📍 501 Holly Blvd, Brandon, Minnehaha County, 57005
Brandon Elementary - 03 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brandon, Minnehaha County. The school has 701 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Merle Horst. It is part of the Brandon Valley School District 49-2 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Brandon Elementary - 03 enrolls 701 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 556 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 701 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Brandon Elementary - 03 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 10, state house district 10.
Brandon Elementary - 03 is one of 12 schools in Brandon Valley School District 49-2, based in Brandon, South Dakota. The district serves 5,115 students district-wide and employs 285 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 701 students, Brandon Elementary - 03 is larger than the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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