Enrollment
76
Elementary
DISTRICT 61 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317291001185
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
500 N MAIN, LITCHFIELD, NE 68852 · (308) 446-2244 · Sherman County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL76 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
27 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
NE avg 57.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Nebraska average is about 58 of 100.
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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
76
+6 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 8.6:1
% White
97%
was 94%
% Hispanic
1%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of rural-scale scale in LITCHFIELD, Nebraska, one of the schools within LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teacheing 76 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 72% below typical.
LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 121 students; LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Sherman County's rate of about 52%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.0%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sherman County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $63,578 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Sherman County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 452 students), LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 68.0%.
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Looking at the recent track record. LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 9% since 2018, when it stood at 70 (now 76).
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Sherman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,967
Census ACS
Median income
$63,578
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 45
- LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.9 mi · 211
- LOUP CITY HIGH SCHOOL12.9 mi · 120
- PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 131
- PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.6 mi · 200
- ANSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.7 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 76 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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