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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310336000043
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
300 H ST, AURORA, NE 68818 · (402) 694-6923 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
155 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
71.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 520 | 29.8% | 68.2% |
| BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARY BLAIR | 494 | 27.7% | 56.9% |
| DOUGLAS CO WEST ELEMENTARY SCH VALLEY | 537 | 29.2% | 63.5% |
| WAHOO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAHOO | 475 | 27.6% | 60.4% |
| ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PAUL | 390 | 29.0% | 62.9% |
| CONESTOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MURRAY | 376 | 27.1% | 65.8% |
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 AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #115 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #126 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #106 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #42 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #140 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #311 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #213 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #190 of 220 |
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
520
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 520 | 38.7 | 13.4:1 | 30% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 38.2 | 13.5:1 | 37% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 39.3 | 13.1:1 | 34% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 39% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 37.5 | 14.3:1 | 36% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 39% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 33% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 28% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 678 | 33 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (535 to 520); teachers up 3% (37.5 to 38.7).
About AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school in AURORA, Nebraska, under AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school reports 520 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students.
A total of 4 schools make up AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 1,230 students enrolled.
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 87% White. It is also 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 38.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 30%. That is close to the 28% average for public schools in Hamilton County.
allk12 grades AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2.2 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 68.2% actual, 66.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Nebraska.
Within Hamilton County, median household income is about $83,994, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Hamilton County number 8 and enroll about 1,656.
The shortest distance from AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to AURORA PRESCHOOL. The five-mile area around AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 3 other public schools. The school's 68.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 494 to 520.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,464
Census ACS
Median income
$83,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- AURORA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 382 students
- AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 256 students
- AURORA PRESCHOOLElementary · 72 students
Other schools in AURORA
- AURORA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 382 students
- AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 256 students
- AURORA PRESCHOOLElementary · 72 students
Other Aurora Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Aurora Elementary. AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Aurora Elementary SchoolAurora, IN · 524 students
- AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWest Fargo, ND · 377 students
- Aurora ElementaryJBER, AK · 359 students
- Aurora ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 304 students
Nearby schools
- AURORA PRESCHOOL0.2 mi · 72
- AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 256
- AURORA HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 382
- HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL6.7 mi · 71
- HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.7 mi · 112
- GILTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.5 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 520 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Hamilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.