BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school in BLUE HILL, Nebraska, overseen by BLUE HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, educates 183 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 33% below typical.

BLUE HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 315 students; BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic. Compared to Webster County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Webster County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Webster County shows median household earnings sit near $64,347, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Webster County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 748 students), of which BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is BLUE HILL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 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 BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 59.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 174 (now 183).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.