📍 2601 Covington St, Rapid City, Pennington County, 57703
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rapid City, Pennington County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rhoda Bryan. It is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 enrolls 514 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 16% Two or more races and 8.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 351 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 16% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 42 | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 7.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 514 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 35, state house district 35.
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 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 514 students, Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 is close to 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: Suburb - Small
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