West Middle School - 37
Public · Grades 6–8 · 591 students
Southwest Middle School - 38
4501 Park Dr, Rapid City, SD 57702
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
614
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
Pennington County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 153 South Dakota middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Dakota middle 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 Southwest Middle School - 38
Southwest Middle School - 38 is a public middle school in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades 6–8. 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, 614 students were enrolled, with about 16.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical South Dakota middle school (13.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 153 South Dakota middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 614 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.3 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
- 465982000457
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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.