Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 316295000817
CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
201 N HWY 11, CAIRO, NE 68824 · (308) 485-4258 · Howard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
90 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 48 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
74.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 8 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 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 CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 273 | 33.0% | 73.3% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH TEKAMAH | 288 | 31.6% | 62.2% |
| BOONE CENTRAL ELEM-ALBION ALBION | 247 | 34.0% | 64.2% |
| HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERSHEY | 300 | 35.0% | 70.3% |
| ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH TILDEN | 252 | 29.0% | 70.2% |
| SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY FAIRFIELD | 280 | 35.4% | N/A |
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 CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #49 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #78 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #107 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #295 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #136 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #349 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #190 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #110 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
273
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 273 | 20.4 | 13.4:1 | 33% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 19.6 | 14.6:1 | 40% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 22.3 | 12.3:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 22 | 12.3:1 | 30% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 20.1 | 13.2:1 | 35% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 30% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 37% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 30% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 19 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (265 to 273); teachers up 1% (20.1 to 20.4).
About CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in CAIRO, Nebraska. It educates 273 students in pre-K through 6.
CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (2 schools, 463 students) runs CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 92% White. It is also 6% Hispanic. For comparison, Howard County is about 92% White. CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 20.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, higher than at this school. Around 33% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 30% average for public schools in Howard County.
In Nebraska, CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 73.3% compared with a predicted 64.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Howard County, median household income is about $76,767, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 2%. CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 7 public schools in Howard County.
CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Compared with its nearest neighbors, CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 270 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 273. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.4:1) than in 2020-21 (12.3:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,534
Census ACS
Median income
$76,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,396 students
Quick facts
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- CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 190
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- ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.0 mi · 390
- 1R ELEMENTARY13.0 mi · 194
- ST LIBORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.4 mi · 161
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL13.7 mi · 680
Frequently asked questions
About CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Howard County.
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