Southwest Middle School - 38

Regular School · Rapid City, SD

Southwest Middle School - 38 is a regular school school in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades 06–08 with 614 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

614

Teachers (FTE)

37.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	471	77%
Two or more races	60	10%
Hispanic/Latino	39	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	22	4%
Asian	16	3%
Black or African American	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	614	292M / 322F

English Language Learners: 9 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Science Proficiency	50.0%	—	236

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.48 grade levels

Math

+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

14.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	614	100%

Contact & Location

4501 Park Dr

Rapid City, SD 57702

Phone: (605)394-6792

http://www.rcas.org

District

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,952

District enrollment: 12,743

Other Schools in District

Black Hawk Elementary - 03 Elementary
Corral Drive Elementary - 21 Elementary
General Beadle Elementary - 01 Elementary
Grandview Elementary - 06 Elementary
Horace Mann Elementary - 07 Elementary
Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 Elementary
Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 Elementary
Pinedale Elementary - 11 Elementary

View all 24 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 57702) → CensusDepth.com
South Dakota population & income data → CensusDepth.com
South Dakota teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

465982000457

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD