Enrollment
81
Elementary
DISTRICT 48 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAY SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317161001058
HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
407 N BAKER ST, HAY SPRINGS, NE 69347 · (308) 638-4434 · Sheridan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL81 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
9.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
43 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (13).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
50.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 81 | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAUNETA | 95 | 51.6% | 60.7% |
| SO PLATTE ELEM AT BIG SPRINGS BIG SPRINGS | 103 | 51.5% | N/A |
| CODY-KILGORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KILGORE | 73 | 52.1% | 60.2% |
| LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GURLEY | 125 | 53.6% | 55.3% |
| MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY CURTIS | 97 | 48.5% | 64.2% |
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 HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 81 | #520 of 587 |
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
81
-14 (-15%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 89
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 81 | 8.9 | 9.1:1 | 53% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 7.9 | 11.4:1 | 44% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 90 | 7.8 | 11.5:1 | 47% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | 52% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 83 | 7.9 | 10.5:1 | 47% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | 54% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 46 | 6 | 7.7:1 | 41% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 56 | 6 | 9.3:1 | 39% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 89 | 7 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (83 to 81); teachers up 12% (7.9 to 8.9).
About HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school based in HAY SPRINGS, Nebraska. It reported 81 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students, which makes this school 70% below average.
HAY SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 200 students.
About 79% of the student body at HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other groups make up 11% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% Native American. Sheridan County residents are about 81% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
On staff are 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.1:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska have an average ratio of 21.0:1. About 53% of students at HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 42% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
Test results at HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.9% actual, 57.8% predicted).
The county, Sheridan County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $60,121 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Sheridan County has 8 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, HAY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 3.
HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment fell 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.1:1.
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Sheridan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,014
Census ACS
Median income
$60,121
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
721 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAY SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- HAY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 59 students
- HAY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 45 students
- HAY SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 15 students
Other schools in HAY SPRINGS
- HAY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 59 students
- HAY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 45 students
- HAY SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 15 students
Nearby schools
- HAY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 45
- HAY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 59
- HAY SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD0.0 mi · 15
- GORDON-RUSHVILLE ELE-RUSHVILLE11.7 mi · 126
- GORDON-RUSHVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL11.8 mi · 114
- PINE RIDGE JOB CORPS15.0 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 81 students in grades PK-05.
Is HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HAY SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Sheridan County.
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