HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in HOLDREGE, Nebraska, operated by HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, hosting 340 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 25% larger than that benchmark.

HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,006 students; HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 62.0%; this one comes in at 50.7%, -11.3 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Phelps County put median household income runs about $68,919, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Phelps County (combined enrollment of about 1,514 students).

Nearest neighbor: HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CTR, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 10% to 15%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.