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Hermosa Elementary - 04

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Hermosa Elementary - 04 ranks 164 th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Hermosa Elementary - 04 is a public elementary school located in Hermosa, South Dakota, serving grades KG-6 with a total enrollment of 175 students. The school is part of the Custer School District 16-1, which is ranked 58 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hermosa Elementary - 04 has consistently underperformed compared to the Custer School District and the state of South Dakota in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 51.12% in ELA and 33.34% in Math, compared to the district's 61.46% in ELA and 49.31% in Math, and the state's 50.93% in ELA and 43.49% in Math. The school's performance has been particularly low in 6th grade, with only 33.33% proficient in ELA and 14.29% in Math for the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Hermosa Elementary - 04 has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 20.2% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Rapid City Area School District, Hermosa Elementary - 04 generally underperforms in academic achievement, with lower proficiency rates in both ELA and Math. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 11.1 in the 2023-2024 school year is lower than the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 12.0 to 19.5. Addressing the school's consistently low performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges through targeted interventions and support could be crucial for the school's long-term success and the academic growth of its students.

181

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,179

Per pupil spending ?

30.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 4th St
Hermosa, SD 57744

(605) 255-4345

District: Custer School District 16-1

Students who attend Hermosa Elementary - 04 usually attend:

Middle:	Custer Junior High - 05
High:	Custer High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg56%

South Dakota avg47%

164^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Custer School District 16-1

58^th of 147Custer School District 16-1 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	164 of 300	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	164 of 201	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	141 of 204	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	181 of 202	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	157 of 202	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	159 of 206	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	174 of 204	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.0	151 of 207	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	170 of 206	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	178 of 209	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	60.5	91 of 201	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	107 of 214	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.8	136 of 205	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.4	117 of 206	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.4	105 of 196	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.6	137 of 194	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.5	141 of 194	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	56.7	106 of 197	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	74.4	26 of 194	86.6%	★★★★☆
2004	78.7	12 of 189	93.7%	★★★★★
2003	75.1	22 of 187	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	132 of 291	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.2	150 of 165	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	116 of 154	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	137 of 150	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	108 of 151	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	112 of 155	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	142 of 163	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	122 of 163	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	149 of 237	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	65 of 112	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	93 of 106	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	83 of 121	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	189 of 292	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	117 of 161	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	104 of 166	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	110 of 154	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	98 of 157	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	110 of 160	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	124 of 170	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	157 of 165	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	35 of 152	77.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	205 of 248	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	174 of 287	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	169 of 184	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	143 of 185	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	172 of 184	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	155 of 185	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	160 of 191	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	177 of 186	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2023	50.2	79 of 150	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	107 of 143	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	108 of 145	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	125 of 149	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	128 of 147	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	131 of 146	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	124 of 147	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.9	101 of 145	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.3	83 of 145	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	88 of 140	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.2	68 of 139	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.4	50 of 139	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.4	77 of 136	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.6	23 of 136	83.1%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	9 of 141	93.6%	★★★★★
2005	78.0	15 of 136	89.0%	★★★★☆
2004	71.4	21 of 134	84.3%	★★★★☆
2003	76.3	13 of 133	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2023	42.6	71 of 112	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.1	95 of 102	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	54.3	55 of 113	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2023	46.9	34 of 70	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	55 of 79	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	71 of 104	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	94 of 115	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	84 of 110	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2023	48.4	70 of 136	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.4	120 of 132	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	112 of 136	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	123 of 136	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	115 of 131	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Native American (2025)77th percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-40 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)51st percentile+4 vs school

White (2023)49th percentile~ school

Female (2023)37th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2022)32nd percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Science46%+5 vs state

