Enrollment
127
Elementary
DISTRICT 77 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 310018300908
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE
209 ASH STREET, DODGE, NE 68633 · (402) 693-2207 · Dodge County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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
12.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
38 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (17).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE→HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
71.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE this school | 127 | 29.9% | 69.0% |
| HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLARKS | 114 | 28.1% | 60.2% |
| MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEAD | 141 | 29.8% | N/A |
| LAWRENCE - NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELSON | 123 | 30.1% | N/A |
| WALLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WALLACE | 90 | 32.2% | 56.8% |
| PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAXTON | 94 | 33.0% | 65.1% |
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 HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Dodge County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #105 of 311 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #112 of 398 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #89 of 438 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #457 of 587 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #211 of 359 | #9 of 10 |
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
127
+50 (+65%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 127 | 10.2 | 12.4:1 | 30% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 10 | 13.3:1 | 41% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 84 | 7.1 | 11.8:1 | 39% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 77 | 7 | 11.0:1 | 53% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 57 | 7.3 | 7.8:1 | 54% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 40 | 6 | 6.7:1 | 45% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE.
Since 2017-18: students up 123% (57 to 127); teachers up 40% (7.3 to 10.2).
About HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE sits in DODGE, Nebraska, and is classified as an elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 127 students. That compares with an average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.
HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS runs HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE along with 2 other schools, enrolling 292 students in total.
At HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE, 85% of students are White. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic. Census estimates put Dodge County at about 81% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE scores 26%.
Classroom staffing at HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE totals 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska, 21.0:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE is about 30%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dodge County is 58%.
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
Test results at HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE are 3.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (69.0% actual, 65.9% predicted).
For the population of Dodge County, the median household earns about $74,329 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE shares Dodge County with 21 other public schools.
HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 6.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE reported 77 students in 2020-21 and 127 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.0:1 to 12.4:1.
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Dodge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,351
Census ACS
Median income
$74,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
- HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 138 students
- HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/HOWELLSElementary · 27 students
Nearby schools
- HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.5 mi · 138
- HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/HOWELLS6.5 mi · 27
- SCRIBNER-SNYDER SECONDARY SCH11.6 mi · 59
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SCRIBNER11.6 mi · 94
- WEST POINT - BEEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL12.6 mi · 181
- WEST POINT-BEEMER HIGH SCHOOL12.6 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGEHow many students attend HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE?
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE enrolls approximately 127 students in grades PK-06.
Is HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE have?
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE?
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE reports a student body of 85% White, 14% Hispanic.
Who oversees HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE?
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE is overseen by HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS in Dodge County.
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