CHADRON INTERMEDIATE

As a cozy primary school in CHADRON, Nebraska, CHADRON INTERMEDIATE teaches 112 students from grades 3 through 4, operated by CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so CHADRON INTERMEDIATE sits 59% below that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (870 students total), CHADRON INTERMEDIATE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CHADRON INTERMEDIATE lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school shows 9% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CHADRON INTERMEDIATE has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHADRON INTERMEDIATE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.6%, the actual is 55.1%, a residual of -7.5 points.

In the broader community, Dawes County reports that median household income runs about $56,280, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dawes County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,073 students), of which CHADRON INTERMEDIATE is one.

The closest other public school is CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHADRON INTERMEDIATE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 62.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. CHADRON INTERMEDIATE's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 136 (now 112). White enrollment moved from 79% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the CHADRON INTERMEDIATE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.