Enrollment
50
Elementary
DISTRICT 42 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANDHILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317638001569
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY
408 HWY 2, HALSEY, NE 69142 · (308) 533-2204 · Thomas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL50 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 4.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
32 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY→HIGH SCHOOL AT DUNNING
Based on grade levels within SANDHILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
60.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 2024-25Enrollment
50
+6 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
5.8:1
was 6.0:1
% White
90%
was 91%
% Hispanic
8%
was 9%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY
Located at 408 HWY 2, in HALSEY, Nebraska, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY is an one-room-style elementary campus that works with 50 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of SANDHILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 82% smaller than typical.
Across the 2 schools in SANDHILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (84 students total), ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.9%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of +1.1 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Thomas County put the typical household earns roughly $65,000 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Thomas County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169 students), ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY is one campus in the mix.
HIGH SCHOOL AT DUNNING is the nearest neighboring public school, about 10.1 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY has ticked up 14%, going from 44 students in 2018 to 50 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Thomas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
564
Census ACS
Median income
$65,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL AT DUNNING10.1 mi · 34
- THEDFORD ELEM ATTENDANCE CNTR16.5 mi · 65
- THEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL16.6 mi · 54
- STAPLETON HIGH SCHOOL32.1 mi · 64
- STAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL32.1 mi · 90
- ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL33.3 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEYHow many students attend ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY enrolls approximately 50 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY serve?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY is approximately 5.8:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY?
At ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY, the student body is approximately 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY public or private?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEY is a public K-12 school, overseen by SANDHILLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.