Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317182001066
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
301 S LINCOLN, HERSHEY, NE 69143 · (308) 368-5572 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A-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
14.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
105 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 47% larger than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
75.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 300 | 35.0% | 70.3% |
| CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAIRO | 273 | 33.0% | 73.3% |
| SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY FAIRFIELD | 280 | 35.4% | N/A |
| ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORD | 305 | 38.0% | 61.8% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH TEKAMAH | 288 | 31.6% | 62.2% |
| BOONE CENTRAL ELEM-ALBION ALBION | 247 | 34.0% | 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 HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #88 of 311 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #61 of 398 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #133 of 438 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #254 of 587 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #177 of 379 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #345 of 379 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #183 of 359 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #94 of 135 | N/A |
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
300
+38 (+15%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 300 | 21.3 | 14.1:1 | 35% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 19.7 | 15.4:1 | 34% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 20.7 | 14.7:1 | 33% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 36% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 19.3 | 14.8:1 | 24% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 24% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 24% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 16 | 14.2:1 | 26% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 18 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (286 to 300); teachers up 10% (19.3 to 21.3).
About HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in HERSHEY, Nebraska. It reported 300 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 2 schools: HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 539 students.
A large majority of enrollment at HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, at 92%. It is also 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among Lincoln County residents, the White share is about 88%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 16%.
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.1 students per teacher. The gap from the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 6.9 students per teacher. About 35% of students at HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
Compared with Nebraska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 6.2 points above predicted: 70.3% against 64.1%.
For the population of Lincoln County, median household income comes to about $65,148, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Lincoln County counts 22 public schools with about 5,190 students.
HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 15%.
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,802
Census ACS
Median income
$65,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,190 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Hershey Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hershey Elementary. HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hershey Elementary SchoolLafayette, IN · 538 students
Nearby schools
- HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 239
- SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL6.5 mi · 119
- SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.5 mi · 164
- EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 217
- BUFFALO EARLY LEARNING CENTER10.9 mi · 133
- CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.2 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.