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
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
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
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
137
-11 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.3:1
% White
96%
was 88%
% Hispanic
4%
was 7%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL
Set in DILLER, Nebraska, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is a low-enrollment K-5 school, one of the schools within DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It teaches 137 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 272.
DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that educates 242 students overall.
On demographics, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL records that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL shows 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Nebraska public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 66.4%; DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL posts 57.4%, -9.0 points below that line.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,044 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 1,683 students).
Nearest neighbor: DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL, around 8.3 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 52.6%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL has ticked down 7%, going from 148 students in 2018 to 137 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 88% to 96%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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.
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