📍 2306 Brookstone Loop, Pierre, Hughes County, 57501
Kennedy Elementary - 08 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pierre, Hughes County. The school has 388 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rene Lillebo. It is part of the Pierre School District 32-2 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kennedy Elementary - 08 enrolls 388 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 19% American Indian or Alaska Native and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 239 | 62% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 75 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 388 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 111 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Kennedy Elementary - 08 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 24, state house district 24.
Kennedy Elementary - 08 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 388 students, Kennedy Elementary - 08 is smaller than the district average of about 550 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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