South Middle School - 36
2 Indiana St
Rapid City SD, 57701, Pennington County
Phone: 605-394-4024
Ranking:
(330 out of 392, bottom 16%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 43 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 654 | 714 | 674 | 669 | 640 | 659 | 674 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 205 | 31.3% | 200 | 28.0% | 221 | 32.8% | 226 | 33.8% | 222 | 34.7% | 213 | 32.3% | 225 | 33.4% |
Grade 7: | 202 | 30.9% | 251 | 35.2% | 233 | 34.6% | 225 | 33.6% | 207 | 32.3% | 216 | 32.8% | 237 | 35.2% |
Grade 8: | 247 | 37.8% | 263 | 36.8% | 220 | 32.6% | 218 | 32.6% | 211 | 33.0% | 227 | 34.4% | 212 | 31.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 331 | 50.6% | 363 | 50.8% | 366 | 54.3% | 349 | 52.2% | 333 | 52.0% | 353 | 53.6% | 361 | 53.6% |
Female: | 323 | 49.4% | 351 | 49.2% | 308 | 45.7% | 320 | 47.8% | 299 | 46.7% | 298 | 45.2% | 309 | 45.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 100 | 15.3% | 110 | 15.4% | 86 | 12.8% | 92 | 13.8% | 79 | 12.3% | 78 | 11.8% | 84 | 12.5% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 32 | 4.9% | 41 | 5.7% | 36 | 5.3% | 29 | 4.3% | 13 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.0% | 13 | 1.9% |
Black: | 8 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.2% |
White: | 477 | 72.9% | 521 | 73.0% | 526 | 78.0% | 516 | 77.1% | 529 | 82.7% | 547 | 83.0% | 553 | 82.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 31 | 4.7% | 27 | 3.8% | 13 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 268 | 41.0% | 232 | 32.5% | 196 | 29.1% | 181 | 27.1% | 173 | 27.0% | 160 | 24.3% | 155 | 23.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 8.4% | 74 | 10.4% | 70 | 10.4% | 65 | 9.7% | 69 | 10.8% | 54 | 8.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.10 | 16.97 | 15.27 | 14.84 | 15.22 | 14.70 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STEP | ||||||
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | N/A | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | N/A | N/A |
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* South Middle School - 36 was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.