Enrollment
173
Elementary
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CREIGHTON COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310555000180
CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1609 REDICK AVE, CREIGHTON, NE 68729 · (402) 358-5001 · Knox County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
57 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 17 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (20).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCH
Based on grade levels within CREIGHTON COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
65.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 173 | 32.9% | 65.3% |
| FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FULLERTON | 154 | 26.6% | 72.5% |
| WEEPING WATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEEPING WATER | 158 | 27.2% | 66.7% |
| AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AXTELL | 200 | 26.0% | 72.4% |
| EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 264 | 30.3% | 62.7% |
| HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON HARTINGTON | 203 | 38.4% | 68.8% |
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 CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #155 of 311 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #208 of 398 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #233 of 438 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #405 of 587 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #191 of 359 | N/A |
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
173
+26 (+18%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 180
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 173 | 16.6 | 10.4:1 | 33% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 16.2 | 11.6:1 | 36% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 16.2 | 10.8:1 | 28% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 14 | 10.5:1 | 36% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 14.6 | 10.0:1 | 40% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 14 | 10.5:1 | 32% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 19 | 10.3:1 | 40% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 46% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 180 | 15 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (146 to 173); teachers up 14% (14.6 to 16.6).
About CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in CREIGHTON, Nebraska, is CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school. It reports enrollment of 173 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska enroll around 272, and this school is 36% below that mark.
CREIGHTON COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS is the district for CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 2 schools and 313 students.
A large majority of enrollment at CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, at 89%. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% Black. Among Knox County residents, the White share is about 86%. The diversity index for CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 10.4 students per teacher, from 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 33% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Knox County is similar, at 30%.
On the allk12 Grade, CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 61% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 64.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.3%.
The school is in Knox County, where the median household earns about $64,636 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Knox County, 15 public schools serve about 1,757 students.
Measured in a straight line, CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCH is less than a tenth of a mile from CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 62.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 147 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 173 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,363
Census ACS
Median income
$64,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CREIGHTON COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHHigh · 140 students
Other Creighton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Creighton Elementary. CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Creighton Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 701 students
Nearby schools
- CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCH0.0 mi · 140
- PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 207
- PLAINVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 151
- VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.9 mi · 80
- VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL11.9 mi · 80
- BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.4 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 173 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CREIGHTON COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.