Stevens High School - 42
Rapid City, SD · High School · Grades 9-12
Stevens High School - 42 is a high school in Rapid City, SD with 1,686 students enrolled and a 70% proficiency rate. Part of Rapid City Area School District 51-4. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Stevens High School - 42 is a high school in Rapid City, SD, enrolling 1,686 students in grades 9-12 within the Rapid City Area School District 51-4. That headcount is above the 472-student average for schools in the district.
On the latest EDFacts assessments, 70% of students reached grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading — a rate near the top of the national distribution. That is 18 points above the 52% average for the Rapid City Area School District 51-4. Against the 56% South Dakota statewide average, the school sits 14 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has fallen by about 6 points. As a high school, it reports a 77% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 18.9 to 1, above the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1. A relatively low 14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Stevens High School - 42 is a high school located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school serves 1,686 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.9:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 70% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 77% graduation rate.
14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Stevens High School - 42 is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 in South Dakota.
How This School Compares
Stevens High School - 42 has 1,686 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Rapid City Area School District 51-4 (472 students). Its 70% proficiency rate is 18 percentage points above the district average of 52%. Compared to the South Dakota state average of 56%, the school performs 14 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Stevens High School - 42 has 1,686 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.9:1.
According to EDFacts data, 70% of students at Stevens High School - 42 meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Stevens High School - 42 has a 77% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Stevens High School - 42 is part of the Rapid City Area School District 51-4 in Rapid City, South Dakota. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.