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What's the most underrated thing about FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317011001784
FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
19660 FARNAM ST, ELKHORN, NE 68022 · (402) 289-0735 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
35 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 20% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
83.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
85.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 74% 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 11 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 →
Where FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #3 of 311 | #3 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #5 of 398 | #5 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #5 of 438 | #5 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #70 of 587 | #30 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #211 of 379 | #44 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #268 of 379 | #103 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #166 of 220 | #55 of 68 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
469
-27 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.1:1
% White
81%
was 90%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
8%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 469 | 31.9 | 14.7:1 | 7% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 31.2 | 15.3:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 30.7 | 16.6:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 30.8 | 16.1:1 | 1% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in ELKHORN, Nebraska, are served by FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a high-enrollment elementary school. School enrollment was 469 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Nebraska is roughly 272 students; this school is 72% larger than that.
ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS serves 11,653 students across 20 schools.
White students are the large majority at FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 81% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Douglas County overall, about 69% of residents are White. FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 31.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.7:1. Among elementary schools in Nebraska, the typical ratio is 21.0:1. The school counts 35 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 7%. The rate at public schools in Douglas County averages 25%, higher than here.
FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 85.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Nebraska are predicted to post 73.8%, so the school is 11.3 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Douglas County show that median household income is about $80,391, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County, which together enroll about 98,640 students.
The nearest other public school, ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL, is about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 496 in 2017-18 and 469 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. The student mix also changed: the White share decreased from 90% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2017-18 to 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
590,736
Census ACS
Median income
$80,391
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
207
98,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,434 students
- ELKHORN NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,050 students
- ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 769 students
- ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 664 students
- WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 641 students
Other schools in ELKHORN
- ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 769 students
- ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 664 students
- WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 641 students
- ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 631 students
- ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 769
- WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 434
- SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 370
- ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,434
- ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 679
- ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.