East Middle School - 30

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East Middle School - 30 is a public middle school located in Rapid City, South Dakota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 600 students. The school is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4, which is ranked 99 out of 126 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Middle School - 30 consistently underperforms compared to the Rapid City Area School District and the state of South Dakota in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's proficiency rates were 36.41% in ELA and 35.4% in Math, compared to the district's 43.34% in ELA and 35.64% in Math, and the state's 50.04% in ELA and 42.95% in Math. Additionally, East Middle School - 30 has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 28.1%, compared to the state average of around 20%. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, particularly female, White, and low socioeconomic status students, who consistently rank in the bottom half of their respective subgroups statewide.

When compared to other middle schools in the Rapid City area, such as West Middle School - 37 and Southwest Middle School - 38, East Middle School - 30 consistently underperforms, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. The school's performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past several years, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 95 out of 147 in 2014-2015 to 111 out of 147 in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4860 Homestead St
       Rapid City, SD  57703


(605) 394-4092

District: Rapid City Area School District 51-4

SchoolDigger Rank:
111th of 147 South Dakota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,077 Help


Students who attend East Middle School - 30 usually attend:

High:    Central High School - 41

Feeder schools for East Middle School - 30:

Elementary:    Rapid Valley Elementary - 12
    Valley View Elementary - 13

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  611

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.8%
Two or more races:
14.7%
American Indian:
9.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.1% Help


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Compare Details East Middle School - 30 ranks worse than 75.5% of middle schools in South Dakota. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.14. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.8%), two or more races (14.7%), American Indian (9.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Middle School - 30 is 15.2. 2 middle schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Middle School - 30 is $10,077. 3 middle schools in the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Middle School - 30:

SchoolDigger ranks East Middle School - 30 111th of 147 South Dakota public middle schools. (See East Middle School - 30 in the ranking list.)

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Rapid City Area School District 51-4:

SchoolDigger ranks Rapid City Area School District 51-4 99th of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Middle School - 30

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Rank History for all students at East Middle School - 30

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 25.49 115th 133 13.5%
2004 19.63 123rd 134 8.2%
2005 30.06 117th 136 14.0%
2006 25.79 125th 141 11.3%
2007 19.13 124th 136 8.8%
2008 20.36 124th 136 8.8%
2009 23.60 125th 139 10.1%
2010 29.97 122nd 139 12.2%
2011 25.57 124th 140 11.4%
2012 16.10 135th 146 7.5%
2015 41.71 95th 145 34.5%
2016 41.60 104th 147 29.3%
2017 47.31 92nd 146 37.0%
2018 42.77 95th 147 35.4%
2019 30.45 114th 149 23.5%
2021 22.21 123rd 145 15.2%
2022 29.26 112th 143 21.7%
2023 36.65 100th 150 33.3%
2024 29.14 111th 147 24.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Middle School - 30

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.38 8th 14 42.9%
2019 33.61 9th 14 35.7%
2021 28.73 14th 18 22.2%
2022 52.74 9th 19 52.6%
2023 53.86 9th 21 57.1%
2024 40.24 13th 22 40.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Middle School - 30

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.70 17th 32 46.9%
2022 33.95 19th 25 24.0%
2023 67.67 4th 27 85.2%
2024 36.13 20th 29 31.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Middle School - 30

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.95 41st 71 42.3%
2019 32.21 60th 79 24.1%
2021 32.21 48th 63 23.8%
2022 38.96 33rd 46 28.3%
2023 37.11 48th 70 31.4%
2024 33.27 48th 65 26.2%
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Rank History for Female students at East Middle School - 30

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.03 73rd 99 26.3%
2019 29.48 82nd 107 23.4%
2021 22.45 97th 113 14.2%
2022 23.91 89th 102 12.7%
2023 26.23 93rd 112 17.0%
2024 27.14 88th 107 17.8%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at East Middle School - 30

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 5.13 6th 6 0.0%
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Rank History for Male students at East Middle School - 30

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.44 73rd 111 34.2%
2019 31.14 82nd 110 25.5%
2021 23.26 99th 115 13.9%
2022 34.80 75th 104 27.9%
2023 44.94 69th 116 40.5%
2024 28.64 92nd 115 20.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Middle School - 30

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.48 5th 17 70.6%
2019 23.96 17th 21 19.0%
2021 53.57 8th 23 65.2%
2022 59.69 6th 19 68.4%
2023 68.79 4th 24 83.3%
2024 40.27 18th 26 30.8%
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Rank History for Native American students at East Middle School - 30

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.03 15th 30 50.0%
2019 39.75 18th 29 37.9%
2021 39.84 14th 25 44.0%
2022 30.35 21st 24 12.5%
2023 47.11 10th 27 63.0%
2024 28.63 24th 31 22.6%
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Rank History for White students at East Middle School - 30

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.58 94th 131 28.2%
2019 27.80 108th 136 20.6%
2021 17.68 124th 136 8.8%
2022 25.42 112th 132 15.2%
2023 33.80 97th 136 28.7%
2024 28.04 106th 132 19.7%
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Data source: test scores: South Dakota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for East Middle School - 30

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 790 790
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 811 811
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 960 960
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 960 960
1993 804 16 15 19 65 n/a n/a 0 919
1994 876 6 10 12 80 n/a n/a 0 984
1995 822 9 11 18 97 n/a n/a 0 957
1996 822 9 11 18 97 n/a n/a 0 957
1997 805 12 15 16 98 n/a n/a 0 946
1998 731 13 8 17 107 n/a n/a 0 876
1999 716 12 12 17 95 n/a n/a 0 852
2000 657 8 16 18 116 n/a n/a 0 815
2001 709 10 17 14 105 n/a n/a 0 855
2002 694 13 13 13 126 n/a n/a 0 859
2003 694 13 13 13 126 n/a n/a 0 859
2004 667 7 15 17 104 n/a n/a 0 810
2005 632 7 9 16 119 n/a n/a 0 783
2006 660 5 13 16 108 n/a n/a 0 802
2007 647 16 10 21 108 n/a n/a 0 802
2008 588 14 12 22 101 n/a n/a 0 737
2009 556 16 10 18 106 n/a n/a 0 706
2010 580 6 10 16 76 n/a n/a 0 688
2011 594 11 9 23 76 0 9 0 722
2012 564 6 10 21 77 0 18 0 696
2013 428 11 12 22 64 0 20 0 557
2014 463 8 9 27 63 0 25 0 595
2015 485 12 6 32 78 0 32 0 645
2016 478 8 9 40 85 0 27 0 647
2017 476 9 7 34 77 0 41 0 644
2018 488 11 10 31 78 1 55 0 674
2019 468 9 8 35 58 0 86 0 664
2020 443 10 6 45 72 0 94 0 670
2021 417 6 11 52 78 0 87 0 651
2022 382 1 12 42 73 0 86 0 596
2023 392 2 7 49 73 0 77 0 600
2024 396 4 9 53 58 1 90 0 611

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Middle School - 30

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 790 46.8 16.8 n/a
1990 811 42.8 18.9 n/a
1991 960 47.2 20.3 n/a
1992 960 47.6 20.1 n/a
1993 919 54.6 16.8 n/a
1994 984 67.0 14.7 n/a
1995 957 64.5 14.8 n/a
1996 957 64.5 14.8 n/a
1997 946 62.3 15.2 25.5
1998 876 66.1 13.3 39.6
1999 852 64.1 13.3 38
2000 815 66.6 12.2 36.8
2001 855 63.9 13.4 34.2
2002 859 59.8 14.4 32.5
2003 859 59.8 14.4 32.5
2004 810 57.7 14.0 33
2005 783 57.5 13.6 36.7
2006 802 58.3 13.8 42.5
2007 802 60.2 13.3 38.7
2008 737 60.5 12.2 31.2
2009 706 58.9 12.0 43.2
2010 688 56.8 12.1 46.2
2011 722 56.0 12.8 43.6
2012 696 53.5 12.9 49.1
2013 557 38.2 14.5 46.5
2014 595 38.3 15.5 49.9
2015 645 42.0 15.3 45.4
2016 647 41.0 15.7 51.8
2017 644 44.1 14.5 40.4
2018 674 44.0 15.3 40.5
2019 664 43.7 15.1 39
2020 670 43.0 15.5 38.4
2021 651 43.3 15.0 33.2
2022 596 43.5 13.6 36.4
2023 600 41.5 14.4 37
2024 611 40.0 15.2 29.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Middle School - 30

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 790 46.8 16.8 n/a
1990 811 42.8 18.9 n/a
1991 960 47.2 20.3 n/a
1992 960 47.6 20.1 n/a
1993 919 54.6 16.8 n/a
1994 984 67.0 14.7 n/a
1995 957 64.5 14.8 n/a
1996 957 64.5 14.8 n/a
1997 946 62.3 15.2 25.5
1998 876 66.1 13.3 39.6
1999 852 64.1 13.3 38
2000 815 66.6 12.2 36.8
2001 855 63.9 13.4 34.2
2002 859 59.8 14.4 32.5
2003 859 59.8 14.4 32.5
2004 810 57.7 14.0 33
2005 783 57.5 13.6 36.7
2006 802 58.3 13.8 42.5
2007 802 60.2 13.3 38.7
2008 737 60.5 12.2 31.2
2009 706 58.9 12.0 43.2
2010 688 56.8 12.1 46.2
2011 722 56.0 12.8 43.6
2012 696 53.5 12.9 49.1
2013 557 38.2 14.5 46.5
2014 595 38.3 15.5 49.9
2015 645 42.0 15.3 45.4
2016 647 41.0 15.7 51.8
2017 644 44.1 14.5 40.4
2018 674 44.0 15.3 40.5
2019 664 43.7 15.1 39
2020 670 43.0 15.5 38.4
2021 651 43.3 15.0 33.2
2022 596 43.5 13.6 36.4
2023 600 41.5 14.4 37
2024 611 40.0 15.2 29.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East Middle School - 30

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $718 (7.6%) $8,691 (92.4%) $9,408
2021 $456 (4.5%) $9,720 (95.5%) $10,175
2022 $1,329 (11.9%) $9,865 (88.1%) $11,193
2023 $663 (6.6%) $9,414 (93.4%) $10,077

Data source: South Dakota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Middle School - 30

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 114th of 149 Middle schoolsRanks 100th of 150 Middle schools
 9.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (East Middle School - 30)40.435.6
 4.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)46.339.4
 7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.844.6
 6.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (East Middle School - 30)34.845.4
 10.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)34.934.8
 0.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.339.1
 2.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (East Middle School - 30)38.834.5
 4.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)47.546
 1.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.150.7
 3.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (East Middle School - 30)31.728.5
 3.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)38.336.9
 1.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)45.641.2
 4.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (East Middle School - 30)43.146.6
 3.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)47.349.6
 2.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)52.148.8
 3.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (East Middle School - 30)40.732.4
 8.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)41.836.8
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)43.837.5
 6.3%
8th Grade Science (East Middle School - 30)3735.6
 1.4%
   8th Grade Science (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)37.739.5
 1.8%
   8th Grade Science (South Dakota)41.238.1
 3.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (East Middle School - 30)40.739.4
 1.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)49.744.9
 4.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (East Middle School - 30)35.734.7
 1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Rapid City Area School District 51-4)41.736.1
 5.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students664600
 9.6%
African American92
 77.8%
American Indian5873
 25.9%
Asian87
 12.5%
Hispanic3549
 40%
Pacific Islander00
White468392
 16.2%
Two or More Races8677
 10.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39%37%
 2%


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Students who attend East Middle School - 30 usually go on to attend Central High School - 41

In the 2023-24 school year, 611 students attended East Middle School - 30.

Students at East Middle School - 30 are 65% White, 15% Two or more races, 9% American Indian, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

East Middle School - 30 ranks in the bottom 24.5% of South Dakota middle schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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