DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY

DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in FREMONT, Nebraska, part of FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, hosting 290 students in grades pre-K through 4.

FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,283 students. DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 23% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 52.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dodge County indicate median household income runs about $74,329, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Dodge County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,729 students), of which DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is FREMONT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 40.3%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 34%: 217 students in 2018 compared to 290 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 72% across the same window.

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