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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310333000040
CALVERT ELEMENTARY
2103 O STREET, AUBURN, NE 68305 · (402) 274-4129 · Nemaha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.5:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
201 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 123 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
71.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 64 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 CALVERT ELEMENTARY
CALVERT ELEMENTARY's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALVERT ELEMENTARY this school | 531 | 37.9% | 69.0% |
| PLATTSMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLATTSMOUTH | 460 | 39.1% | 53.4% |
| MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC COOK | 411 | 43.8% | 63.9% |
| DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOTHENBURG | 416 | 44.0% | 54.8% |
| FALLS CITY NORTH ELEMENTARY FALLS CITY | 341 | 37.2% | N/A |
| CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY | 327 | 40.7% | 58.9% |
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 CALVERT ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #104 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #119 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #166 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #39 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #334 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #343 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #157 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.3% | #18 of 135 |
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
531
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 531 | 31.4 | 16.9:1 | 38% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 32.2 | 15.9:1 | 40% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 31.2 | 18.5:1 | 36% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 29 | 19.5:1 | 38% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 28.3 | 14.6:1 | 41% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 39% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 42% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 21% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 15 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CALVERT ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (414 to 531); teachers up 11% (28.3 to 31.4).
About CALVERT ELEMENTARY
Located in AUBURN, Nebraska, CALVERT ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school. A total of 531 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 95% higher.
CALVERT ELEMENTARY is part of a district of 4 schools: AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 1,019 students.
The student body at CALVERT ELEMENTARY is 91% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at CALVERT ELEMENTARY is 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.9:1. This ratio sits 4.1 below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 38%.
The allk12 Grade for CALVERT ELEMENTARY is A-. Compared with Nebraska public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, CALVERT ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 63.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.0%.
In Nemaha County (population about 7,046), the median household income is $60,924, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 8 public schools in Nemaha County, enrolling about 1,374 students in all.
The school nearest to CALVERT ELEMENTARY is LITTLE LEARNERS PRESCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Ranked by average proficiency, CALVERT ELEMENTARY places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when CALVERT ELEMENTARY had 565 students, to 2024-25, when it had 531. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.5:1 in 2020-21, and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Nemaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,046
Census ACS
Median income
$60,924
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,374 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 258 students
- AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 190 students
- LITTLE LEARNERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 40 students
Other schools in AUBURN
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 258 students
- AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 190 students
- LITTLE LEARNERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 40 students
- LEARNING CENTERCombined
Other Calvert Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Calvert Elementary. CALVERT ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 5.
- CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 337 students
- Calvert ElementaryPrince Frederick, MD · 495 students
- Calvert Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 408 students
- Calvert ElementaryRising Sun, MD · 390 students
Nearby schools
- LITTLE LEARNERS PRESCHOOL0.2 mi · 40
- AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 190
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 258
- HIGH SCHOOL AT JOHNSON8.3 mi · 118
- JOHNSON - BROCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.3 mi · 70
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT JOHNSON8.3 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About CALVERT ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CALVERT ELEMENTARY?
CALVERT ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 531 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CALVERT ELEMENTARY serve?
CALVERT ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CALVERT ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CALVERT ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CALVERT ELEMENTARY?
At CALVERT ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is CALVERT ELEMENTARY public or private?
CALVERT ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.