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Central High School - 41

PublicHighGrades 9–12

433 Mt Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD 57701 · (605) 394-4023 · Part of Rapid City School District 51-4

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

Directions
Students
1,998
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High School - 41

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Central High School - 41You are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 52.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

433 Mt Rushmore Rd, Rapid City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9728
Grade 10530
Grade 11345
Grade 12395
Enrollment over time
1,897’20
1,844’21
1,768’22
2,020’23
1,998’24

Up 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%American Indian/Alaska Native 23%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 12%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central High School - 41 from Rapid City 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; Rapid City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.