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Black Hawk Elementary - 03

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

7108 Seeaire St, Black Hawk, SD 57718 · (605) 787-6701 · Part of Rapid City School District 51-4

Blackhawk’s School Grade C better than 29% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
305
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Black Hawk Elementary - 03

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Blackhawk kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Blackhawk kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Black Hawk Elementary - 03You are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7108 Seeaire St, Black Hawk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten36
Grade 155
Grade 241
Grade 366
Grade 449
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
385’20
392’21
370’22
340’23
305’24

Down 20.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Black <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Black Hawk Elementary - 03 from Blackhawk families.

Other schools in Rapid City School District 51-4

The district →
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rapid City
C
486 students16:1
General Beadle Elementary - 01
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rapid City
D−
483 students18:1
Robbinsdale Elementary - 14
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rapid City
D
328 students13:1
Jefferson Building - 64
Other · Grades PK–12 · Rapid City
98 students6:1
Valley View Elementary - 13
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rapid City
D
605 students18:1
Meadowbrook Elementary - 10
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rapid City
B+
478 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Dakota’s other public schools; Blackhawk’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.