South Middle School - 36

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Rapid City, South Dakota

South Middle School - 36 in Rapid City, South Dakota enrolled 618 students in 2024-25 with 45.1 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the South Dakota middle-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

553 students in 2022-23, 502 students in 2023-24, 618 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.2 to 45.1.

Students enrolled at South Middle School - 36 by school year2022-23: 553, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-235532023-245022024-25618
Students enrolled at South Middle School - 36 by school year2022-23: 553, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-235532023-245022024-25618
Students enrolled at South Middle School - 36 by school year2022-23: 553, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-235532023-245022024-25618
Students enrolled at South Middle School - 36 by school year2022-23: 553, 2023-24: 502, 2024-25: 61802004006008002022-235532023-245022024-25618
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355342.213.1
2023-2450241.212.2
2024-2561845.113.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 South Dakota middle schools

Among the 160 South Dakota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Dakota middle schools, 2024-25160 values from 4.3 to 95.7; This school 13.7; state median 13.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota middle schools, 2024-25160 values from 4.3 to 95.7; This school 13.7; state median 13.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota middle schools, 2024-25160 values from 4.3 to 95.7; This school 13.7; state median 13.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota middle schools, 2024-25160 values from 4.3 to 95.7; This school 13.7; state median 13.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 600 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Middle School - 36 enrolled 600 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 600 of the 600 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions26
  • Chronically absent40.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.3% of students were White, 22.8% American Indian, 17.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White45.3%
  2. American Indian22.8%
  3. Two or more races17.2%
  4. Hispanic11.8%
  5. Black1.9%
  6. Asian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at South Middle School - 36 scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2237%46%51%
Math, 2022-2324%36% (2021-22)42.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Rapid City

5 public middle schools in Rapid City report 2024-25 enrollment; South Middle School - 36 is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
South Middle School - 3661813.753.6%
Southwest Middle School - 3861416.310.3%
East Middle School - 3061315.832.6%
West Middle School - 3759115.421.7%
North Middle School - 3541812.099.8%

All public schools in Rapid City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Middle School - 36

  1. North Middle School - 35The nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 418 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. West Middle School - 37The next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 591 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare South Middle School - 36 with North Middle School - 35Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rapid City Area Schools spends per student$10,377 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,377
  5. The largest public schools in South DakotaSouth Middle School - 36 is the number 13 by size of 163 South Dakota middle schools open in 2024-25.#13 of 163
  6. South Dakota schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 13.3 for middle schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about South Middle School - 36

  1. How many students attend South Middle School - 36?
    618 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 553 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Rapid City, SD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Middle School - 36?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for middle schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Middle School - 36 a Title I school?
    South Middle School - 36 was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at South Middle School - 36 do on state tests?
    The students tested at South Middle School - 36 scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is South Middle School - 36 in?
    Rapid City Area Schools, NCES district ID 4659820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 465982000533 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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