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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
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
Pre-K
29
Kindergarten
34
Grade 1
33
Grade 2
48
Grade 3
30
Grade 4
47
Grade 5
43
Student demographics
White
8733%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 61%
Hispanic
17165%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 23%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 7%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
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
Male
12848%
Female
13652%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOLWAVERLY 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
264
-49 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.9:1
% White
33%
was 95%
% Hispanic
65%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a moderately sized primary school in EAGLE, Nebraska, EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 264 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145.

Across the 5 schools in WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 (2,110 students total), EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 33% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 4%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.0%, the actual is 66.0%, a residual of -1.0 points.

In the area at large, Cass County reports that the typical household earns roughly $91,836 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Cass County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,932 students), EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL, roughly 6.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 67.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 264). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 2% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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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/Reduced lunch
71 (27%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
310002101697
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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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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