Enrollment
78
Elementary
DISTRICT 197 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310000200975
BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
612 PARK ST, BELLWOOD, NE 68624 · (402) 538-4805 · Butler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL78 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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.
- B+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
8.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
41 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 16 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 6% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
56.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 78 | 52.6% | 62.1% |
| HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAYES CENTER | 94 | 48.9% | 62.2% |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY - CEDAR RAPIDS CEDAR RAPIDS | 82 | 52.4% | N/A |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SUMNER SUMNER | 112 | 54.5% | N/A |
| SO PLATTE ELEM AT BIG SPRINGS BIG SPRINGS | 103 | 51.5% | N/A |
| MAYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAYWOOD | 95 | 55.8% | 65.3% |
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 BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 78 | #524 of 587 |
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
78
-21 (-21%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 106
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 78 | 9.1 | 8.6:1 | 53% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 10.4 | 8.3:1 | 66% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 11.3 | 8.1:1 | 63% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 99 | 11 | 9.0:1 | 60% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 11.3 | 8.7:1 | 56% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 99 | 11 | 9.0:1 | 52% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 106 | 11 | 9.6:1 | 58% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (98 to 78); teachers down 20% (11.3 to 9.1).
About BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This page covers BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school in BELLWOOD, Nebraska. The latest federal count shows 78 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 71% lower.
DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 2 other schools, enrolling 700 students in total.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other students are 21% Hispanic. That is lower than the 91% White share among all Butler County residents. By the diversity index, BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 35%.
BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 8.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, higher than at this school. BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 53%. That rate is above the 33% average among public schools in Butler County.
allk12 grades BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.9% for BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 62.1%, 4.2 points above the prediction.
BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Butler County, where median household income is about $79,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in Butler County, which together enroll about 1,027 students.
Nearby, CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 7.1 miles away. BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 62.1% compares with 55.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 99 in 2020-21 and 78 in 2024-25, a decrease of 21 students.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,424
Census ACS
Median income
$79,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,027 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 315 students
- DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 307 students
Other Bellwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bellwood Elementary. BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bellwood ElementaryNorth Chesterfield, VA · 493 students
Nearby schools
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 353
- DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.6 mi · 315
- DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL8.6 mi · 307
- KRAMER EDUCATION CENTER8.7 mi · 170
- RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 30
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.9 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 78 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.6:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 78% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.