Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310534000166
LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH
3772 33RD AVE, COLUMBUS, NE 68602 · (402) 563-7045 · Platte County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
166 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (77).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
46.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH
LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH this school | 318 | 52.2% | 42.9% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY | 284 | 52.1% | 62.0% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING | 319 | 56.7% | 60.3% |
| LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS | 305 | 50.5% | 49.1% |
| AVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE | 352 | 46.3% | 55.4% |
| SEYMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RALSTON | 286 | 56.3% | 71.3% |
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 LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #308 of 311 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #354 of 398 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #377 of 438 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #233 of 587 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #96 of 379 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #104 of 379 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #76 of 359 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #81 of 220 | N/A |
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
318
-33 (-9%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 318 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 52% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 25.1 | 12.5:1 | 51% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 45% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 40% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 51% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 41% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 40% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 16 | 15.2:1 | 24% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (373 to 318); teachers up 4% (24 to 25).
About LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH
LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH is a public elementary school in COLUMBUS, Nebraska. Federal data show 318 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
The district, COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, has 4,171 students enrolled across 9 schools.
At LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. Enrollment also includes 43% Hispanic and 4% Black. Among people living in Platte County, the White share is about 76%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 25 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska, 21.0:1, is higher. Of all students at LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH, 52% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 50% average for public schools in Platte County.
LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Nebraska are predicted to post 58.1%, so the school is 15.2 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
For the population of Platte County, the median household earns about $71,552 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Platte County, 19 public schools serve about 5,530 students.
COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 50.3%, higher than LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH's 42.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 351 (2020-21) to 318 (2024-25).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,716
Census ACS
Median income
$71,552
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,337 students
- COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,166 students
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 353 students
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 304 students
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 286 students
- WEST PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 215 students
Other schools in COLUMBUS
- COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,337 students
- COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,166 students
- SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 353 students
- LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 344 students
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,337
- PATHWAYS BEYOND/EARLY STEPS TO SUCCESS BUILDING0.9 mi · 22
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 304
- COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,166
- WEST PARK ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 215
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHHow many students attend LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH?
LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-04.
Is LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH an elementary, middle, or high school?
LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH is approximately 12.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH?
Student demographics at LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH are roughly 50% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH in?
LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH is part of COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.