Enrollment
137
Elementary
DISTRICT 121 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310012500746
DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL
315 SMITH ST, DILLER, NE 68342 · (402) 793-5570 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% 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.
- 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
9.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
39 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 20 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL→DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
55.0%
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 55 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL this school | 137 | 28.5% | 57.4% |
| BASSETT GRADE SCHOOL BASSETT | 138 | 27.5% | N/A |
| GILTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GILTNER | 150 | 26.0% | N/A |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD BRAINARD | 124 | 26.6% | 62.3% |
| SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN BLADEN | 135 | 31.9% | 54.6% |
| MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEAD | 141 | 29.8% | 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 DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #245 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #306 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #199 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #447 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #222 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
137
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 176
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 137 | 14.5 | 9.4:1 | 28% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 140 | 13.5 | 10.4:1 | 29% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 14.8 | 9.3:1 | 27% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 13 | 10.7:1 | 32% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 12.1 | 12.3:1 | 32% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 13 | 10.5:1 | 32% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 154 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 29% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 176 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 22% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (148 to 137); teachers up 21% (12.1 to 14.5).
About DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL
Located in DILLER, Nebraska, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school. It educates 137 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students.
DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is one school in a 2-school district, DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 242 students.
The large majority of students at DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL, 96%, are White. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. By the diversity index, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL comes in at 7%.
The school employs the equivalent of 14.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.4:1. Among elementary schools in Nebraska, the typical ratio is 21.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 28%. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 44%.
The allk12 Grade for DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is C-. Compared with Nebraska public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is 9.0 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Nebraska.
Within Jefferson County, median household income is about $59,044, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 8 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,683.
The school nearest to DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 8.3 miles. DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is 1st of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
In 2020-21, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL enrolled 139; in 2024-25, 137. Students per teacher fell from 10.7 in 2020-21 to 9.4 in 2024-25.
The DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,161
Census ACS
Median income
$59,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,683 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 105 students
Nearby schools
- DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 105
- FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL12.2 mi · 370
- JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL12.5 mi · 259
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.8 mi · 277
- SOUTHERN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL14.2 mi · 163
- SOUTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.4 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOLHow large is DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL?
DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL enrolls approximately 137 students in grades PK-06.
Is DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL have?
DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 4% Hispanic.
Is DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL public or private?
DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.