Enrollment
127
Elementary
DISTRICT 94 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310001500121
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1003 NELSON ST, CAMBRIDGE, NE 69022 · (308) 697-3322 · Furnas County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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
12.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
52 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 28 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 22% larger than its 4th grade class (18).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
70.0%
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 70 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
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 127 | 40.9% | 66.6% |
| WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELIGH | 115 | 42.6% | N/A |
| STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STERLING | 143 | 41.3% | 57.8% |
| HITCHCOCK CO ELEMENTARY CULBERTSON | 161 | 41.6% | 67.1% |
| OSMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSMOND | 106 | 38.7% | 58.4% |
| CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALLAWAY | 98 | 41.8% | 54.4% |
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 CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #134 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #139 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #177 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #455 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #141 of 359 |
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
127
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 127 | 10.5 | 12.1:1 | 41% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 10 | 13.2:1 | 44% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 10.2 | 12.8:1 | 48% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | 48% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 11.3 | 11.8:1 | 44% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 12 | 11.5:1 | 49% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 40% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 39% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 18 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (133 to 127); teachers down 7% (11.3 to 10.5).
About CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska, under CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. There are 127 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 4. Across elementary schools in Nebraska, the average enrollment is about 272.
The district for CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 3 schools and 282 students.
A large majority of enrollment at CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, at 98%. The school is also 2% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 5%.
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.1:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska have an average ratio of 21.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 41%.
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.0% for CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 66.6%, 4.6 points above the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Furnas County show that the median household earns about $61,048 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Furnas County, 7 public schools serve about 1,013 students.
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school. CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 2 other public schools within five miles. CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 66.6% compares with 64.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (130) to 2024-25 (127). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.4:1 to 12.1:1.
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Furnas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,568
Census ACS
Median income
$61,048
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,013 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 81 students
- CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 74 students
Other schools in CAMBRIDGE
- CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 81 students
- CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 74 students
Other Cambridge Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Cambridge Elementary. CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 10th largest of the 11.
- Cambridge Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 806 students
- Cambridge ElementaryVacaville, CA · 738 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.BELTON, MO · 501 students
- Cambridge ElementaryConcord, CA · 469 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAMBRIDGE, NY · 435 students
Nearby schools
- CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 81
- CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 74
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL7.3 mi · 71
- SOUTHWEST JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL7.3 mi · 83
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA13.5 mi · 172
- ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL14.7 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 127 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Hispanic.
Who oversees CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Furnas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.