Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317383001265
MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
123 N MINDEN AVE, MINDEN, NE 68959 · (308) 832-2460 · Kearney County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
11.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
70 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 33 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 21% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
69.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 239 | 29.3% | 66.2% |
| PERKINS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCH GRANT | 241 | 31.5% | 63.7% |
| HEMINGFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEMINGFORD | 209 | 32.1% | 66.6% |
| ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH TILDEN | 252 | 29.0% | 70.2% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY GENEVA | 253 | 26.5% | 72.7% |
| DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY DONIPHAN | 280 | 25.4% | 64.8% |
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 MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #141 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #148 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #168 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #342 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #29 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #315 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #217 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #197 of 220 |
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
239
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 239 | 21.6 | 11.1:1 | 29% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 33% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | N/A | N/A | 34% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 30% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 36% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 44% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 47% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 28% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (245 to 239); teachers up 27% (17 to 21.6).
About MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school in MINDEN, Nebraska. The school teaches pre-K through 3 and enrolls 239 students.
MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools in MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 794 students in total.
Roughly 87% of students at MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic. The diversity index for MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 29%. Public schools in Kearney County average a similar 28%.
On the allk12 Grade, MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 63% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kearney County show that median household income comes to about $78,631, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kearney County counts 7 public schools with about 1,320 students.
The closest school to MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 0.5 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 66.2% compares with 66.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 239, compared with 230 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 12.8 in 2020-21 to 11.1 in 2024-25.
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Kearney County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,713
Census ACS
Median income
$78,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 283 students
- MINDEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 272 students
Other schools in MINDEN
- C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 283 students
- MINDEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 272 students
Nearby schools
- C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 283
- MINDEN HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 272
- AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.4 mi · 200
- AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL9.4 mi · 135
- WILCOX-HILDRETH UPPER ELEMENTARY12.2 mi · 45
- WILCOX-HILDRETH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL14.6 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 239 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Kearney County.
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