📍 218 Nordbye Ln, Rapid City, Pennington County, 57702
South Canyon Elementary - 15 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rapid City, Pennington County. The school has 266 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cary Davis. It is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Canyon Elementary - 15 enrolls 266 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 184 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 266 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 59 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
South Canyon Elementary - 15 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.
South Canyon Elementary - 15 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 266 students, South Canyon Elementary - 15 is smaller 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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