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Pinedale Elementary - 11

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

4901 W Chicago St, Rapid City, SD 57702 · (605) 394-1805 · Part of Rapid City School District 51-4

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

Directions
Students
377
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Pinedale Elementary - 11

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Rapid City kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Pinedale Elementary - 11You are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 52.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4901 W Chicago St, Rapid City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten54
Grade 166
Grade 263
Grade 367
Grade 472
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
366’20
366’21
365’22
363’23
377’24

Up 3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pinedale Elementary - 11 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.