Enrollment
121
Elementary
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARNOLD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310007300031
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
405 N HASKELL, ARNOLD, NE 69120 · (308) 848-2226 · Custer County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% 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.
- FBeats 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
9.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
31 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ARNOLD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
45.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 67% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 121 | 25.6% | 45.6% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD BRAINARD | 124 | 26.6% | 62.3% |
| HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLARKS | 114 | 28.1% | 60.2% |
| FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRIEND | 127 | 23.6% | 60.1% |
| LAWRENCE - NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELSON | 123 | 30.1% | N/A |
| KENESAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KENESAW | 139 | 22.3% | 68.1% |
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 ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Custer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #306 of 311 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #356 of 398 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #372 of 438 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #466 of 587 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #250 of 359 | 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
121
+19 (+19%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 118
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 121 | 12.3 | 9.8:1 | 26% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 116 | 11.9 | 9.8:1 | 44% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 11.9 | 10.2:1 | 38% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 11 | 9.3:1 | 36% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 10.1 | 9.7:1 | 27% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 86 | 8 | 10.8:1 | 27% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 72 | 8 | 9.0:1 | 40% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 87 | 9 | 9.7:1 | 29% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 118 | 10 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (98 to 121); teachers up 22% (10.1 to 12.3).
About ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in ARNOLD, Nebraska. It reported 121 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.
Federal data list 2 schools in ARNOLD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 200 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, at 90%. The school is also 9% Hispanic. Among Custer County residents, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 18%.
The school's 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1, 11.2 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Custer County.
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the bottom 10% of schools in Nebraska. Predicted: 67.4%. Actual: 45.6%.
In the surrounding county, Custer County, median household income comes to about $67,906, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 15 public schools and about 1,845 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school's 45.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 121, compared with 102 in 2020-21.
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Custer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,518
Census ACS
Median income
$67,906
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Arnold Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Arnold Elementary. ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 6.
- ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 673 students
- Arnold Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 633 students
- Arnold Elementary SchoolJonesboro, GA · 454 students
- Arnold ElementaryArnold, MD · 454 students
- Arnold Elementary SchoolMICHIGAN CENTER, MI · 321 students
Nearby schools
- ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 79
- CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL16.9 mi · 74
- CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.9 mi · 98
- STAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.0 mi · 90
- STAPLETON HIGH SCHOOL17.0 mi · 64
- ANSELMO-MERNA HIGH SCHOOL22.4 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ARNOLD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.