Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310381001503
BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH
1402 MAIN ST, BELLEVUE, NE 68005 · (402) 293-4560 · Sarpy County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
81 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (20).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
71.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 63 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 9 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
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BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH this school | 168 | 48.2% | 68.0% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE | 187 | 52.9% | 63.1% |
| PLATTSMOUTH EARLY CHILDHOOD PLATTSMOUTH | 159 | 56.0% | N/A |
| TWIN RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE | 288 | 47.9% | 54.8% |
| CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMPERIAL | 221 | 46.6% | 65.4% |
| PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 285 | 39.6% | 64.4% |
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 BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Sarpy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #118 of 311 | #14 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #120 of 398 | #12 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #179 of 438 | #21 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #410 of 587 | #46 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #99 of 359 | #5 of 37 |
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
168
+3 (+2%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 168 | 12.1 | 13.9:1 | 48% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 11.9 | 13.3:1 | 54% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 11.9 | 13.8:1 | 52% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 12 | 13.8:1 | 58% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 13.8 | 11.4:1 | 53% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 47% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 14 | 13.7:1 | 59% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | 13 | 14.8:1 | 31% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 239 | 12 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (158 to 168); teachers down 13% (13.8 to 12.1).
About BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH
Federal records list BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH as an elementary school in BELLEVUE, Nebraska. A total of 168 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students, so this school is 38% smaller than average.
The district, BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, has 9,502 students enrolled across 20 schools.
A majority of students at BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH, 66%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. By the diversity index, BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH comes in at 52%.
A ratio of 13.9:1 comes from the school's 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 48% in 2024-25. Compared with the 23% average for public schools in Sarpy County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH would score about 59.5%. It scores 68.0%, a top-10% result among Nebraska schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Sarpy County show that median household income is about $103,321, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH is among the 76 public schools in Sarpy County.
The nearest other public school, BELLEVUE EAST SR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH had 165 students in 2020-21 and 168 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Sarpy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,389
Census ACS
Median income
$103,321
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
34,055 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- BELLEVUE WEST SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,529 students
- BELLEVUE EAST SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,420 students
- WAKE ROBIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 543 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 486 students
- LOGAN FONTENELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 480 students
- LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 476 students
Other schools in BELLEVUE
- BELLEVUE WEST SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,529 students
- BELLEVUE EAST SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,420 students
- WAKE ROBIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 543 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 486 students
- LOGAN FONTENELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 480 students
- LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 476 students
Nearby schools
- BELLEVUE EAST SR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,420
- BELLEVUE MISSION MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 406
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 187
- WAKE ROBIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 543
- ESU 3 HEAD START - BELLEAIRE1.1 mi · 16
- BELLEAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCHHow large is BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH?
BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH enrolls approximately 168 students in grades PK-06.
Is BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH an elementary, middle, or high school?
BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH have?
BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH?
Student demographics at BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH are roughly 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH in?
BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH is part of BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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