Enrollment
103
Elementary
DISTRICT 91 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317005000922
ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
101 N 4TH ST, ELGIN, NE 68636 · (402) 843-2455 · Antelope County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL103 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
58 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
59.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 44 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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
103
-8 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 11.2:1
% White
93%
was 93%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 101 N 4TH ST, in ELGIN, Nebraska, ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school that instructs 103 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 62% leaner than that benchmark.
ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 182 students; ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic. Compared to Antelope County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.9%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Antelope County) reports that median household earnings sit near $66,105, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Antelope County (combined enrollment of about 981 students).
Nearest neighbor: ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 65.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 111 students in 2018 compared to 103 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 79
- WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 115
- NELIGH-OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOL10.6 mi · 144
- EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 93
- ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL13.4 mi · 190
- ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH13.4 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 103 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.6:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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