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If you could change one rule at FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS·NCES 317065000968
FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1120 MONROE ST, FORT CALHOUN, NE 68023 · (402) 468-5714 · Washington County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
70 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
70.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 460 | 15.2% | 64.0% |
| ADAMS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS | 506 | 14.0% | 67.9% |
| GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA | 374 | 16.6% | 70.8% |
| ELEMENTARY AT BENNET BENNET | 385 | 11.7% | 65.7% |
| MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALCOLM | 341 | 17.6% | 74.9% |
| SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD | 400 | 15.0% | 68.7% |
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 FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #173 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #133 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #92 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #77 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #219 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #374 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #317 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.1% | #27 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 2024-25Enrollment
460
+53 (+13%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 26.2 | 17.8:1 | 15% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 12% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 15% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 21.6 | 17.6:1 | 13% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 16% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 23% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 12% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 16 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (380 to 460); teachers up 43% (21.6 to 31).
About FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school for students in FORT CALHOUN, Nebraska. In all, 460 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. That is 69% larger than the average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.
Within FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS, FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 842 students.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 2% multiracial. Among Washington County residents, the White share is about 94%. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 15% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Nebraska public elementary schools, FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (64.0%) and its predicted rate (71.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools.
In the surrounding county, Washington County, the median household earns about $94,396 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Washington County has 10 public schools with about 3,728 students, including FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on proficiency.
FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 407 (2020-21) to 460 (2024-25).
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,106
Census ACS
Median income
$94,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,728 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS
- FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 382 students
Nearby schools
- FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 382
- PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 138
- GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH8.0 mi · 481
- BLAIR SOUTH PRESCHOOL8.2 mi · 131
- BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL8.3 mi · 681
- BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARY8.9 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-06.
Is FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.