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Hermosa Elementary - 04

๐Ÿ“ 11 4th St, Hermosa, Custer County, 57744

222
Pupils
10.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Hermosa Elementary - 04 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hermosa, Custer County. The school has 222 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Forrest Paris. It is part of the Custer School District 16-1 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Forrest Paris
School district
Custer School District 16-1

Enrollment & staffing

Hermosa Elementary - 04 enrolls 222 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.

Male students
104 (47%)
Female students
118 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.1
Student-teacher ratio
10.0:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino and 5% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White18483%
Hispanic or Latino146.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native115%
Two or more races104.5%
Asian31.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

76 of the school's 222 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Kโ€“8

Hermosa Elementary - 04 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 30, state house district 30.

School district: Custer School District 16-1

Hermosa Elementary - 04 is one of 4 schools in Custer School District 16-1, based in Custer, South Dakota. The district serves 887 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 222 students, Hermosa Elementary - 04 is close to the district average of about 222 students per school.

887
District students
4
Schools
77
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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