Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317044001928
JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
924 K STREET, FAIRBURY, NE 68352 · (402) 729-5041 · Jefferson County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
147 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 26% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL→FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
51.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #303 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #327 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #370 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #313 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #35 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #290 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #53 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #78 of 135 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
259
+24 (+10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 259 | 22.8 | 11.4:1 | 57% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 21.4 | 11.9:1 | 53% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 20.9 | 12.9:1 | 58% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 61% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 20.4 | 11.9:1 | 53% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 60% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 17 | 16.0:1 | 57% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 16 | 16.1:1 | 52% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serves students in FAIRBURY, Nebraska, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches grades 3 through 6 and enrolls 259 students.
JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is part of FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, where 3 schools serve 906 students.
The share of students at JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL who are White is 84%. Other students are 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County residents are about 93% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
With 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.4:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1, 9.6 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 57% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Jefferson County averages 44%, lower than here.
In Nebraska, JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.7% compared with a predicted 56.5%.
Looking at the county, Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $59,044, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 8 public schools and about 1,683 students.
The closest school to JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, located about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 259, compared with 235 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.4:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,161
Census ACS
Median income
$59,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,683 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 370 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
Other schools in FAIRBURY
- FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 370 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
Nearby schools
- FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 370
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 277
- DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL12.5 mi · 137
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL14.9 mi · 105
- MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.9 mi · 114
- TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL19.0 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLHow large is JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 03-06.
Is JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is approximately 11.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL in?
JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is part of FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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