📍 E End Polk St, Hermitage, Hickory County, 65668
Hermitage Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hermitage, Hickory County. The school has 138 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hermitage R-Iv school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hermitage Elem. enrolls 138 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 131 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 138 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 76 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hermitage Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 28, state house district 125.
Hermitage Elem. is one of 3 schools in HERMITAGE R-IV, based in HERMITAGE, Missouri. The district serves 289 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 138 students, Hermitage Elem. is larger than the district average of about 96 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote