📍 4501 Park Dr, Rapid City, Pennington County, 57702
Southwest Middle School - 38 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rapid City, Pennington County. The school has 660 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lindsey Ruml. It is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Middle School - 38 enrolls 660 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 6.4% Two or more races and 6.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 521 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 36 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 13 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
87 of the school's 660 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 61 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwest Middle School - 38 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 34, state house district 34.
Southwest Middle School - 38 is one of 27 schools in Rapid City Area School District 51-4, based in Rapid City, South Dakota. The district serves 12,308 students district-wide and employs 808 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 660 students, Southwest Middle School - 38 is larger than the district average of about 456 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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