Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 310342000046
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
500 MAIN ST, AXTELL, NE 68924 · (308) 743-2415 · Kearney County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
52 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 38 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 5% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
77.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 200 | 26.0% | 72.4% |
| WEEPING WATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEEPING WATER | 158 | 27.2% | 66.7% |
| FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FULLERTON | 154 | 26.6% | 72.5% |
| CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 263 | 26.6% | 72.0% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY GENEVA | 253 | 26.5% | 72.7% |
| BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE HILL | 183 | 23.5% | 68.2% |
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 AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #65 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #41 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #122 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #378 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #138 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #347 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #246 of 359 |
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
200
+22 (+12%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 163
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 200 | 14.9 | 13.4:1 | 26% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 14.2 | 13.4:1 | 32% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 14.4 | 13.9:1 | 28% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 13 | 13.7:1 | 30% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 136 | 10.2 | 13.4:1 | 22% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 9 | 11.7:1 | 29% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 31% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 175 | 11 | 15.9:1 | 20% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 163 | 12 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (136 to 200); teachers up 47% (10.2 to 14.9).
About AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in AXTELL, Nebraska, according to federal school records. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 200 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Nebraska is roughly 272 students; this school is 26% smaller than that.
The AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS system has 2 schools and 335 students.
White students are the large majority at AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 92% of enrollment. Next come 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Kearney County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. The chance that two students picked at random at AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, higher than at this school. AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 26%. Across public schools in Kearney County, the average is about the same, 28%.
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Nebraska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.4%; the prediction is 67.3%.
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Kearney County, where median household income is about $78,631, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Kearney County, which together enroll about 1,320 students.
The shortest distance from AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. By average proficiency, AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st among 5 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 178 in 2020-21 and 200 in 2024-25, a 12% rise.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kearney County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,713
Census ACS
Median income
$78,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Axtell Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Axtell Elementary. AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Axtell Elementary SchoolAXTELL, TX · 358 students
- Axtell Elementary SchoolAxtell, KS · 113 students
Nearby schools
- AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 135
- WILCOX-HILDRETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 115
- WILCOX-HILDRETH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL8.3 mi · 76
- MINDEN HIGH SCHOOL8.9 mi · 272
- C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL8.9 mi · 283
- MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.4 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 200 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS in Kearney County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.