Enrollment
89
High
DISTRICT 102 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317022000934
ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
502 FIRST AVE, ELWOOD, NE 68937 · (308) 785-2491 · Gosper County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL89 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Nebraska public high schools
- C-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
22 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 17 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 18% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 ELWOOD 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
66.7%
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 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 89 | 24.7% | 60.0% |
| HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL POLK | 93 | 28.0% | N/A |
| LOOMIS SECONDARY SCHOOL LOOMIS | 119 | 28.6% | N/A |
| MEAD HIGH SCHOOL MEAD | 112 | 26.8% | N/A |
| OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL OSCEOLA | 91 | 23.1% | N/A |
| CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STROMSBURG | 120 | 26.7% | N/A |
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 ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 89 | #209 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
89
-6 (-6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 89 | 11.2 | 8.0:1 | 25% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 12.3 | 6.2:1 | 20% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 11.9 | 5.7:1 | 19% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 95 | 11 | 8.6:1 | 37% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 105 | 12.6 | 8.3:1 | 49% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 107 | 12 | 8.9:1 | 45% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 13 | 9.0:1 | 27% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | 21% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 96 | 10 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (105 to 89); teachers down 11% (12.6 to 11.2).
About ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school that serves part of ELWOOD, Nebraska. The school serves 89 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Nebraska is roughly 391 students; this school is 77% smaller than that.
ELWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 204 students spread across 2 schools.
About 87% of the student body at ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic. ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 8.0:1 comes from the school's 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 10.6:1 average for high schools in Nebraska. The lunch program counts 25% of students at ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Nebraska public high schools, ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL would score about 67.7%. It scores 60.0%, 7.7 points below that figure.
In Gosper County (population about 2,040), the median household income is $77,500, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 2 public schools in Gosper County, enrolling about 204 students in all.
The shortest distance from ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to ELWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL comes in 1st of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 89 students in 2024-25, 6 fewer than the 95 it had in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Gosper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,040
Census ACS
Median income
$77,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ELWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 115 students
Nearby schools
- ELWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 115
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT EUSTIS10.0 mi · 115
- EUSTIS-FARNAM HIGH SCHOOL10.1 mi · 67
- BERTRAND HIGH SCHOOL13.1 mi · 115
- BERTRAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.1 mi · 121
- EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY13.6 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHow large is ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 89 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 8.0:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
At ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 87% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ELWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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