	4901 W Chicago St	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1805	377	22	16.8	14.1%	301 (79.8%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.4%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	74.7	35^th of 203 public elementary schools	82.8%		70.6	79^th of 300 public elementary schools	73.7%	44				58.1	67.2	60.9				62.2	66.1	64.3	56.5				62.2	55.1		100%	0%	$11,862	$657	$11,205
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
West Middle School - 37	Public	6-8	1003 Soo San Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4033	591	38	15.4	27.2%	421 (71.2%)	6 (1.0%)	55 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.5%)	36.7	107^th of 151 public middle schools	29.1%		56.3	108^th of 246 public middle schools	56.1%	1							38.9	54.0	43.0	45.6				29.6	40.2	31.7	34.1		36.0			$12,565	$631	$11,934

Cities Near Zip Code 57702

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rapid City	0.51 mi	24	144^th
Black Hawk	6.48 mi	1	157^th
Summerset	10.25 mi	1	58^th
Box Elder	11.74 mi	5	136^th
Piedmont	12.99 mi	1	50^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.