Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 182 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 310563000183
CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1301 W 5TH ST, CROFTON, NE 68730 · (402) 388-4357 · Knox County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
53 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CROFTON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
69.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
193
+55 (+40%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 11.5:1
% White
96%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in CROFTON, Nebraska, CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tight-knit primary school, part of CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. It hosts 193 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 29% leaner than that benchmark.
CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 364 students; CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Knox County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.0%.
In the area at large, Knox County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,636 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Knox County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,757 students), CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: CROFTON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.3%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has increased 40%, going from 138 students in 2018 to 193 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.
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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
Nearby schools
- CROFTON HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 171
- Lincoln Elementary - 0411.4 mi · 416
- Webster Elementary - 0611.5 mi · 391
- Yankton High School - 0111.7 mi · 923
- BLOOMFIELD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL11.8 mi · 141
- BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.9 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 193 students in grades PK-06.
Is CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
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