Enrollment
154
Elementary
DISTRICT 152 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULLERTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310009100989
FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
606 4TH ST, FULLERTON, NE 68638 · (308) 536-2431 · Nance County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
41 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 9 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 44% larger than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within FULLERTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
81.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
72.5%
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 FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 154 | 26.6% | 72.5% |
| WEEPING WATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEEPING WATER | 158 | 27.2% | 66.7% |
| PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PONCA | 128 | 24.2% | 71.7% |
| AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AXTELL | 200 | 26.0% | 72.4% |
| MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEAD | 141 | 29.8% | N/A |
| ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARNOLD | 121 | 25.6% | 45.6% |
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 FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #60 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #14 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #182 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #429 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #237 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
154
-10 (-6%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 154 | 12.7 | 12.1:1 | 27% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 12.8 | 12.9:1 | 41% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 13.5 | 12.2:1 | 30% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 12 | 13.7:1 | 34% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 160 | 13.8 | 11.6:1 | 36% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | 27% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 36% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 50% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 16 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (160 to 154); teachers down 8% (13.8 to 12.7).
About FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in FULLERTON, Nebraska. It reports enrollment of 154 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska enroll around 272, and this school is 43% below that mark.
FULLERTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS enrolls 303 students in 2 schools, including FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Across elementary schools in Nebraska, the average ratio is 21.0:1. The school has 27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 85% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
Test results at FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 5.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (72.5% actual, 67.1% predicted).
In Nance County, home to about 3,324 people, the median household earns about $65,179 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Nance County with 3 other public schools.
FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st on average proficiency.
FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 10 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Nance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,324
Census ACS
Median income
$65,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
709 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Fullerton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fullerton Elementary. FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Fullerton Elementary SchoolAddison, IL · 384 students
- Fullerton ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 383 students
Nearby schools
- FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 149
- HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.1 mi · 114
- TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA13.6 mi · 217
- TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 189
- ST EDWARD HIGH SCHOOL15.5 mi · 73
- ST EDWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.5 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 154 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FULLERTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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