Best public schools in Rapid City, SD
24 public schools in Rapid City: 13 elementary · 5 middle · 4 high · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across South Dakota.
Elementary schools
13 schools in Rapid City, best first
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Pinedale Elementary - 11
67.4
ELA 57%Math 61%Science 49%
#72 of 219 in South Dakota
Corral Drive Elementary - 21
66.0
ELA 57%Math 58%Science 55%
#75 of 219 in South Dakota
Meadowbrook Elementary - 10
58.2
ELA 57%Math 52%Science 44%
#92 of 219 in South Dakota
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12
28.5
ELA 43%Math 40%Science 38%
#157 of 219 in South Dakota
Grandview Elementary - 06
28.1
ELA 41%Math 40%Science 41%
#158 of 219 in South Dakota
Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17
25.8
ELA 41%Math 40%Science 35%
#163 of 219 in South Dakota
South Canyon Elementary - 15
23.5
ELA 42%Math 38%Science 28%
#168 of 219 in South Dakota
Valley View Elementary - 13
12.1
ELA 27%Math 28%Science 31%
#193 of 219 in South Dakota
South Park Elementary - 16
9.4
ELA 28%Math 28%Science 21%
#199 of 219 in South Dakota
Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08
4.8
ELA 20%Math 18%Science 17%
#209 of 219 in South Dakota
Robbinsdale Elementary - 14
3.9
ELA 17%Math 14%Science 15%
#211 of 219 in South Dakota
Horace Mann Elementary - 07
3.0
ELA 20%Math 13%Science 11%
#213 of 219 in South Dakota
General Beadle Elementary - 01
1.1
ELA 13%Math 9%
#217 of 219 in South Dakota
Middle schools
5 schools in Rapid City, best first
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Southwest Middle School - 38
91.9
ELA 68%Math 66%Science 57%
#13 of 154 in South Dakota
West Middle School - 37
43.2
ELA 49%Math 42%Science 38%
#88 of 154 in South Dakota
East Middle School - 30
26.3
ELA 37%Math 35%Science 41%
#114 of 154 in South Dakota
South Middle School - 36
12.0
ELA 38%Math 21%Science 29%
#136 of 154 in South Dakota
North Middle School - 35
2.9
ELA 18%Math 14%Science 24%
#150 of 154 in South Dakota