Enrollment
79
High
DISTRICT 91 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317005000923
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL
101 N 4TH ST, ELGIN, NE 68636 · (402) 843-2455 · Antelope County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL79 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Nebraska public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
31 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 22% |
Student demographics
5%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedMath
51.1%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Nebraska average is about 61 of 100.
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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 79 | 39.2% | 64.8% |
| LAWRENCE - NELSON HIGH SCHOOL NELSON | 69 | 40.6% | N/A |
| POTTER-DIX JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL POTTER | 88 | 42.0% | N/A |
| SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL ROSELAND | 94 | 35.1% | 45.5% |
| HYANNIS HIGH SCHOOL HYANNIS | 60 | 43.3% | 58.8% |
| ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL ALLEN | 61 | 37.7% | 54.1% |
Matched among Nebraska high 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 ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 79 | #223 of 274 |
Ranked against other public high 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
79
+17 (+27%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 51
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 6.2:1
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 | 79 | 10 | 7.9:1 | 39% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 9 | 9.4:1 | 41% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 11 | 8.3:1 | 43% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 62 | 10 | 6.2:1 | 47% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 59 | 10.8 | 5.5:1 | 56% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 66 | 10 | 6.6:1 | 58% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 75 | 10 | 7.5:1 | 45% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 77 | 8 | 9.6:1 | 49% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 51 | 7 | 7.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (59 to 79); teachers down 7% (10.8 to 10).
About ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL
Located in ELGIN, Nebraska, ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school. A federal count lists 79 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Nebraska is about 391, so this school runs 80% smaller than that.
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL is one school in a 2-school district, ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 182 students.
The large majority of students at ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL, 97%, are White. The chance that two students picked at random at ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
The school has about 7.9 students per teacher and 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Nebraska is 10.6:1, higher than at this school. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Antelope County averages 50%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL is B-. Compared with Nebraska public high schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL scores 64.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.6%.
Census estimates describe Antelope County this way: median household income is about $66,105, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 8 public schools in Antelope County, with a combined enrollment of about 981.
The closest public school to ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL is ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Its average proficiency rate of 64.8% is above the 64.2% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 62 in 2020-21 and 79 in 2024-25, a 27% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 6.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.9:1.
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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
Other schools in ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 103 students
Other Elgin High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Elgin High. ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Elgin High SchoolElgin, IL · 2,576 students
- Elgin High SchoolELGIN, TX · 1,771 students
- Elgin High SchoolElgin, OK · 789 students
- Elgin High SchoolMarion, OH · 275 students
- Elgin High SchoolElgin, OR · 180 students
Nearby schools
- ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 103
- WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 115
- NELIGH-OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOL10.6 mi · 144
- EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 93
- ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH13.4 mi · 252
- ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL13.4 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About ELGIN HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL?
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 79 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL have?
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL?
At ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL in?
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL is part of ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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