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West Middle School 37

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1003 Soo San Dr
Rapid City, SD 57702
Phone
(605) 394-4033
District
RAPID CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 51-4
County
PENNINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
601
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.4% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

West Middle School 37 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
46%
54%
50%
44%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 203 33.8%
Grade 7 202 33.6%
Grade 8 196 32.6%
Total 601 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.1% 68.1% 73.0%
Black 1.9% 1.2% 3.4%
Hispanic 9.1% 10.4% 7.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.4% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 8.3% 18.9% 14.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 26.1% 53.7% 30.9%
Free lunch eligible 22.0% 50.7% 28.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.2% 3.0% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 97,629 909,824
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 232.7 11
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 20.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.0% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 19.0% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,328 351,182
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.8% 30.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.3% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.8% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.6% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.8% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,760 $78,387,840 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $590 $8,029,310 5.7%
Staff $541 $7,362,469 5.2%
General Administration $266 $3,619,994 2.6%
School Administration $545 $7,416,905 5.3%
Operation $1,246 $16,956,814 12.0%
Transportation $260 $3,538,340 2.5%
Other $261 $3,551,949 2.5%
Total Support $3,710 $50,489,390 35.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $902 $12,275,318 8.7%
Total Expenditures $10,372 $141,152,548 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,772 $842,368,526 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $562 $82,003,693 4.7%
Staff $368 $53,681,973 3.1%
General Administration $345 $50,407,118 2.9%
School Administration $494 $72,075,276 4.1%
Operation $1,000 $145,918,140 8.4%
Transportation $347 $50,657,359 2.9%
Other $365 $53,316,564 3.1%
Total Support $3,481 $508,051,681 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,661 $388,386,901 22.3%
Total Expenditures $11,914 $1,738,828,946 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%