Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310009801001
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1725 13TH ST, GERING, NE 69341 · (308) 436-2350 · Scotts Bluff County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- B+Beats 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
16.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
181 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 58 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Based on grade levels within GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
63.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 56 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 319 | 56.7% | 60.3% |
| BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY | 248 | 58.1% | 63.6% |
| WEST POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST POINT | 334 | 55.7% | 74.2% |
| LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS | 305 | 50.5% | 49.1% |
| EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY | 235 | 54.5% | 59.7% |
| LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH COLUMBUS | 318 | 52.2% | 42.9% |
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 LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Scotts Bluff County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #215 of 311 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #232 of 398 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #266 of 438 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #232 of 587 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #305 of 379 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #128 of 379 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #54 of 359 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #180 of 220 | #7 of 7 |
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
319
+66 (+26%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 319 | 19.8 | 16.1:1 | 57% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 19.1 | 18.3:1 | 62% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 19.6 | 14.5:1 | 57% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 60% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 20.6 | 16.2:1 | 56% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 60% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 55% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 44% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 16 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (332 to 319); teachers down 4% (20.6 to 19.8).
About LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in GERING, Nebraska, administered by GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It teaches 319 students in pre-K through 5.
GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 5 other schools, enrolling 1,976 students in total.
About 55% of the student body at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. The remaining students are 40% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Scotts Bluff County, the White share is about 76%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
A staff of 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.1:1. Across elementary schools in Nebraska, the average ratio is 21.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%.
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.3%; the prediction is 56.5%.
Census data for Scotts Bluff County show the median household earns about $63,614 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Scotts Bluff County has 31 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 253 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 319. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 16.1:1.
This page collects posts and questions about LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Scotts Bluff County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,843
Census ACS
Median income
$63,614
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
6,493 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- GERING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 546 students
- GERING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 408 students
- GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
- NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 299 students
- GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMElementary · 99 students
Other schools in GERING
- GERING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 546 students
- GERING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 408 students
- GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
- NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 299 students
- GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMElementary · 99 students
- PANHANDLE BEGINNINGS DAY TREATMENTMiddle
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 127th largest of the 214.
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 328 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH PLATTE, NE · 316 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHASTINGS, NE · 289 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORFOLK, NE · 220 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBEATRICE, NE · 193 students
Nearby schools
- GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM0.0 mi · 99
- GERING HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 546
- GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 408
- GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 305
- NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 299
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 319 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 55% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Scotts Bluff County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.