Sitting Bull Crystal Cavern Dance Pavilion · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Colonial Pine Hills’s public schools score below 71% of South Dakota districts on tests and graduation
On this, Colonial Pine Hills is below the South Dakota average (84%). The grade covers the public school district serving Colonial Pine Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Dakota, not nationally.
From South Dakota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Colonial Pine Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 346 South Dakota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Colonial Pine Hills’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 51% and 42% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
71% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Dakota. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,037 per student, against $13,040 across South Dakota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then five middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Colonial Pine Hills’s grade
C: better than 29% of South Dakota school districts, #31 of 35 South Dakota towns. Both inputs trail the South Dakota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Colonial Pine Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Colonial Pine Hills · 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 Colonial Pine Hills · 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 Colonial Pine Hills · 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
11th grade in Colonial Pine Hills · 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
12th grade in Colonial Pine Hills · 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
Colonial Pine Hills’s public schools are run by Rapid City School District 51-4, which also serves Rapid City and Summerset. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
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
Colonial Pine Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Colonial Pine Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Pine Hills | C | Rapid City School District 51-4 |
| Rapid City | C | Rapid City School District 51-4 |
Every school in Colonial Pine Hills
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 Colonial Pine Hills’s schools
Are Colonial Pine Hills’s schools good?
On South Dakota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Colonial Pine Hills children attend score below 71% of South Dakota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #31 of 35 South Dakota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Colonial Pine Hills in?
Rapid City School District 51-4, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 12,313 students in 25 schools (2024–25).
Where do Colonial Pine Hills kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Central High School - 41 and Stevens High School - 42.
What is Colonial Pine Hills’s graduation rate?
71% of the class of 2023 in Rapid City School District 51-4 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Dakota.
How much does Colonial Pine Hills spend per student?
$11,037 in Rapid City School District 51-4 (FY2024), against $13,040 across South Dakota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Colonial Pine Hills families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Colonial Pine Hills → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.