Enrollment
93
Elementary
DISTRICT 104 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLS·NCES 317422002327
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
600 J ST, NELIGH, NE 68756 · (402) 887-5290 · Antelope County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL93 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
61 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 18 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 29% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→NELIGH-OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
75.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 93 | 65.6% | 59.7% |
| EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH EMERSON | 100 | 62.0% | 63.3% |
| JOHNSON CO CENTRAL ELEM-COOK COOK | 72 | 65.3% | 63.5% |
| CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CRAWFORD | 87 | 62.1% | 54.3% |
| PAWNEE CITY ELEMENTARY SCH PAWNEE CITY | 160 | 60.6% | N/A |
| CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAPPELL | 104 | 56.7% | N/A |
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 EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 93 | #505 of 587 |
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
93
-15 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 93 | 9.9 | 9.4:1 | 66% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 9.8 | 9.8:1 | 46% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 102 | 11 | 9.3:1 | 54% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 108 | 10 | 10.8:1 | 49% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 103 | 10.4 | 9.9:1 | 54% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (103 to 93); teachers down 5% (10.4 to 9.9).
About EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school. Its address is in NELIGH, Nebraska. It reported 93 students in grades 3 through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.
NELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLS has a total of 3 schools and 352 students, EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
At EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 82% of students are White. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is lower than the 93% White share among all Antelope County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
There are about 9.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 9.9. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 66%. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Antelope County.
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 59.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 53.4%.
In Antelope County, the median household earns about $66,105 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Antelope County, 8 public schools serve about 981 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, NELIGH-OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 2 other public schools within five miles. EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 14%, from 108 to 93. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 9.4:1, from 10.8:1.
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Antelope County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,305
Census ACS
Median income
$66,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
981 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLS
- NELIGH-OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 144 students
- WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 115 students
Other schools in NELIGH
- NELIGH-OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 144 students
- WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 115 students
Nearby schools
- NELIGH-OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 144
- WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 115
- ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL10.6 mi · 79
- ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 103
- ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH11.7 mi · 252
- ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL11.7 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 93 students in grades 03-06.
Is EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.4:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of NELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLS.
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