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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS·NCES 310011800992

FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY

225 N 17TH ST, GENEVA, NE 68361 · (402) 759-3184 · Fillmore County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Nebraska public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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 elementary schools

Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 272
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
67 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4919%
Kindergarten4618%
Grade 13915%
Grade 24016%
Grade 34317%
Grade 43614%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is 28% larger than its 4th grade class (36).

Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
23492%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 61% · US 43%
Hispanic
146%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
13051%
Female
12349%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY→FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→FILLMORE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + Advanced
English Language Arts
66.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
74.8%
NE avg 60.6%

What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY

FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY this school25326.5%72.7%
DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY
DONIPHAN
28025.4%64.8%
ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH
TILDEN
25229.0%70.2%
NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH BEND
27724.9%75.9%
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UTICA
26326.6%72.0%
TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEWITT
23223.3%72.5%
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 FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Nebraska
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
72.7%#57 of 311
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.8%#68 of 398
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.1%#140 of 438
Enrollment
ranked largest first
253#322 of 587
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.0:1#168 of 379
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.1%#352 of 379
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.5%#242 of 359
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.4%#132 of 135
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 2024-25
Enrollment
253
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525318.114.0:126% (67)
2023-2427319.613.9:130% (83)
2022-2327118.914.4:127% (74)
2020-212521814.0:133% (84)
2017-1825217.214.7:134% (86)
2015-162451714.4:130% (73)
2010-112451813.6:131% (76)
2000-012351713.8:133% (78)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (252 to 253); teachers up 5% (17.2 to 18.1).

About FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY

FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in GENEVA, Nebraska, one of the schools in FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS. The school has 253 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 4.

FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY sits within FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS, which has 3 schools and 597 students.

White students are 92% of those enrolled at FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic. That is in line with Fillmore County, where about 94% of residents are White. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY are from different groups.

FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY reports a ratio of 14.0 students per teacher, from 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Nebraska, the average ratio is 21.0:1. Lunch program data show 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Fillmore County average a similar 24%.

On the allk12 Grade, FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY lands at A, ahead of 87% of Nebraska public elementary schools.

FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 72.7% is 5.5 points above the 67.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In the wider Fillmore County area, the median household earns about $76,295 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Fillmore County, 8 public schools serve about 910 students.

FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is FILLMORE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles.

FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.

FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY had 252 students in 2020-21 and 253 in 2024-25, nearly the same.

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Fillmore County at a glance

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Population
5,541
Census ACS
Median income
$76,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
910 students

Quick facts

School name
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
District
FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS
Address
225 N 17TH ST, GENEVA, NE 68361
Phone
(402) 759-3184
County
Fillmore County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
253
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
67 (26%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
310011800992
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in GENEVA
Other Fillmore Central Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Fillmore Central Elementary. FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
How large is FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-04.
Is FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
At FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY public or private?
FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS.
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