Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS·NCES 317755001653
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE
550 7TH ST, SYRACUSE, NE 68446 · (402) 269-2382 · Otoe County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
48 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 21% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
66.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE this school | 277 | 17.3% | 63.8% |
| FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS ADAMS | 280 | 15.4% | 72.5% |
| ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL ELMWOOD | 301 | 16.6% | 74.3% |
| MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALCOLM | 341 | 17.6% | 74.9% |
| YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YUTAN | 272 | 20.6% | 72.1% |
| ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PRIMARY ELEMENTARY ASHLAND | 333 | 17.1% | 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 SYRACUSE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #176 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #194 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #128 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #291 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #234 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #369 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #301 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #154 of 220 |
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
277
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 277 | 18.5 | 15.0:1 | 17% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 18.5 | 14.9:1 | 16% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 18.5 | 14.7:1 | 16% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 20% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 18.4 | 16.1:1 | 25% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 23% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 34% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 15% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 18 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (296 to 277); teachers up 1% (18.4 to 18.5).
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is an elementary school in SYRACUSE, Nebraska, reachable at (402) 269-2382. Its enrollment is 277 students, spread over pre-K through 3.
SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS is the district for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE. It has 3 schools and 791 students.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is 95% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE reports a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher, from 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.0:1 compares with an average of 21.0:1 for elementary schools in Nebraska. Lunch program data show 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in Otoe County.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.8%; the prediction is 70.3%.
For Otoe County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $82,188, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 10 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,543, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE among them.
The closest school to ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 274 in 2020-21 and 277 in 2024-25.
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Otoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,241
Census ACS
Median income
$82,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,543 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS
- MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSEMiddle · 286 students
- HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSEHigh · 228 students
Other schools in SYRACUSE
- MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSEMiddle · 286 students
- HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSEHigh · 228 students
Nearby schools
- MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE0.4 mi · 286
- HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE0.5 mi · 228
- JOHNSON CO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCH10.1 mi · 104
- JOHNSON CO CENTRAL ELEM-COOK10.1 mi · 72
- PALMYRA MIDDLE SCHOOL11.4 mi · 158
- JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA11.4 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSEHow large is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE serve?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE.
What is the student diversity at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE?
Student demographics at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE in?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is part of SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS.
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