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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145·NCES 310002101697

EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

600 S 1ST ST, EAGLE, NE 68347 · (402) 781-2210 · Cass County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Nebraska public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats 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

Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 272
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
71 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2911%
Kindergarten3413%
Grade 13313%
Grade 24818%
Grade 33011%
Grade 44718%
Grade 54316%

This year's kindergarten class (34) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).

Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
8733%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 61% · US 43%
Hispanic
17165%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
12848%
Female
13652%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL→WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + Advanced
English Language Arts
63.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
67.6%
NE avg 60.6%

What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school26426.9%66.0%
EVELYN HAMLOW ELEMENTARY
WAVERLY
32517.5%N/A
WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
WAVERLY
33017.9%66.0%
GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GIBBON
32445.7%58.2%
GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM
GERING
9919.2%N/A
DORCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DORCHESTER
14136.9%64.2%
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 EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn NebraskaIn Cass County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#144 of 311#4 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.6%#177 of 398#4 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.3%#176 of 438#4 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
264#307 of 587#5 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#77 of 379N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.2%#173 of 379N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.9%#236 of 359#5 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.7%#68 of 220N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
264
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526421.612.3:127% (71)
2023-2428322.612.6:128% (79)
2022-2329621.613.7:124% (71)
2020-212852113.6:119% (53)
2017-1831322.413.9:123% (73)
2015-162962114.1:118% (54)
2010-112571715.1:119% (50)
2000-012752113.1:116% (45)
1990-913741919.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (313 to 264); teachers down 4% (22.4 to 21.6).

About EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in Nebraska, with an address in EAGLE. School enrollment was 264 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.

WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 has 2,110 students spread across 5 schools.

At EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hispanic students make up 65% of the student body. The school is also 33% White. That is higher than the 4% Hispanic share among all Cass County residents. EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.

Staffing totals 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. That is lower than the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 27%. For comparison, public schools in Cass County average 27%.

EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Nebraska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

On BeatsExpectations, EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Nebraska schools.

Among Cass County residents, the median household income is $91,836, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Besides EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Cass County has 14 other public schools.

The closest public school to EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL, about 6.9 miles away. EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 67.8% proficiency; EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 66.0%.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.

2024-25 enrollment was 264, a 7% decrease from 285 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 13.6:1 to 12.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Cass County at a glance

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Population
27,161
Census ACS
Median income
$91,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,932 students

Quick facts

School name
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145
Address
600 S 1ST ST, EAGLE, NE 68347
Phone
(402) 781-2210
County
Cass County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
264
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
71 (27%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
310002101697
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Eagle Elementary schools

6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Eagle Elementary. EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
Is EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 33% White, 65% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145.
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