Enrollment
87
Elementary
DISTRICT 83 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310552000177
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
908 5TH ST, CRAWFORD, NE 69339 · (308) 665-1928 · Dawes County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
54 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 10 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 16% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
60.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Schools most like CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 87 | 62.1% | 54.3% |
| ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELGIN | 103 | 56.3% | 53.9% |
| CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAPPELL | 104 | 56.7% | N/A |
| MAYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAYWOOD | 95 | 55.8% | 65.3% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY HALSEY | 50 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELIGH | 93 | 65.6% | 59.7% |
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 CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87 | #511 of 587 |
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
87
0 (0%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 133
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 87 | 11.3 | 7.7:1 | 62% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 10.2 | 9.2:1 | 68% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 102 | 10.2 | 10.0:1 | 66% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 87 | 8 | 10.9:1 | 60% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 9.6 | 13.8:1 | 53% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 134 | 9 | 14.9:1 | 55% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 123 | 10 | 12.3:1 | 40% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 141 | 9 | 15.7:1 | 49% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 133 | 9 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (133 to 87); teachers up 18% (9.6 to 11.3).
About CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school in CRAWFORD, Nebraska. It enrolls 87 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 68% below the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska.
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 2-school district, CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 166 students.
Roughly 94% of students at CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Enrollment also includes 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 11%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 7.7:1. The school has 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 7.7:1 compares with an average of 21.0:1 for elementary schools in Nebraska. Federal data show 62% of students (54) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 41% average for public schools in Dawes County.
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
A school with CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Nebraska is predicted to score 54.6%. CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 54.3%, within a point of that line.
Census data for Dawes County show the median household earns about $56,280 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Dawes County has 7 public schools.
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 87 in 2020-21, 87 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.9:1 to 7.7:1.
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Dawes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,140
Census ACS
Median income
$56,280
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Crawford Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Crawford Elementary. CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Crawford Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 567 students
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRUSSELLVILLE, AR · 399 students
- Crawford Elementary SchoolArcadia, LA · 278 students
- Crawford Elementary SchoolCRAWFORD, TX · 278 students
Nearby schools
- CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 79
- PINK SCHOOL19.5 mi · 6
- PINE RIDGE JOB CORPS21.5 mi · 37
- CHADRON PRIMARY23.1 mi · 221
- CHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL23.1 mi · 242
- CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL23.2 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 87 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Dawes County.
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