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South Park Elementary - 16

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

207 Flormann St, Rapid City, SD 57701 · (605) 394-1833 · Part of Rapid City School District 51-4

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

Directions
Students
313
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about South Park Elementary - 16

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.1% 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 →

K–5South Park Elementary - 16You are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

207 Flormann St, Rapid City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten67
Grade 158
Grade 242
Grade 351
Grade 449
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
272’20
297’21
314’22
285’23
313’24

Up 15.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%American Indian/Alaska Native 35%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 11%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Park Elementary - 16 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.