HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY

Located at 1501 FRONT ST, in HENDERSON, Nebraska, HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY is a modestly sized primary school that instructs 176 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by HEARTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 35% below the state mean of about 272.

HEARTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 324 students; HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY is among them.

In terms of who attends, HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. The remainder consists of 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.4%, the actual is 69.1%, a residual of +6.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for York County put the typical household earns roughly $77,757 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, York County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,169 students), of which HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is HEARTLAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 62.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY has decreased 3%, going from 182 students in 2018 to 176 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.