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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284002268
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY
6601 GLASS RIDGE DRIVE, LINCOLN, NE 68526 · (402) 436-1148 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A+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
15.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
78 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
76.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
78.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY's state test result (78.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY this school | 497 | 15.7% | 78.0% |
| REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA | 504 | 18.3% | 70.0% |
| PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LA VISTA | 422 | 14.2% | 72.4% |
| UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY OMAHA | 402 | 17.2% | 81.5% |
| ROHWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 450 | 16.9% | 75.2% |
| REAGAN ELEMENTARY OMAHA | 498 | 15.1% | 74.7% |
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 KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #19 of 311 | #2 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #52 of 398 | #4 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #22 of 438 | #2 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #51 of 587 | #15 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #271 of 379 | #42 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #231 of 379 | #37 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #313 of 359 | #25 of 30 |
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
497
-2 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 497 | 31.9 | 15.6:1 | 16% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 30.2 | 16.4:1 | 14% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 30.1 | 16.2:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 30.2 | 16.5:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 6% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (497 to 497); teachers up 6% (30.2 to 31.9).
About KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY
At 6601 GLASS RIDGE DRIVE in LINCOLN, Nebraska, KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY operates as a large elementary school. The school reports 497 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students.
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY is part of LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, where 67 schools serve 42,301 students.
White students make up a majority at KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY, at 77%. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. For comparison, Lancaster County is about 81% White. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 31.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.6:1. This ratio sits 5.4 below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY is 16%. It compares with 32% for public schools in Lancaster County.
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Nebraska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY is 7.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 78.0%. Predicted: 70.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Lancaster County, the median household income is $74,793, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lancaster County is home to 97 public schools and about 48,123 public school students.
The next-closest public school is MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 78.0% is above the 70.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 499 to 497, a small change.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
326,696
Census ACS
Median income
$74,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
48,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Other schools in LINCOLN
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Nearby schools
- MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 849
- MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 674
- WYSONG ELEMENTARY2.7 mi · 738
- LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 803
- ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 360
- HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARYHow large is KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY?
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY serve?
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY?
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY public or private?
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.