Elk Mountain High School - 04
Dewey · SD · Elk Mountain School District 16-2 · Public
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- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Elk Mountain High School - 04 compares for families
What families should know about Elk Mountain High School - 04.
- ▸ LocallySD students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: A.C.E. High Academy - 06, Custer High School - 01, Hill City High School - 01 and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 2 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.C.E. High Academy - 06 Custer |
Public | 21.2 | 16 | — |
| Custer High School - 01 Custer |
Public | 22.1 | 272 | -9.9% |
| Hill City High School - 01 Hill City |
Public | 27.2 | 158 | -7.1% |
| Edgemont High School - 01 Edgemont |
Public | 28.5 | 26 | — |
| Hot Springs High School - 01 Hot Springs |
Public | 32.2 | 215 | -15.0% |
| Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10 Nemo |
Public | 42.5 | 54 | — |
| Rapid City Christian School Rapid City |
Private | 43.7 | 357 | +66.8% |
| Stevens High School - 42 Rapid City |
Public | 44.6 | 1,771 | +2.6% |