Enrollment
127
Elementary
DISTRICT 114 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310009600987
FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
501 MAIN ST, FRIEND, NE 68359 · (402) 947-2781 · Saline County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
11.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
30 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 24 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS
Based on grade levels within FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
68.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 127 | 23.6% | 60.1% |
| KENESAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KENESAW | 139 | 22.3% | 68.1% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARD BRAINARD | 124 | 26.6% | 62.3% |
| ELEMENTARY SCH AT VALPARAISO VALPARAISO | 149 | 21.5% | 69.4% |
| ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARNOLD | 121 | 25.6% | 45.6% |
| GILTNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GILTNER | 150 | 26.0% | N/A |
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 FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #219 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #154 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #384 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #456 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #261 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
127
-23 (-15%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 127 | 11.2 | 11.3:1 | 24% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 12.7 | 11.3:1 | 28% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 11.7 | 12.5:1 | 26% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 29% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 12.5 | 12.0:1 | 21% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 144 | 14 | 10.3:1 | 26% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 151 | 12 | 12.6:1 | 33% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 10 | 17.3:1 | 21% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (150 to 127); teachers down 10% (12.5 to 11.2).
About FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in Nebraska, located in FRIEND. School enrollment was 127 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students.
FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 227 students spread across 2 schools.
Most students at FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White: 91% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 71% White. FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 11.3:1. The 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 24%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Saline County is 55%.
allk12 grades FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Nebraska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 8.1 points below predicted: 60.1% against 68.1%.
Saline County has these Census figures: median household income is about $79,910, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Saline County number 13 and enroll about 3,333.
The shortest distance from FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS. The ten-mile area around FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 6 other public schools. FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 5th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 13.6:1 in 2020-21 and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,650
Census ACS
Median income
$79,910
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,333 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLS0.0 mi · 100
- EXETER-MILLIGAN ELEM-EXETER8.3 mi · 97
- EXETER-MILLIGAN HIGH SCHOOL8.3 mi · 46
- EXETER-MILLIGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL8.3 mi · 27
- DORCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL8.8 mi · 89
- DORCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 127 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FRIEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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