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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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
-135 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.0:1
% White
91%
was 96%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in GRETNA, Nebraska, part of GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school caters to 374 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 38% larger than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.
GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 7,013 students. GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.
On the resource side, On paper, GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.6%, the actual is 70.8%, a residual of +0.2 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sarpy County) records that median household income runs about $103,321, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Sarpy County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students), GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 70.7%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 27%, going from 509 students in 2018 to 374 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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.