Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 310016301773
CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
520 E 9TH ST, IMPERIAL, NE 69033 · (308) 882-4228 · Chase County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
103 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
78.1%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
221
-38 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 13.3:1
% White
68%
was 80%
% Hispanic
29%
was 19%
% Black
3%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a tight-knit elementary campus in IMPERIAL, Nebraska, overseen by CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 221 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.
Across the 3 schools in CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS (608 students total), CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 29% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.
On the resource side, CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.0%; this one delivers 65.4%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Chase County put median household earnings sit near $68,173, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in Chase County (combined enrollment of about 820 students).
Nearest neighbor: CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 64.6%.
CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 259 (now 221). The White share of enrollment decreased from 80% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.
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Chase County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,671
Census ACS
Median income
$68,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS
- CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 208 students
- CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 179 students
Other schools in IMPERIAL
- CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 208 students
- CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 179 students
Nearby schools
- CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 208
- CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 179
- WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.4 mi · 95
- WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOL15.4 mi · 38
- WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOL15.4 mi · 79
- PERKINS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCH22.7 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 68% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Black.
What district is CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
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