CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small primary school in STROMSBURG, Nebraska, part of CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. The school educates 178 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 35% smaller than typical.

CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 372 students; CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Polk County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.8%, the actual is 72.0%, a residual of +5.3 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Polk County indicate median household income runs about $69,768, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Polk County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,118 students), CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 63.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 179 students in 2018 compared to 178 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.