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hermosa Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-6	11 4th St	Hermosa	57744	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 255-4345	181	16	11.6	30.9%	164 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	50.6	164^th of 300 public elementary schools	45.3%		24.3	164^th of 201 public elementary schools	18.4%		61.9	54.2	54.2	33.3	51.1	52.4	41.7	25.0	14.3	33.3	45.8	$17,179	$1,221	$15,958
Corral Drive Elementary - 21	Public	K-5	3736 Corral Dr	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-6789	439	22	20.0	6.2%	364 (82.9%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.2%)	16 (3.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	69.8	88^th of 300 public elementary schools	70.7%		80.3	26^th of 201 public elementary schools	87.1%	62	54.4	52.6	63.4		56.6	53.2	61.5	59.2		57.9	54.9	$10,513	$665	$9,848
Grandview Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	3301 Grandview Dr	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1829	431	26	16.3	39.2%	252 (58.5%)	7 (1.6%)	52 (12.1%)	6 (1.4%)	69 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	46.1	179^th of 300 public elementary schools	40.3%		47.8	118^th of 201 public elementary schools	41.3%	61	33.0	39.7	54.0		41.1	34.1	45.2	41.3		39.7	41.3	$10,978	$832	$10,146
Robbinsdale Elementary - 14	Public	PK, KG-5	424 E Indiana St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1825	328	25	12.9	100.0%	153 (46.6%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	78 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.9%)	15.4	264^th of 300 public elementary schools	12.0%		5.9	193^rd of 201 public elementary schools	4.0%	71	21.3	10.9	21.3		17.5	10.6	14.6	17.0		14.1	14.9	$12,516	$1,553	$10,962
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Covington St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 393-2221	486	31	15.5	42.2%	315 (64.8%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.3%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.6%)	47.7	173^rd of 300 public elementary schools	42.3%		33.3	147^th of 201 public elementary schools	26.9%	26	31.7	47.8	54.1		44.0	45.1	42.0	32.4		40.0	37.8	$11,932	$1,555	$10,377
South Park Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	207 Flormann St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1833	313	23	13.8	100.0%	118 (37.7%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	109 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (15.0%)	27.1	237^th of 300 public elementary schools	21.0%		17.8	178^th of 201 public elementary schools	11.4%	59	42.0	17.3	23.4		27.5	32.0	30.8	19.2		27.5	21.3	$12,731	$1,994	$10,737
Meadowbrook Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	3125 W Flormann St	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1821	478	29	16.5	24.7%	329 (68.8%)	5 (1.0%)	49 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.5%)	65.5	102^nd of 300 public elementary schools	66.0%		61.9	72^nd of 201 public elementary schools	64.2%	30	46.0	60.3	64.6		57.2	49.4	55.1	52.5		52.3	45.5	$11,023	$704	$10,319
Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17	Public	K-5	827 Franklin St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1837	328	21	15.8	41.8%	172 (52.4%)	12 (3.7%)	43 (13.1%)	6 (1.8%)	62 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	44.6	184^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.7%		35.9	140^th of 201 public elementary schools	30.3%	44	32.0	50.0	38.8		40.5	40.0	46.3	32.7		39.9	34.7	$11,683	$1,137	$10,546
Valley View Elementary - 13	Public	K-5	4840 Homestead St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 393-2812	605	34	17.7	41.2%	388 (64.1%)	5 (0.8%)	51 (8.4%)	7 (1.2%)	65 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (14.5%)	29.4	231^st of 300 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.4	165^th of 201 public elementary schools	17.9%	66	21.2	21.1	38.1		26.8	31.3	26.6	27.6		28.4	31.4	$10,910	$1,246	$9,664
South Canyon Elementary - 15	Public	K-5	218 Nordbye Ln	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1801	274	19	14.4	30.7%	181 (66.1%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.2%)	42.6	191^st of 300 public elementary schools	36.3%		49.1	115^th of 201 public elementary schools	42.8%	76	39.2	50.0	37.7		41.8	47.1	45.2	22.6		37.7	28.3	$11,724	$656	$11,067

Frequently Asked Questions about Hermosa Elementary - 04

What schools do graduates of Hermosa Elementary - 04 attend?

Students who attend Hermosa Elementary - 04 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Custer Junior High - 05
High : Custer High School - 01

How many students attend Hermosa Elementary - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Hermosa Elementary - 04.

What district is Hermosa Elementary - 04 in?

Custer School District 16-1

Is Hermosa Elementary - 04 a good school?

Hermosa Elementary - 04 ranks 164^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hermosa Elementary - 04?

Students at Hermosa Elementary - 04 are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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