Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310487000125
CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
110 E MAIN ST, CEDAR BLUFFS, NE 68015 · (402) 628-2060 · Saunders County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
113 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 41 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
65.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 250 | 45.2% | 63.5% |
| PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAINVIEW | 207 | 46.9% | 63.7% |
| SUMMERLAND ELEM SCHOOL EWING | 236 | 47.9% | 67.8% |
| CENTRAL VALLEY ELEM - SCOTIA SCOTIA | 183 | 42.6% | 65.4% |
| SOUTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY | 261 | 50.6% | 60.6% |
| ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATKINSON | 189 | 46.0% | 71.6% |
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 CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Saunders County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #181 of 311 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #204 of 398 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #223 of 438 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #328 of 587 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #98 of 379 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #375 of 379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #119 of 359 | #1 of 8 |
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
250
-47 (-16%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 152
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 250 | 19.6 | 12.7:1 | 45% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 18.9 | 13.4:1 | 31% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 21.4 | 14.0:1 | 45% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 52% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 12.5 | 14.7:1 | 55% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 8 | 15.6:1 | 54% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 98 | 8 | 12.3:1 | 44% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 131 | 9 | 14.6:1 | 40% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 152 | 8 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (184 to 250); teachers up 57% (12.5 to 19.6).
About CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in CEDAR BLUFFS, Nebraska, reachable at (402) 628-2060. Enrollment is 250 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Across its 3 schools, CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS enrolls 491 students. CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
White students make up 96% of enrollment at CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other students are 2% Hispanic. For comparison, Saunders County is about 93% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.7:1. This ratio sits 8.3 below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 45%. That is higher than the 26% average for public schools in Saunders County.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Nebraska, CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 63.5% actual against a predicted 60.5%.
Among Saunders County residents, the median household income is $94,066, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 18 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, CEDAR BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile from CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. There are 2 other public schools within five miles.
NCES describes the area around CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 250 students in 2024-25, 47 fewer than the 297 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.1:1 to 12.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Saunders County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,048
Census ACS
Median income
$94,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,755 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CEDAR BLUFFS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 121 students
- CEDAR BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 120 students
Other schools in CEDAR BLUFFS
- CEDAR BLUFFS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 121 students
- CEDAR BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 120 students
Nearby schools
- CEDAR BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 120
- CEDAR BLUFFS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 121
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.9 mi · 417
- LINDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.1 mi · 339
- SIXPENCE PRESCHOOL6.4 mi · 29
- MILLIKEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCH6.4 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-05.
Is CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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