Black Hills Montessori School
Private · Grades K–5 · 14 students
South Canyon Elementary - 15
218 Nordbye Ln, Rapid City, SD 57702
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
274
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
Pennington County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 266 South Dakota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Dakota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About South Canyon Elementary - 15
South Canyon Elementary - 15 is a public elementary school in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades K–5. It is part of Rapid City Area School District 51-4. The school is located in a small city in Pennington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 274 students were enrolled, with about 14.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical South Dakota elementary school (12.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 266 South Dakota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 274 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Rapid City Area School District 51-4
- County
- Pennington County
- NCES school ID
- 465982000527
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.