Hermosa Middle School - 07

Hermosa Middle School - 07 is a middle school of one-room-style scale in Hermosa, South Dakota, overseen by Custer School District 16-1, instructing 48 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 187 students per school, that is 74% leaner than typical.

Custer School District 16-1 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 887 students; Hermosa Middle School - 07 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hermosa Middle School - 07 records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Native American, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.4:1, putting Hermosa Middle School - 07 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Hermosa Middle School - 07 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Hermosa Middle School - 07 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 44.0%, a residual of -6.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Custer County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $84,112 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Custer County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 903 students), Hermosa Middle School - 07 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hermosa Elementary - 04, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hermosa Middle School - 07 at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.