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General Beadle Elementary - 01

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

10 Van Buren St, Rapid City, SD 57701 · (605) 394-1841 · Part of Rapid City School District 51-4

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

Directions
Students
483
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about General Beadle Elementary - 01

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Rapid City kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5General Beadle Elementary - 01You are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

10 Van Buren St, Rapid City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten84
Grade 181
Grade 277
Grade 379
Grade 474
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
442’20
436’21
444’22
441’23
483’24

Up 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
American Indian/Alaska Native 53%White 19%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 10%Black 2%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about General Beadle Elementary - 01 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
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
Corral Drive Elementary - 21
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rapid City
B+
439 students20:1

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.