Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 187 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317152001046
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON
501 S BROADWAY, HARTINGTON, NE 68739 · (402) 254-3947 · Cedar County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- B+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
13.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
78 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 28 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON→HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
76.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON this school | 203 | 38.4% | 68.8% |
| STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STANTON | 195 | 40.0% | 72.5% |
| ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMA ALMA | 192 | 40.1% | 66.8% |
| THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY HEBRON | 256 | 37.5% | 68.3% |
| HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY HENDERSON | 176 | 39.8% | 69.1% |
| RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RANDOLPH | 162 | 37.0% | 59.3% |
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 HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #108 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #53 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #170 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #374 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #159 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #339 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #154 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
203
-17 (-8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 237
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 203 | 14.6 | 13.9:1 | 38% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 16.3 | 13.5:1 | 41% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 16.5 | 14.3:1 | 39% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 45% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 187 | 15.4 | 12.1:1 | 36% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 13 | 14.2:1 | 36% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 131 | 13 | 10.1:1 | 36% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 15 | 11.5:1 | 35% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (187 to 203); teachers down 5% (15.4 to 14.6).
About HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON is an elementary school in HARTINGTON, Nebraska, reachable at (402) 254-3947. In all, 203 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. That is 25% below the average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.
HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS is responsible for 2 schools, HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON included, with 373 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON is 91% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON comes to 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska have an average ratio of 21.0:1. On the income side, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cedar County average a similar 36%.
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON scores 68.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cedar County show that the median household earns about $73,578 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Cedar County, 10 public schools serve about 1,215 students.
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON's closest public school neighbor is HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON, there are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 68.8% is above the 65.2% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 220 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 203 by 2024-25.
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Cedar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,315
Census ACS
Median income
$73,578
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,215 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 170 students
Nearby schools
- HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 170
- LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL8.3 mi · 82
- WYNOT MIDDLE SCHOOL10.0 mi · 40
- WYNOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.0 mi · 82
- WYNOT HIGH SCHOOL10.0 mi · 56
- CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.4 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTONWhat is the total enrollment at HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON?
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON enrolls approximately 203 students in grades PK-06.
Is HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON an elementary, middle, or high school?
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON have?
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON?
Student demographics at HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON?
HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON is overseen by HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Cedar County.
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