Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317443001305
BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1101 N 18TH ST, NORFOLK, NE 68701 · (402) 644-2539 · Madison County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
101 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 21% smaller than its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
72.4%
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 72 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 333 | 30.3% | 64.4% |
| KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTER KEARNEY | 332 | 29.2% | N/A |
| TRUMBLE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION | 364 | 32.4% | 64.2% |
| KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY | 398 | 32.9% | 59.7% |
| DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAVID CITY | 315 | 35.6% | 62.1% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER WILBER | 254 | 34.3% | 60.2% |
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 BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #168 of 311 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #101 of 398 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #116 of 438 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #212 of 587 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #253 of 379 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #220 of 379 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #207 of 359 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #178 of 220 | #5 of 6 |
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
333
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 333 | 21.9 | 15.2:1 | 30% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 29% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 21.9 | 15.4:1 | 28% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 29% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 18.8 | 18.6:1 | 23% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | 19% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 13% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 18 | 20.0:1 | 7% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (348 to 333); teachers up 16% (18.8 to 21.9).
About BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In NORFOLK, Nebraska, BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 333 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Nebraska) has about 272 students.
NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 11 schools and 4,543 students, and BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 75% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 15.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 15.2:1 here. BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 30%. Across public schools in Madison County, the average is 47%.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.4%, compared with a predicted 65.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Nebraska schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Madison County, the median household income is $63,128, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Madison County is home to 23 public schools and about 6,196 public school students.
The shortest distance from BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Town: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 333, a 5% decrease from 350 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 18.4:1 to 15.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,532
Census ACS
Median income
$63,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,196 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 631 students
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 628 students
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 256 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 227 students
Other schools in NORFOLK
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 631 students
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 628 students
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 256 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 227 students
Other Bel Air Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Bel Air Elementary. BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Bel Air ElementaryNEW BRIGHTON, MN · 729 students
- Bel Air ElementaryBel Air, MD · 521 students
- Bel Air Elementary SchoolATHENS, TX · 465 students
- Bel Air ElementaryWoodbridge, VA · 391 students
- Bel Air ElementaryBay Point, CA · 328 students
Nearby schools
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOL1.0 mi · 319
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 194
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,359
- GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 194
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 628
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.