GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in KEARNEY, Nebraska, GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tight-knit K-5 school, operated by KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It serves 118 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 57% smaller than typical.

KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 6,066 students. GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Buffalo County (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.2%.

In the surrounding community, Buffalo County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,911, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 28 public schools in Buffalo County (combined enrollment of about 8,449 students).

BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 68.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 128 (now 118). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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