Enrollment
126
Elementary
DISTRICT 123 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310591000197
DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1402 3RD ST, DESHLER, NE 68340 · (402) 365-7272 · Thayer County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
56 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 26 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within DESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
NE avg 57.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Nebraska average is about 58 of 100.
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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 126 | 44.4% | 53.5% |
| MAXWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAXWELL | 124 | 47.6% | 59.4% |
| BERTRAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BERTRAND | 121 | 46.3% | 52.6% |
| AINSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AINSWORTH | 138 | 45.7% | 70.3% |
| BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLOOMFIELD | 146 | 44.5% | 66.9% |
| NEWMAN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWMAN GROVE | 144 | 42.4% | 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 DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #282 of 311 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #267 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #459 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #121 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
126
+12 (+11%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 86
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 126 | 9.5 | 13.3:1 | 44% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 127 | 11.8 | 10.8:1 | 47% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 12.7 | 9.8:1 | 42% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 12 | 9.5:1 | 43% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 11.8 | 12.5:1 | 48% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 11 | 12.4:1 | 46% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 116 | 10 | 11.6:1 | 37% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 119 | 9 | 13.2:1 | 53% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 86 | 7 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (147 to 126); teachers down 20% (11.8 to 9.5).
About DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a small elementary school in DESHLER, Nebraska. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 126 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students.
DESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS has a total of 2 schools and 246 students, DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
The student body at DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 82% White. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic. Among all residents of Thayer County, the White share is about 94%. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. That is 7.7 students per teacher below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Thayer County averages 32%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C-. Compared with Nebraska public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 60.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.5%.
Thayer County has these Census figures: the median household income is $66,213, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Thayer County is home to 9 public schools and about 880 public school students.
The school nearest to DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On state test proficiency, DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 11% from 2020-21, when DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 114 students, to 2024-25, when it had 126. The ratio was 9.5:1 in 2020-21 and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Thayer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,901
Census ACS
Median income
$66,213
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- DESHLER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 120 students
- DESHLER PRESCHOOLElementary
Other schools in DESHLER
- DESHLER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 120 students
- DESHLER PRESCHOOLElementary
Nearby schools
- DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 120
- THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL7.9 mi · 191
- THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY7.9 mi · 256
- BRUNING-DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCH13.2 mi · 51
- BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/DAVENPT13.2 mi · 38
- BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/BRUNING16.4 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 126 students in grades PK-06.
Is DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by DESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Thayer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.