HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the well-populated K-5 schools in GRETNA, Nebraska, operated by GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 489 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 80% larger than that benchmark.

GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 7,013 students. HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Sarpy County's rate of about 23%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Sarpy County reports that median household income runs about $103,321, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Sarpy County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students), HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.4%.

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