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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317110001011
DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1311 AVENUE G, GOTHENBURG, NE 69138 · (308) 537-3651 · Dawson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
183 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 23 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
46.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 416 | 44.0% | 54.8% |
| MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC COOK | 411 | 43.8% | 63.9% |
| CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY | 327 | 40.7% | 58.9% |
| LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY HOOPER | 330 | 43.6% | 73.3% |
| NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROKEN BOW | 376 | 41.5% | 71.6% |
| HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLDREGE | 340 | 40.9% | 50.7% |
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 DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Dawson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #274 of 311 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #353 of 398 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #295 of 438 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #120 of 587 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #90 of 379 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #309 of 379 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #123 of 359 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #143 of 220 | N/A |
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
416
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 416 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 44% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 31.9 | 13.3:1 | 53% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 36.1 | 11.7:1 | 50% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 37% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 35.1 | 12.8:1 | 32% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 33% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 30% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 45% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (449 to 416); teachers down 6% (35.1 to 33).
About DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school in GOTHENBURG, Nebraska. The school serves 416 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Nebraska is roughly 272 students; this school is 53% bigger than that.
DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the 3 schools that make up GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS (801 students in total).
Most students at DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White: 87% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Dawson County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
Teacher staffing is 33 full-time equivalents, or about 12.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Nebraska, the typical ratio is 21.0:1. About 44% of students, or 183, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 61% for public schools in Dawson County.
DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.8% is 6.2 points below the 61.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Dawson County, median household income is about $69,880, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 19 public schools operate in Dawson County, serving about 5,509 students.
Nearest public school: SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 5th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 408 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 416.
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Dawson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,202
Census ACS
Median income
$69,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 353 students
- SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMYElementary · 32 students
Other schools in GOTHENBURG
- GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 353 students
- SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMYElementary · 32 students
Other Dudley Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dudley Elementary. DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Dudley Elementary SchoolVICTORIA, TX · 453 students
- Dudley ElementaryWirtz, VA · 317 students
- Dudley ElementaryDudley, MA · 315 students
Nearby schools
- SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMY0.1 mi · 32
- GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 353
- COZAD MIDDLE SCHOOL9.9 mi · 216
- COZAD HIGH SCHOOL10.0 mi · 248
- COZAD EARLY EDUCATION CENTER10.3 mi · 69
- COZAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.3 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-06.
Is DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Dawson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.