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
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- C-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 12% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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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 →
Schools most like LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 76 | 35.5% | 58.0% |
| BRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADY | 83 | 37.3% | N/A |
| WYNOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WYNOT | 82 | 31.7% | N/A |
| HYANNIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HYANNIS | 87 | 39.1% | 56.5% |
| WHEELER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY #45 BARTLETT | 92 | 38.0% | N/A |
| VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERDIGRE | 80 | 37.5% | 56.2% |
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 LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 76 | #526 of 587 |
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
76
+4 (+6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 84
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 76 | 8 | 9.5:1 | 36% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 8.1 | 9.3:1 | 55% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 7.6 | 9.6:1 | 42% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 72 | 6 | 12.0:1 | 47% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 8.2 | 8.6:1 | 57% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 55 | 8 | 6.9:1 | 49% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 69 | 7 | 9.9:1 | 64% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 56 | 5 | 11.2:1 | 48% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 84 | 5 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (70 to 76); teachers down 2% (8.2 to 8).
About LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in LITCHFIELD, Nebraska, reachable at (308) 446-2244. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 76 students. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students, so this school is 72% smaller than average.
Besides LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LITCHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 121 students.
The large majority of students at LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 97%, are White. That is close to the 94% White share among all Sherman County residents. By the diversity index, LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 5%.
The school has about 9.5 students per teacher and 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, higher than at this school. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points below the 52% average for public schools in Sherman County.
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of Nebraska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Nebraska schools: 58.0% actual against 63.9% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Sherman County show that median household income is about $63,578, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 4 public schools operate in Sherman County, serving about 452 students.
LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. On state test proficiency, LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The number of students grew from 72 to 76 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.0 to 9.5 over 4 years.
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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
Other Litchfield Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Litchfield Elementary. LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Litchfield Elementary SchoolLitchfield Park, AZ · 653 students
- Litchfield Elementary SchoolLitchfield, IL · 355 students
- Litchfield Elementary SchoolLITCHFIELD, MI · 110 students
Nearby schools
- LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 45
- LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.9 mi · 211
- LOUP CITY HIGH SCHOOL12.9 mi · 120
- PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.6 mi · 200
- PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 131
- ANSLEY HIGH SCHOOL14.7 mi · 76
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.