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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310009502345

CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

1700 GLENWOOD AVE, CRETE, NE 68333 · (402) 826-5833 · Saline County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Nebraska public elementary schools
  • 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
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 272
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
321 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 314532%
Grade 415233%
Grade 515835%
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
15634%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 61% · US 43%
Hispanic
27861%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
112%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
24153%
Female
21447%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL→CRETE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Feeds from
CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–02
Based on grade levels within CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + Advanced
English Language Arts
51.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
60.0%
NE avg 60.6%

What 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.

Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school45570.5%55.2%
CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRETE
43866.0%N/A
WESTMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCOTTSBLUFF
40867.4%55.5%
EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COLUMBUS
28662.9%55.3%
HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FREMONT
42163.7%N/A
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COLUMBUS
35362.0%49.4%
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 CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
455
+40 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2545532.114.2:171% (321)
2023-2444732.113.9:166% (295)
2022-2341530.113.8:1N/A
2020-214152814.8:170% (289)
2017-1839428.214.0:167% (263)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.

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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Saline County at a glance

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Population
14,650
Census ACS
Median income
$79,910
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,333 students

Quick facts

School name
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
District
CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
1700 GLENWOOD AVE, CRETE, NE 68333
Phone
(402) 826-5833
County
Saline County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
455
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
321 (71%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
310009502345
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
How many students attend CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 03-05.
Is CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL have?
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
At CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 34% White, 61% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL public or private?
CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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