Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS·NCES 317686001612
HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1001 ARBOR DRIVE, SO SIOUX CITY, NE 68776 · (402) 494-1446 · Dakota County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
10.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
250 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Based on grade levels within SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
58.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 328 | 76.2% | 45.8% |
| MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEXINGTON | 321 | 81.6% | N/A |
| COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY | 408 | 74.5% | 55.4% |
| EDUCARE OF LINCOLN LINCOLN | 124 | 81.5% | N/A |
| PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEXINGTON | 312 | 81.1% | 39.5% |
| SANDOZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEXINGTON | 358 | 83.0% | 31.2% |
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 HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #305 of 311 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #275 of 398 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #363 of 438 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #223 of 587 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #16 of 379 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #106 of 379 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #9 of 359 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #118 of 135 | N/A |
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
328
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
+101% since 1990-91, when it was 163
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 328 | 32 | 10.3:1 | 76% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 32.7 | 11.0:1 | 84% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 29.7 | 12.7:1 | 81% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 32 | 11.0:1 | 78% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 32.5 | 9.9:1 | 94% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 33 | 11.0:1 | 75% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 34 | 10.9:1 | 85% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 52% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 163 | 9 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (321 to 328); teachers down 2% (32.5 to 32).
About HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in SO SIOUX CITY, Nebraska, are served by HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 328 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Nebraska, the average enrollment is about 272.
SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS runs 8 schools with a combined 3,871 students. HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
The share of Hispanic students at HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 60%, a majority. After that, the student body is 25% Black, 7% White, 3% Native American, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Dakota County is about 42% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a ratio of 10.3:1. Compared with the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 76%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dakota County is 65%.
Among Nebraska public elementary schools, HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 49.6% for a school in Nebraska with HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 45.8%.
The school is in Dakota County, where median household income comes to about $70,329, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dakota County counts 11 public schools with about 4,437 students.
E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 6th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 351 to 328.
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Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,354
Census ACS
Median income
$70,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS
- SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,193 students
- SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 781 students
- CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 424 students
- COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 408 students
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 253 students
- DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 246 students
Other schools in SO SIOUX CITY
- SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,193 students
- SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 781 students
- CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 424 students
- COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 408 students
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 253 students
- E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 238 students
Other Harney Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Harney Elementary. HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Harney Elementary SchoolVANCOUVER, WA · 538 students
- Harney Elementary SchoolLebanon, IN · 448 students
Nearby schools
- E N SWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 238
- COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 408
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH0.9 mi · 253
- CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 424
- SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,193
- SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 781
Frequently asked questions
About HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 7% White, 60% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.