Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS·NCES 310012100752
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY
302 W PLUM, DONIPHAN, NE 68832 · (402) 845-2730 · Hall County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
71 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 51 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY→DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
74.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY this school | 280 | 25.4% | 64.8% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY GENEVA | 253 | 26.5% | 72.7% |
| NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH BEND | 277 | 24.9% | 75.9% |
| WESTMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 264 | 21.2% | 67.6% |
| CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 263 | 26.6% | 72.0% |
| PIERCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PIERCE | 338 | 23.4% | 69.2% |
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 DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #163 of 311 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #75 of 398 | #2 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #225 of 438 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #280 of 587 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #57 of 379 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #331 of 379 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #252 of 359 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #30 of 135 | #4 of 8 |
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
280
+59 (+27%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 280 | 23.4 | 12.0:1 | 25% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 25 | 10.1:1 | 26% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 21.8 | 11.0:1 | 18% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 21 | 10.5:1 | 28% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 21.6 | 10.8:1 | 25% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 257 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 30% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 26% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 226 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 21% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (233 to 280); teachers up 8% (21.6 to 23.4).
About DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in DONIPHAN, Nebraska, reachable at (402) 845-2730. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 280 students in pre-K through 6.
Across its 2 schools, DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS enrolls 501 students. DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
About 90% of the student body at DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY is White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Hall County's population at about 65%. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. That is lower than the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. Eligible students account for 25% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 23% average for public schools in Hall County.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 67.5%.
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY is located in Hall County, where the median household income is $69,251, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY is one of 32 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL SECONDARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 280, a 27% increase from 221 in 2020-21. The ratio was 10.5:1 in 2020-21 and 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,536
Census ACS
Median income
$69,251
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
12,203 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS
- DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL SECONDARYHigh · 221 students
Nearby schools
- DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL SECONDARY0.0 mi · 221
- CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL6.5 mi · 378
- STOLLEY PARK ELEM SCHOOL9.0 mi · 258
- STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 453
- BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL9.2 mi · 648
- GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.5 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY?
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY serve?
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY are roughly 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY in?
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY is part of DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS.
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