Enrollment
183
Elementary
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL·NCES 310000401121
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
502 WAKEFIELD ST, LAUREL, NE 68745 · (402) 256-3133 · Cedar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
59 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 31% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL→LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
70.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 183 | 32.2% | 62.0% |
| HEMINGFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEMINGFORD | 209 | 32.1% | 66.6% |
| SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUTHERLAND | 164 | 34.1% | 56.2% |
| NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY AT LYONS LYONS | 165 | 35.2% | 65.2% |
| MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEAD | 141 | 29.8% | N/A |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC COOK | 181 | 37.0% | 65.9% |
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 LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #198 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #134 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #160 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #393 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #197 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #61 of 220 |
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
183
+14 (+8%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 183 | 15 | 12.2:1 | 32% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 14.3 | 10.8:1 | 40% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 14.8 | 11.1:1 | 38% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 37% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 14.7 | 15.0:1 | 33% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 14 | 15.7:1 | 40% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 9 | 17.6:1 | 42% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 42% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (221 to 183); teachers up 2% (14.7 to 15).
About LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public small elementary school in LAUREL, Nebraska. A total of 183 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 33% lower.
The LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL system has 3 schools and 400 students.
White students are the large majority at LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 87% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Cedar County overall, about 96% of residents are White. LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 32%.
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Nebraska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Nebraska is predicted to score 65.1%. LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 62.0%, 3.1 points below that line.
Federal survey data for Cedar County show that median household income is about $73,578, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 10 public schools operate in Cedar County, serving about 1,215 students.
The nearest other public school, LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. On average proficiency, LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 183 was 8% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 169.
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Cedar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,315
Census ACS
Median income
$73,578
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,215 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL
- LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 135 students
- LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 82 students
Nearby schools
- LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 135
- LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL7.7 mi · 82
- ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL12.8 mi · 61
- ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.8 mi · 70
- RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.3 mi · 162
- WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL13.7 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 183 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL.
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