South Park Elementary - 16

South Park Elementary - 16 is one of the substantial elementary campuss in Rapid City, South Dakota, overseen by Rapid City Area School District 51-4, with 313 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so South Park Elementary - 16 sits 53% larger than that benchmark.

Rapid City Area School District 51-4 runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 12,610 students. South Park Elementary - 16 is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Park Elementary - 16 logs that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 35% Native American, 15% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, South Park Elementary - 16 logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting South Park Elementary - 16 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Pennington County's rate of about 41%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Park Elementary - 16 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.1%.

Around the school, census data for Pennington County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,517 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pennington County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,186 students), South Park Elementary - 16 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Middle School - 36, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Park Elementary - 16 ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.1%.

South Park Elementary - 16 operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 303 students in 2018 compared to 313 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.