Red Shirt School - 04

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Hermosa, South Dakota

Red Shirt School - 04 in Hermosa, South Dakota enrolled 53 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 7.6 students per teacher against the South Dakota elementary-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%).

Enrollment rose 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

43 students in 2022-23, 49 students in 2023-24, 53 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 7.0.

Students enrolled at Red Shirt School - 04 by school year2022-23: 43, 2023-24: 49, 2024-25: 5302040602022-23432023-24492024-2553
Students enrolled at Red Shirt School - 04 by school year2022-23: 43, 2023-24: 49, 2024-25: 5302040602022-23432023-24492024-2553
Students enrolled at Red Shirt School - 04 by school year2022-23: 43, 2023-24: 49, 2024-25: 5302040602022-23432023-24492024-2553
Students enrolled at Red Shirt School - 04 by school year2022-23: 43, 2023-24: 49, 2024-25: 5302040602022-23432023-24492024-2553
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23438.05.4
2023-24497.07.0
2024-25537.07.6

7.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 South Dakota elementary schools

Among the 311 South Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Red Shirt School - 04 7.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRed Shirt School - 04 7.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Red Shirt School - 04 7.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRed Shirt School - 04 7.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Red Shirt School - 04 7.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRed Shirt School - 04 7.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Red Shirt School - 04 7.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRed Shirt School - 04 7.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Red Shirt School - 04 enrolled 115 students and reported no counselor; it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

94.3% of students were American Indian, 5.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian94.3%
  2. Hispanic5.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Red Shirt School - 04 scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220% or less4%51%
Math, 2022-2320% or less1% or less (2021-22)42.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Hermosa

2 public elementary schools in Hermosa report 2024-25 enrollment; Red Shirt School - 04 is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hermosa Elementary - 0418111.621.0%
Red Shirt School - 04537.6100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Red Shirt School - 04

  1. Hermosa Elementary - 04The nearest public elementary school, 19 miles away: 181 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
  2. Rockyford School - 03The next nearest public elementary school, 24 miles away: 404 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).24 mi
  3. Compare Red Shirt School - 04 with Hermosa Elementary - 04Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Oglala Lakota County School District spends per student$23,662 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,662
  5. The largest public schools in South DakotaRed Shirt School - 04 is the number 229 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#229 of 315
  6. South Dakota schools by students per teacher7.6 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.7.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Red Shirt School - 04

  1. How many students attend Red Shirt School - 04?
    53 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 43 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hermosa, SD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Red Shirt School - 04?
    7.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for elementary schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Red Shirt School - 04 a Title I school?
    Red Shirt School - 04 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Red Shirt School - 04 do on state tests?
    The students tested at Red Shirt School - 04 scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Red Shirt School - 04 in?
    Oglala Lakota County School District, NCES district ID 4665460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 466546000575 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22