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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317122001034
GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
801 SOUTH ST, GRETNA, NE 68028 · (402) 332-3341 · Sarpy County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
62 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 31 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 51% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
69.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 374 | 16.6% | 70.8% |
| LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOUISVILLE | 374 | 17.9% | 69.7% |
| ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PRIMARY ELEMENTARY ASHLAND | 333 | 17.1% | N/A |
| MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALCOLM | 341 | 17.6% | 74.9% |
| SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD | 400 | 15.0% | 68.7% |
| SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 352 | 18.2% | 74.4% |
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 GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Sarpy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #84 of 311 | #10 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #146 of 398 | #16 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #62 of 438 | #9 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #157 of 587 | #23 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #116 of 379 | #9 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #338 of 379 | #44 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #308 of 359 | #24 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #24 of 220 | #4 of 29 |
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
374
-120 (-24%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 374 | 28.5 | 13.1:1 | 17% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 31.9 | 14.5:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 12% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 10% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 5% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 25 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (509 to 374); teachers down 5% (30 to 28.5).
About GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school found in GRETNA, Nebraska. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 374 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 38% higher.
GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district with 7,013 students across 12 schools.
GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 91% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Sarpy County's population at about 79%. The chance that two students picked at random at GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
The school employs the equivalent of 28.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.1:1. Among elementary schools in Nebraska, the typical ratio is 21.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 17%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 70.8% actual, 70.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Nebraska.
Census Bureau estimates for Sarpy County show that median household income is about $103,321, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 76 public schools operate in Sarpy County, serving about 34,055 students.
The nearest public school is GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOL, at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 374 was 24% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 494. Students per teacher fell from 15.9 in 2020-21 to 13.1 in 2024-25.
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Sarpy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,389
Census ACS
Median income
$103,321
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
34,055 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- GRETNA EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,009 students
- GRETNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 955 students
- ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 863 students
- GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 784 students
- SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARYElementary · 499 students
- HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 489 students
Other schools in GRETNA
- GRETNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 955 students
- GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 784 students
- REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 504 students
- SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARYElementary · 499 students
- HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 489 students
Other Gretna Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gretna Elementary. GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gretna ElementaryGretna, VA · 493 students
Nearby schools
- GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 784
- GRETNA HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 955
- SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 499
- HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 489
- ASPEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 416
- ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 863
Frequently asked questions
About GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.