Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Caputa’s public schools
Rapid City School District 51-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Caputa. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Caputa’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Caputa’s 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Stevens High School - 42 places highest (better than 95%); Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 lowest (3%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
14 elementary schools serve Caputa, graded from D− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and two high schools: Central High School - 41 and Stevens High School - 42. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Caputa, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Caputa · depends on your address
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12
Grades PK–5 · 486 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rapid City
General Beadle Elementary - 01
Grades PK–5 · 483 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rapid City
Robbinsdale Elementary - 14
Grades PK–5 · 328 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Rapid City
9th grade in Caputa · depends on your address
Central High School - 41
Grades 9–12 · 1,998 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Rapid City
Stevens High School - 42
Grades 9–12 · 1,771 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Rapid City
10th grade in Caputa · depends on your address
Central High School - 41
Grades 9–12 · 1,998 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Rapid City
Stevens High School - 42
Grades 9–12 · 1,771 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Rapid City
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rapid City School District 51-4.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Caputa vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Caputa’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Caputa | — | Rapid City School District 51-4 |
Every school in Caputa
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Caputa’s schools
Are Caputa’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Caputa. Rapid City School District 51-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Caputa. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Caputa in?
Rapid City School District 51-4.
Where do Caputa kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Central High School - 41 and Stevens High School - 42.
Parents talk
What Caputa families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Caputa → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.