Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 89 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310007201879
LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
521 ROSE ST, GURLEY, NE 69141 · (308) 884-2247 · Cheyenne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- CTest 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
8.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
67 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 19 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 13% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→LEYTON HIGH SCHOOL
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
57.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 125 | 53.6% | 55.3% |
| SO PLATTE ELEM AT BIG SPRINGS BIG SPRINGS | 103 | 51.5% | N/A |
| JOHNSON CO CENTRAL EL-TECUMSEH TECUMSEH | 158 | 58.2% | 58.0% |
| PLATTSMOUTH EARLY CHILDHOOD PLATTSMOUTH | 159 | 56.0% | N/A |
| WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAUNETA | 95 | 51.6% | 60.7% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SUMNER SUMNER | 112 | 54.5% | N/A |
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 LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #267 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #285 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #307 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #460 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #71 of 359 |
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
125
+46 (+58%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 5.6:1
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 | 125 | 14.6 | 8.6:1 | 54% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 13.2 | 7.2:1 | 53% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 12 | 6.1:1 | 51% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 79 | 14 | 5.6:1 | 49% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 129 | 14.1 | 9.1:1 | 42% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 13 | 10.6:1 | 38% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 133 | 12 | 11.1:1 | 38% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 158 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 27% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 165 | 13 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (129 to 125); teachers up 3% (14.1 to 14.6).
About LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in GURLEY, Nebraska, under LEYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrolled students number 125 students, in pre-K through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students.
The 2 schools in LEYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS enroll 178 students altogether, LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL among them.
LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 84% White. Next come 12% Hispanic and 3% Black. LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 8.6:1. This ratio sits 12.4 below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 54%. The gap from the 46% average for public schools in Cheyenne County is 8 points.
allk12 grades LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 57.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.3%.
Among Cheyenne County residents, the median household income is $60,348, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is LEYTON HIGH SCHOOL, about 6.0 miles away. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's location as Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment figures are 79 for 2020-21 and 125 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Its ratio of students to teachers was 5.6:1 in 2020-21, and 8.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Cheyenne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,533
Census ACS
Median income
$60,348
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,407 students
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- LEYTON HIGH SCHOOL6.0 mi · 53
- NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.9 mi · 161
- SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL12.4 mi · 329
- SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL12.4 mi · 152
- WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.7 mi · 238
- SOUTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.0 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 125 students in grades PK-08.
Is LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
What is the student diversity at LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of LEYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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