Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Rapid City, South Dakota · 12,747 students · 30 schools

Enrollment

12,747

Schools

Location

Rapid City, South Dakota

COSMIQ projected accountability rating

Approaching

on South Dakota's tier accountability scale

Confidence 70% Data completeness 100% Based on 2017–18 data

This is an independent estimate generated by COSMIQ's open Rating Predictor from public math & reading proficiency — it is not an official South Dakota rating, and states weight many additional factors.

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Proficiency trend

Percent of students proficient on the state assessment.

School year	Math	Reading / ELA
2015–16	45.8%	46.4%
2016–17	43.4%	47%
2017–18	41.2%	47.8%

Where this district could improve

Math proficiency
Worth 50% of the formula; you're at 40% of max points.
ELA proficiency
Worth 50% of the formula; you're at 40% of max points.

Schools in this district

Central High School - 41Rapid City, SD 1,768 students Stevens High School - 42Rapid City, SD 1,686 students Southwest Middle School - 38Rapid City, SD 660 students

Methodology & sources

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) directory (as of 2018)
U.S. Dept. of Education EDFacts assessment results (as of 2018)
South Dakota accountability framework (tier). Phase 1a uses math+ELA proficiency only with generic regime cutpoints; per-state component weights ship in Phase 1b. (as of 2026-05-27)

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COSMIQ. (2026). Rapid City Area School District 51-4 — school district profile. Retrieved August 23, 2026, from https://getcosmiq.app/schools/SD/rapid-city-area-school-district-51-4

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Data last refreshed August 7, 2026.