ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a large elementary campus in LINCOLN, Nebraska, ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 673 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 147% bigger than the state mean of about 272.

Across the 67 schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (42,301 students total), ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 10% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Lancaster County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lancaster County indicate median household income runs about $74,793, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 97 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students).

Nearest neighbor: EARLY CHILDHOOD AT NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL, around 2.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 757 (now 673). White enrollment moved from 66% to 48% across the same window.

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