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Rapid City Area School District 51-4 Schools
Rapid City Area School District 51-4 is a public school district in South Dakota, based in Pennington County (Rapid City). SchoolGrade grades 27 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Rapid City Area School District 51-4 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Rapid City Area School District 51-4
23 of 27 schools in Rapid City Area School District 51-4 carry a SchoolGrade (4 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 5C: 4D: 12F: 1
Best schools in Rapid City Area School District 51-4
Statewide rankings: all 142 high schools in South Dakota · all 138 middle schools in South Dakota · all 206 elementary schools in South Dakota
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Stevens High School 42 (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Southwest Middle School 38 (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Central High School 41 (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Corral Drive Elementary 21 (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B Pinedale Elementary 11 (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Grandview Elementary 06 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Meadowbrook Elementary 10 (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C East Middle School 30 (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- West Middle School 37 (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Woodrow Wilson Elementary 17 (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Rapid City Area School District 51-4
High schools (4)
- B Central High School 41, Rapid City
- F Rapid City High School 45, Rapid City
- Rapid City Online High School 92, Rapid City
- A Stevens High School 42, Rapid City
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- C East Middle School 30, Rapid City
- D- North Middle School 35, Rapid City
- D+ South Middle School 36, Rapid City
- B+ Southwest Middle School 38, Rapid City
- C- West Middle School 37, Rapid City
Elementary and primary schools (15)
- D- Black Hawk Elementary 03, Black Hawk
- D Canyon Lake Elementary 04, Rapid City
- B Corral Drive Elementary 21, Rapid City
- D- General Beadle Elementary 01, Rapid City
- B- Grandview Elementary 06, Rapid City
- D Horace Mann Elementary 07, Rapid City
- D- Knollwood Heights Elementary 08, Rapid City
- C Meadowbrook Elementary 10, Rapid City
- B Pinedale Elementary 11, Rapid City
- D Rapid Valley Elementary 12, Rapid City
- D Robbinsdale Elementary 14, Rapid City
- D South Canyon Elementary 15, Rapid City
- D South Park Elementary 16, Rapid City
- D Valley View Elementary 13, Rapid City
- C- Woodrow Wilson Elementary 17, Rapid City
Other schools and academies (3)
- Jefferson Building 64 Rapid City, Rapid City
- Lincoln Building 44 Rapid City, Rapid City
- Wellfully 65 Rapid City, Rapid City
Where Rapid City Area School District 51-4 schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Rapid City (26)
- Black Hawk (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Dakota
- County: Pennington County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,432 students with 799 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,574 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4659820
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Douglas School District 51-1 (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Custer School District 16-1 (4 schools, 21 mi)
- New Underwood School District 51-3 (3 schools, 24 mi)
- Hill City School District 51-2 (3 schools, 27 mi)
- Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 (4 schools, 33 mi)
- Meade School District 46-1 (11 schools, 43 mi)
- Hot Springs School District 23-2 (3 schools, 43 mi)
- Wall School District 51-5 (3 schools, 45 mi)
Questions about Rapid City Area School District 51-4
How many schools are in Rapid City Area School District 51-4?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public schools in Rapid City Area School District 51-4, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Rapid City Area School District 51-4 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Rapid City, Black Hawk.
How good are the schools in Rapid City Area School District 51-4?
Across the 23 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.7%. 22% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Rapid City Area School District 51-4?
12,432 students were enrolled in Rapid City Area School District 51-4 in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Rapid City Area School District 51-4?
Rapid City Area School District 51-4 is in South Dakota, based in Pennington County, with its district office in Rapid City. Its boundary covers about 416 sq mi.