Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317443001307
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
406 COTTONWOOD ST, NORFOLK, NE 68701 · (402) 644-2546 · Madison County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% 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.
- ABeats 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
15.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
170 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (51).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Based on grade levels within NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
64.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 256 | 66.4% | 60.5% |
| EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALLIANCE | 237 | 65.4% | N/A |
| ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS | 267 | 66.7% | 49.1% |
| NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING | 299 | 66.6% | 61.1% |
| BELL FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FREMONT | 282 | 69.5% | N/A |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 194 | 68.0% | 63.5% |
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 JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #212 of 311 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #219 of 398 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #231 of 438 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #320 of 587 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #233 of 379 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #85 of 379 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #27 of 359 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #60 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
256
+29 (+13%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 256 | 17.1 | 15.0:1 | 66% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 16.3 | 15.3:1 | 69% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 17.2 | 13.6:1 | 72% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 14 | 16.2:1 | 69% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 14.1 | 16.5:1 | 65% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 69% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 70% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 44% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 12 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (233 to 256); teachers up 21% (14.1 to 17.1).
About JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in NORFOLK, Nebraska, reachable at (402) 644-2546. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 256 students enrolled.
Federal data list 11 schools in NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 4,543 students enrolled.
At 54%, White students outnumber all other groups at JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. The remaining students are 32% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Madison County, the White share is about 80%. JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 15.0:1. Among elementary schools in Nebraska, the typical ratio is 21.0:1. JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 66%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Madison County is 47%.
allk12 grades JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.1% for JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 60.5%, 7.4 points above the prediction.
Madison County census figures show that median household income is about $63,128, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 23 public schools operate in Madison County, serving about 6,196 students.
The closest public school, NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles from JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 227 to 256. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.2:1 to 15.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,532
Census ACS
Median income
$63,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,196 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 631 students
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 628 students
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 227 students
Other schools in NORFOLK
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 631 students
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 628 students
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 227 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 122nd largest of the 144.
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 463 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 352 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH PLATTE, NE · 329 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,011 students
- Jefferson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 886 students
Nearby schools
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,359
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 220
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 628
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 631
- GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 194
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 54% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.