Enrollment
134
Elementary
DISTRICT 110 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310495000135
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO
114 S THIRD, CERESCO, NE 68017 · (402) 665-3651 · Saunders County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
21 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Based on grade levels within RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
73.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 CERESCO's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO this school | 134 | 15.7% | 68.0% |
| JACKSON ELEMENTARY JACKSON | 116 | 15.5% | N/A |
| HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMPTON | 112 | 18.8% | 53.7% |
| LAKE MALONEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE | 116 | 16.4% | 67.8% |
| EXETER-MILLIGAN ELEM-EXETER EXETER | 97 | 15.5% | 63.4% |
| AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMHERST | 203 | 16.7% | 69.1% |
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 CERESCO ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Saunders County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #120 of 311 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #88 of 398 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #215 of 438 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #450 of 587 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #314 of 359 | #8 of 8 |
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
134
-12 (-8%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 151
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 134 | 9.9 | 13.6:1 | 16% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 140 | 10.3 | 13.7:1 | 16% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 10.2 | 14.3:1 | 14% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | 9 | 16.2:1 | 23% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 131 | 9 | 14.5:1 | 22% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 23% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | 10 | 13.7:1 | 17% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 144 | 10 | 14.4:1 | 15% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 151 | 10 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (131 to 134); teachers up 9% (9 to 9.9).
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO is an elementary school in CERESCO, Nebraska, reachable at (402) 665-3651. The school had 134 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Nebraska) has about 272 students.
RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS is responsible for 5 schools, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO included, with 723 students in all.
At ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO, White students make up 96% of the student body. That is close to the 93% White share among all Saunders County residents. By the diversity index, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO comes in at 9%.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO operates with 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.6:1. That ratio is under the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO reports 16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 26% average for public schools in Saunders County is 10 points.
The allk12 Grade for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO is B. Compared with Nebraska public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Nebraska, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 68.0% actual against a predicted 70.9%.
Federal survey data for Saunders County show that median household income is about $94,066, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO is among the 18 public schools in Saunders County.
SECONDARY SCH AT RAYMOND is located about 5.8 miles from ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO. Other public schools within ten miles: 4. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 146 in 2020-21 and 134 in 2024-25, a decrease of 12 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Saunders County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,048
Census ACS
Median income
$94,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,755 students
Quick facts
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- SECONDARY SCH AT RAYMONDHigh · 237 students
- MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 155 students
- ELEMENTARY SCH AT VALPARAISOElementary · 149 students
- RAYMOND CENTRAL PRESCHOOLElementary · 48 students
Nearby schools
- SECONDARY SCH AT RAYMOND5.8 mi · 237
- MIDDLE SCHOOL5.8 mi · 155
- RAYMOND CENTRAL PRESCHOOL5.8 mi · 48
- ELEMENTARY SCH AT VALPARAISO9.5 mi · 149
- WAHOO PRE-SCHOOL11.4 mi · 46
- WAHOO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.4 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCOHow large is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO enrolls approximately 134 students in grades PK-05.
Is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO have?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO in?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO is part of RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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