Enrollment
97
Elementary
DISTRICT 67 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDICINE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317360001810
MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY
605 ORD AVE, CURTIS, NE 69025 · (308) 367-4210 · Frontier County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
47 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 13 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 MEDICINE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
63.6%
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 64 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY
MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY this school | 97 | 48.5% | 64.2% |
| WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAUNETA | 95 | 51.6% | 60.7% |
| MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYKIN | 114 | 49.1% | N/A |
| STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUART | 117 | 51.3% | 60.3% |
| BERTRAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BERTRAND | 121 | 46.3% | 52.6% |
| WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELIGH | 115 | 42.6% | N/A |
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 MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #499 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
97
-45 (-32%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 97 | 8.1 | 12.0:1 | 48% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 9.7 | 12.6:1 | 46% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 9.2 | 12.7:1 | 55% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | 43% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 11.2 | 11.9:1 | 23% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 11 | 10.2:1 | 40% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 112 | 10 | 11.2:1 | 44% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 10 | 13.8:1 | 42% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (134 to 97); teachers down 28% (11.2 to 8.1).
About MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY
MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school located in CURTIS, Nebraska. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 97 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students, so this school is 64% smaller than average.
The MEDICINE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS system has 3 schools and 200 students.
About 92% of the student body at MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY is White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Frontier County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY and a ratio of 12.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 48% of enrollment.
allk12 grades MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY a B+. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY is 4.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.2% actual, 59.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Nebraska.
Frontier County has about 2,569 residents, and the median household income is $70,132, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY, Frontier County has 6 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, MEDICINE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY places 2nd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY's enrollment declined 32%, to 97.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Frontier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,569
Census ACS
Median income
$70,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
568 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MEDICINE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 57 students
- MEDICINE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 46 students
Other schools in CURTIS
- MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 57 students
- MEDICINE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 46 students
Nearby schools
- MEDICINE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 46
- MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 57
- MAYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 95
- MAYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL5.4 mi · 91
- EUSTIS-FARNAM HIGH SCHOOL25.9 mi · 67
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT EUSTIS25.9 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY?
MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 97 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY serve?
MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.0:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY in?
MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY is part of MEDICINE VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.