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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
300
+14 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.8:1
% White
92%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 10%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in HERSHEY, Nebraska, operated by HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, caters to 300 students in grades pre-K through 6.
Across the 2 schools in HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (539 students total), HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest consists of 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Lincoln County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.1%, the actual is 70.3%, a residual of +6.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $65,148 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lincoln County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,190 students), of which HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.4%.
HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has expanded 5%, going from 286 students in 2018 to 300 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 10% to 6% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
Nearby schools
- HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 239
- SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.5 mi · 164
- SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL6.5 mi · 119
- 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.