Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317158001050
ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
313 N CEDAR, HASTINGS, NE 68901 · (402) 461-7580 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
178 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
54.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 267 | 66.7% | 49.1% |
| NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING | 299 | 66.6% | 61.1% |
| EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALLIANCE | 237 | 65.4% | N/A |
| WESTMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF | 408 | 67.4% | 55.5% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 256 | 66.4% | 60.5% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 194 | 68.0% | 63.5% |
Matched among Nebraska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #298 of 311 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #310 of 398 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #347 of 438 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #306 of 587 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #41 of 379 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #108 of 379 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #24 of 359 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #95 of 220 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
267
-36 (-12%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 267 | 23.3 | 11.5:1 | 67% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 22.9 | 11.8:1 | 79% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 21.7 | 11.5:1 | 66% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 78% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 23.5 | 13.0:1 | 79% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 78% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 76% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 39% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (306 to 267); teachers down 1% (23.5 to 23.3).
About ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in HASTINGS, Nebraska, is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 267 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS is the local district for ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It runs 8 schools with 3,789 students.
At ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up 51% of the student body. The next largest groups are 42% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 33 points below the 84% share among Adams County residents. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 11.5:1. This ratio sits 9.5 below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 67%. Across public schools in Adams County, the average is 42%.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 53.0%. It scores 49.1%, 3.8 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Adams County show that the median household income is $68,365, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 18 public schools in Adams County, enrolling about 5,228 students in all.
The nearest public school is LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.2% proficiency; ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 49.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment declined 12% from its 2020-21 level of 303. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,052
Census ACS
Median income
$68,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,228 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 991 students
- HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
- MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 501 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 343 students
- RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOLElementary · 336 students
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
Other schools in HASTINGS
- HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 991 students
- HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
- ADAMS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 506 students
- MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 501 students
- ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCHHigh · 452 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 343 students
Other Alcott Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Alcott Elementary. ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Alcott ElementaryPomona, CA · 606 students
- Alcott ElementaryRiverside, CA · 603 students
- Alcott Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 567 students
- Alcott Elementary SchoolWesterville, OH · 537 students
- Alcott ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 264 students
Nearby schools
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 305
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 289
- MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.4 mi · 501
- HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 991
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 343
- RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL2.1 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 51% White, 42% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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