Enrollment
124
Elementary
DISTRICT 88 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310000300916
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD
212 S MADISON, BRAINARD, NE 68626 · (402) 545-2081 · Butler County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
33 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 20 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (12).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD→HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARD
Based on grade levels within EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
68.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 55 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 →
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD this school | 124 | 26.6% | 62.3% |
| FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRIEND | 127 | 23.6% | 60.1% |
| ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARNOLD | 121 | 25.6% | 45.6% |
| DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL DILLER | 137 | 28.5% | 57.4% |
| BASSETT GRADE SCHOOL BASSETT | 138 | 27.5% | N/A |
| GILTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GILTNER | 150 | 26.0% | 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #194 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #170 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #287 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #461 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #240 of 359 |
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
124
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 124 | 10.7 | 11.6:1 | 27% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 10.5 | 11.3:1 | 3% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 10.6 | 11.5:1 | 6% (7) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 12 | 10.6:1 | 13% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 11.7 | 10.0:1 | 10% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 126 | 10 | 12.6:1 | 19% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 106 | 8 | 13.3:1 | 20% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 99 | 8 | 12.4:1 | 23% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (117 to 124); teachers down 8% (11.7 to 10.7).
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in BRAINARD, Nebraska. It has an enrollment of 124 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska enroll around 272, and this school is 54% below that mark.
The district, EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, has 327 students enrolled across 3 schools.
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic. Among Butler County residents, the White share is about 91%. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD are from different groups.
With 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. Roughly 27% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.3%; the prediction is 67.1%.
The school is in Butler County, where median household income comes to about $79,268, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Butler County's 6 public schools enroll about 1,027 students and include ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD.
HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARD, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within ten miles of ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD, there are 4 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 127 students in 2020-21 and 124 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 10.6:1 in 2020-21 and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,424
Census ACS
Median income
$79,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,027 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARDHigh · 151 students
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT DWIGHTElementary · 52 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARD0.0 mi · 151
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT DWIGHT6.8 mi · 52
- DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 315
- DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 307
- ELEMENTARY SCH AT VALPARAISO11.4 mi · 149
- BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.6 mi · 78
Frequently asked questions
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARDWhat is the total enrollment at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD enrolls approximately 124 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD serve?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD have?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD?
Student demographics at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD are roughly 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD in?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD is part of EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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