KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY

Set in LINCOLN, Nebraska, KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY is a high-enrollment primary school, run under LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It enrolls 497 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY sits 83% above that benchmark.

Across the 67 schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (42,301 students total), KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 16% of students at KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lancaster County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.9%; this one delivers 78.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lancaster County) reports that median household earnings sit near $74,793, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY is one of 97 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students).

The closest other public school is MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 70.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 497 students in 2018 compared to 497 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 77% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.