FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a well-populated elementary school in FORT CALHOUN, Nebraska, FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 460 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS. That puts it 69% above the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 842 students; FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Other groups include 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 15% of students at FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $94,396 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,728 students), FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.5%.

FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 21%: 380 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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