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Rapid Valley Elementary - 12

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2601 Covington St, Rapid City, SD 57703 · (605) 393-2221 · Part of Rapid City School District 51-4

Rapid Valley’s School Grade C better than 30% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
486
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Rapid Valley Elementary - 12

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Rapid Valley kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Rapid Valley Elementary - 12You are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts39%
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 ↗

2601 Covington St, Rapid City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten77
Grade 179
Grade 285
Grade 382
Grade 474
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
517’20
495’21
514’22
487’23
486’24

Down 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 10%Asian <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 from Rapid Valley families.

Other schools in Rapid City School District 51-4

The district →
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
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 Valley’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.