CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL

CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary campus in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, one of the schools within NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school enrolls 378 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 39% bigger than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,445 students. CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Hall County's rate of about 23%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hall County indicate median household income runs about $69,251, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hall County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,203 students), CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SHOEMAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 4.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 6%: 357 students in 2018 compared to 378 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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