BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in BATTLE CREEK, Nebraska, overseen by BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teacheing 292 students in grades pre-K through 6.

BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that teaches 584 students overall.

On the student-mix side, BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Madison County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.0%; this one delivers 75.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Madison County shows median household income runs about $63,128, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Madison County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,196 students), of which BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 62.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 40%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025.

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