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Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Primary School
2601 Covington St
Rapid City SD, 57701, Pennington County
Phone: 605-393-2221
Ranking:
(343 out of 392, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Rapid City School District 51-4
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 550 | 591 | 559 | 550 | 544 | 542 | 539 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 89 | 16.2% | 100 | 16.9% | 93 | 16.6% | 92 | 16.7% | 97 | 17.8% | 98 | 18.1% | 101 | 18.7% |
Grade 1: | 97 | 17.6% | 102 | 17.3% | 92 | 16.5% | 96 | 17.5% | 95 | 17.5% | 94 | 17.3% | 92 | 17.1% |
Grade 2: | 99 | 18.0% | 95 | 16.1% | 99 | 17.7% | 92 | 16.7% | 92 | 16.9% | 96 | 17.7% | 81 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 85 | 15.5% | 104 | 17.6% | 88 | 15.7% | 89 | 16.2% | 95 | 17.5% | 83 | 15.3% | 80 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 93 | 16.9% | 88 | 14.9% | 83 | 14.8% | 89 | 16.2% | 85 | 15.6% | 79 | 14.6% | 100 | 18.6% |
Grade 5: | 87 | 15.8% | 89 | 15.1% | 90 | 16.1% | 84 | 15.3% | 78 | 14.3% | 92 | 17.0% | 85 | 15.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 277 | 50.4% | 305 | 51.6% | 281 | 50.3% | 274 | 49.8% | 271 | 49.8% | 275 | 50.7% | 278 | 51.6% |
Female: | 273 | 49.6% | 286 | 48.4% | 278 | 49.7% | 276 | 50.2% | 265 | 48.7% | 259 | 47.8% | 257 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 42 | 7.6% | 50 | 8.5% | 56 | 10.0% | 49 | 8.9% | 54 | 9.9% | 57 | 10.5% | 41 | 7.6% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 4.0% | 15 | 2.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% |
Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.9% |
White: | 423 | 76.9% | 470 | 79.5% | 449 | 80.3% | 446 | 81.1% | 466 | 85.7% | 459 | 84.7% | 471 | 87.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 60 | 10.9% | 46 | 7.8% | 40 | 7.2% | 32 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 182 | 33.1% | 188 | 31.8% | 167 | 29.9% | 191 | 34.7% | 174 | 32.0% | 156 | 28.8% | 137 | 25.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 10.0% | 67 | 11.3% | 56 | 10.0% | 51 | 9.3% | 53 | 9.7% | 57 | 10.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.32 | 16.92 | 16.11 | 15.63 | 16.94 | 18.00 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STEP | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.0% | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.0% | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | N/A | N/A |
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* Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.