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West Middle School - 37

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1003 Soo San Dr, Rapid City, SD 57702 · (605) 394-4033 · Part of Rapid City School District 51-4

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

Directions
Students
591
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about West Middle School - 37

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Next stop for Rapid City kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

K–512 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8West Middle School - 37You are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 52.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1003 Soo San Dr, Rapid City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6198
Grade 7198
Grade 8195
Enrollment over time
599’20
601’21
612’22
603’23
591’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Middle School - 37 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.