Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317305001191
LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
202 W 3RD, LOUISVILLE, NE 68037 · (402) 234-4215 · Cass County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A-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
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
67 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 53 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
74.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 374 | 17.9% | 69.7% |
| GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA | 374 | 16.6% | 70.8% |
| ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PRIMARY ELEMENTARY ASHLAND | 333 | 17.1% | N/A |
| MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALCOLM | 341 | 17.6% | 74.9% |
| SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD | 400 | 15.0% | 68.7% |
| SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 352 | 18.2% | 74.4% |
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 LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #96 of 311 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #79 of 398 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #158 of 438 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #158 of 587 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #222 of 379 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #342 of 379 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #294 of 359 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #59 of 135 | 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
374
+44 (+13%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 374 | 25.2 | 14.9:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 25.7 | 14.4:1 | 21% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 23.5 | 17.0:1 | 18% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | 17% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 19% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 22% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 22% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 219 | 16 | 13.7:1 | 11% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 13 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (339 to 374); teachers up 26% (20 to 25.2).
About LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This page covers LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school in LOUISVILLE, Nebraska. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 374 students. That compares with an average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.
LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which runs LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 3 schools and 688 students.
At LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 91% of students are White. Other students are 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Cass County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The school has 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.9:1 compares with an average of 21.0:1 for elementary schools in Nebraska. Federal data show 18% of students (67) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cass County averages 27%, higher than here.
Among Nebraska public elementary schools, LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Nebraska, LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 69.7% actual against a predicted 70.1%.
In the surrounding county, Cass County, median household income comes to about $91,836, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county has 15 public schools and about 3,932 students.
Measured in a straight line, LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 2 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Distant.
From 330 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 374 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,161
Census ACS
Median income
$91,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,932 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- LOUISVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 207 students
- LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 107 students
Other schools in LOUISVILLE
- LOUISVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 207 students
- LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 107 students
Other Louisville Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Louisville Elementary. LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Louisville Elementary SchoolLouisville, OH · 1,001 students
- Louisville Elementary SchoolLOUISVILLE, CO · 449 students
- Louisville ElementaryLOUISVILLE, MS · 290 students
Nearby schools
- LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 107
- LOUISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 207
- SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.1 mi · 400
- PLATTEVIEW CENTRAL JR HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 179
- PLATTEVIEW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 387
- ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH8.1 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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