📍 900 N Poplar Ave, Pierre, Hughes County, 57501
Jefferson Elementary - 06 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pierre, Hughes County. The school has 430 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Derris Buus. It is part of the Pierre School District 32-2 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jefferson Elementary - 06 enrolls 430 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 20% American Indian or Alaska Native and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 269 | 63% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 87 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
145 of the school's 430 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Jefferson Elementary - 06 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 24, state house district 24.
Jefferson Elementary - 06 is one of 5 schools in Pierre School District 32-2, based in Pierre, South Dakota. The district serves 2,749 students district-wide and employs 173 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 430 students, Jefferson Elementary - 06 is smaller than the district average of about 550 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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