LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH

LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in COLUMBUS, Nebraska, part of COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 318 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 9 schools in COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (4,171 students total), LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 43% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH is in the bottom 10% of Nebraska public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 58.1%; LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH posts 42.9%, -15.2 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Platte County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,552, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Platte County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,530 students), of which LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH is one.

Nearest neighbor: COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 50.3%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 318). White enrollment moved from 66% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.