Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEIGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 317272001125
LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
222 W 4TH ST, LEIGH, NE 68643 · (402) 487-3301 · Colfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
44 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 42 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 82% larger than its 6th grade class (17).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→LEIGH HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within LEIGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
62.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 69% 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 →
Schools most like LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 201 | 21.9% | 59.0% |
| 1R ELEMENTARY GRAND ISLAND | 194 | 23.2% | 68.8% |
| BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE HILL | 183 | 23.5% | 68.2% |
| PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLEASANTON | 200 | 24.0% | 68.7% |
| PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALMER | 184 | 25.0% | 61.6% |
| TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEWITT | 232 | 23.3% | 72.5% |
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 LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Colfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #229 of 311 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #237 of 398 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #188 of 438 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #376 of 587 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #248 of 379 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #353 of 379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #275 of 359 | 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
201
+39 (+24%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 201 | 13.2 | 15.2:1 | 22% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 11.7 | 16.4:1 | 26% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 11.6 | 15.2:1 | 26% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 9 | 18.0:1 | 22% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 7.8 | 19.9:1 | 26% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | 37% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 70 | 7 | 10.0:1 | 44% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | 27% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 142 | 8 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (155 to 201); teachers up 70% (7.8 to 13.2).
About LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school for students in LEIGH, Nebraska. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 201 students. That puts enrollment 26% below the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska.
LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in LEIGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. The district has 2 schools and 296 students.
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 51%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 14%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 15.2:1, based on 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. Lunch program data show 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Colfax County is 45%.
Among Nebraska public elementary schools, LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
After accounting for student poverty, LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Nebraska schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.0% is 9.7 points below the 68.7% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Colfax County show that median household income comes to about $82,530, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 2,762 students.
Of the public schools around it, LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to LEIGH HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles.
In the federal locale system, LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 201, from 162 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.0:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
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Colfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,641
Census ACS
Median income
$82,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,762 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LEIGH HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 95
- CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL6.1 mi · 106
- CLARKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.1 mi · 106
- HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/HOWELLS12.1 mi · 27
- HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL12.1 mi · 138
- HUMPHREY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL13.0 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEIGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
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