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CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
- CTest 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 145 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 35% |
School pathway
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedWhat this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 51 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
Schools most like CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 455 | 70.5% | 55.2% |
| CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CRETE | 438 | 66.0% | N/A |
| WESTMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF | 408 | 67.4% | 55.5% |
| EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLUMBUS | 286 | 62.9% | 55.3% |
| HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FREMONT | 421 | 63.7% | N/A |
| CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLUMBUS | 353 | 62.0% | 49.4% |
Where CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #269 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #261 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #319 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #80 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #181 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #150 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #17 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #43 of 135 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 32.1 | 14.2:1 | 71% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 32.1 | 13.9:1 | 66% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 30.1 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 70% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 28.2 | 14.0:1 | 67% (263) |
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (394 to 455); teachers up 14% (28.2 to 32.1).
About CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a public large elementary school in CRETE, Nebraska. Its enrollment is 455 students, spread over grades 3 through 5. That compares with an average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.
Across its 5 schools, CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS enrolls 2,275 students. CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of those schools.
About 61% of the student body at CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 34% White and 2% Asian. County-wide, 30% of Saline County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
A staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in Nebraska, the average ratio is 21.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 71%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Saline County, the school's rate is higher.
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
Compared with Nebraska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's results are 3.6 points above predicted: 55.2% against 51.6%.
In Saline County, home to about 14,650 people, the median household earns about $79,910 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Saline County number 13, with about 3,333 students.
The closest school to CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is CRETE MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 0.2 miles away. CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL at 3rd of 5.
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 10%.
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