Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 124 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 310013001224
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1270 123RD ROAD, STROMSBURG, NE 68666 · (402) 764-5521 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
49 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 40 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Based on grade levels within CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
75.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
+5.3pp
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 →
Schools most like CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 178 | 27.5% | 72.0% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 220 | 26.4% | 66.7% |
| CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CROFTON | 193 | 27.5% | 72.0% |
| BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE HILL | 183 | 23.5% | 68.2% |
| PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALMER | 184 | 25.0% | 61.6% |
| GILTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GILTNER | 150 | 26.0% | N/A |
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 CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #71 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #58 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #209 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #400 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #231 of 359 |
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
178
+19 (+12%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 177
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 178 | 15.8 | 11.3:1 | 28% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 16.3 | 10.3:1 | 33% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 16 | 10.6:1 | 31% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 16 | 9.9:1 | 31% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 15.1 | 11.8:1 | 41% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 170 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 29% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 177 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 36% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (179 to 178); teachers up 4% (15.1 to 15.8).
About CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in STROMSBURG, Nebraska, are served by CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 178 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska enroll about 272 students on average.
CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS serves 372 students across 3 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, at 93%. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic. Among Polk County residents, the White share is about 91%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1. About 28% of students at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Polk County is close, at 29%.
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 72.0% and a predicted 66.8%.
Polk County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $69,768 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Polk County with 9 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st of 4 on proficiency.
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 178, from 159 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.3 students per teacher, compared with 9.9 in 2020-21.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,225
Census ACS
Median income
$69,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,118 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 120 students
- CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 74 students
Other schools in STROMSBURG
- CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 120 students
- CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 74 students
Nearby schools
- CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 74
- CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 120
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL7.2 mi · 39
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL7.2 mi · 91
- OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.3 mi · 120
- HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
Is CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
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