Enrollment
100
Elementary
DISTRICT 70 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310014101428
EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH
109 W THIRD ST, EMERSON, NE 68733 · (402) 695-2654 · Dixon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
62 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (13).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
56.3%
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 56 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 9 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 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 EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH
EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH this school | 100 | 62.0% | 63.3% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SUMNER SUMNER | 112 | 54.5% | N/A |
| EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELIGH | 93 | 65.6% | 59.7% |
| CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAPPELL | 104 | 56.7% | N/A |
| MAYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAYWOOD | 95 | 55.8% | 65.3% |
| BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLWOOD | 78 | 52.6% | 62.1% |
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 EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #184 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #297 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #131 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #494 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #36 of 359 |
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
100
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 100 | 10.3 | 9.7:1 | 62% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 10.8 | 9.3:1 | 15% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 10.9 | 11.1:1 | 19% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | 10 | 9.7:1 | 41% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 171 | 10.8 | 15.8:1 | 53% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 51% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 157 | 11 | 14.3:1 | 52% (81) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (171 to 100); teachers down 4% (10.8 to 10.3).
About EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH
EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH is a small elementary school with an address in EMERSON, Nebraska. Enrollment is 100 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students, so this school is 63% smaller than average.
EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which runs EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH, has 3 schools and 211 students.
A majority of students at EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH, 73%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 11% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 83%. By the diversity index, EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH comes in at 43%.
Its 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 62% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 29 points above the 33% average for public schools in Dixon County.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Nebraska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH does better than predicted by 8.7 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.3%; the prediction is 54.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dixon County show that median household income is about $72,454, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 5 public schools in Dixon County, with a combined enrollment of about 557.
EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 63.7% on proficiency, and EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH is below that at 63.3%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH went from 97 students to 100.
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Dixon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,545
Census ACS
Median income
$72,454
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 71 students
- EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 40 students
Other schools in EMERSON
- EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 71 students
- EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 40 students
Nearby schools
- EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 71
- EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 40
- WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.3 mi · 341
- WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL7.3 mi · 234
- ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL10.9 mi · 61
- ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.9 mi · 70
Frequently asked questions
About EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCHWhat is the total enrollment at EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH?
EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH enrolls approximately 100 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH serve?
EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH.
How diverse is EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH?
EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH reports a student body of 73% White, 16% Hispanic.
Is EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH public or private?
EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH is a public K-12 school, overseen by EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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