Summary:
The city of Hermosa, South Dakota is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school. The schools in this area serve students from diverse backgrounds and have varying levels of academic performance. While Hermosa Elementary - 04 and Hermosa Middle School - 07 are performing at or above the state average in many areas, Red Shirt School - 04 is severely underperforming, with 0% proficiency rates in most subjects.
Hermosa Elementary - 04 has shown consistent improvement in its state-wide ranking, moving from 141st out of 204 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 164th out of 300 in 2024-2025. Its English Language Arts proficiency rates are also above the state average, with 51.12% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 50.93%. Similarly, Hermosa Middle School - 07 has a relatively high proficiency rate in English Language Arts at 53.19% for all grades, compared to the state average of 50.93%, with its 7th grade ELA proficiency of 71.42% being particularly strong.
In contrast, Red Shirt School - 04 stands out as an underperforming school, with consistently low rankings and proficiency rates. Despite the high spending per student at $44,447, the school is still struggling academically, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. All three schools in the Hermosa area have high chronic absenteeism rates, which can significantly impact student learning and achievement, and this issue could be a key focus for improving overall school performance.
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