Enrollment
94
Elementary
DISTRICT 80 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310912000258
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
318 DANIELS AVE, HAYES CENTER, NE 69032 · (308) 286-5601 · Hayes County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- BBeats 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
10.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
46 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 14 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 9% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
65.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 94 | 48.9% | 62.2% |
| BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLWOOD | 78 | 52.6% | 62.1% |
| MAXWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAXWELL | 124 | 47.6% | 59.4% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SUMNER SUMNER | 112 | 54.5% | N/A |
| AINSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AINSWORTH | 138 | 45.7% | 70.3% |
| SO PLATTE ELEM AT BIG SPRINGS BIG SPRINGS | 103 | 51.5% | N/A |
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 HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #503 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
94
+6 (+7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 99
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 94 | 9 | 10.5:1 | 49% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 89 | 9.3 | 9.6:1 | 53% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 99 | 8 | 12.4:1 | 53% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | 63% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 9 | 8.3:1 | 55% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 46 | 6 | 7.7:1 | 37% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 90 | 9 | 10.0:1 | 38% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 83 | 8 | 10.4:1 | 58% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 99 | 9 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (75 to 94); teachers unchanged (9 to 9).
About HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, located in HAYES CENTER, Nebraska. A federal count lists 94 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Nebraska) has about 272 students.
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The district has 2 schools and 159 students.
Roughly 74% of students at HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Hayes County, the White share is about 94%. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 10.5:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 49% of enrollment.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 62.2%. Predicted: 59.2%.
Census estimates describe Hayes County this way: the median household income is $69,250, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hayes County has 1 other public school.
The closest public school, HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles from HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment climbed from 88 in 2020-21 to 94 in 2024-25.
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Hayes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
843
Census ACS
Median income
$69,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 65 students
Nearby schools
- HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 65
- WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL19.9 mi · 95
- WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOL19.9 mi · 38
- WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOL19.9 mi · 79
- HITCHCOCK CO ELEMENTARY21.4 mi · 161
- MAYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL23.1 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 94 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 74% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Hayes County.
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