Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS·NCES 310011500578
NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
420 E 11TH ST, NORTH BEND, NE 68649 · (402) 652-8122 · Dodge County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
69 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 36 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
76.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
78.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (75.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 277 | 24.9% | 75.9% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY GENEVA | 253 | 26.5% | 72.7% |
| DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY DONIPHAN | 280 | 25.4% | 64.8% |
| PIERCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PIERCE | 338 | 23.4% | 69.2% |
| TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEWITT | 232 | 23.3% | 72.5% |
| BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BATTLE CREEK | 292 | 21.2% | 75.1% |
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 NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Dodge County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #27 of 311 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #33 of 398 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #29 of 438 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #289 of 587 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #100 of 379 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #367 of 379 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #255 of 359 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #128 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
277
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
+69% since 2000-01, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 277 | 21.7 | 12.8:1 | 25% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 20.5 | 13.6:1 | 30% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 19.7 | 13.7:1 | 26% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 27% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 18.8 | 16.2:1 | 36% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 33% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 38% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 11 | 14.9:1 | 24% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (304 to 277); teachers up 15% (18.8 to 21.7).
About NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in NORTH BEND, Nebraska, is a mid-sized elementary school. It had 277 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
The 3 schools in NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS enroll 574 students altogether, NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Of every 100 students at NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 94 are White. It is also 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Dodge County is roughly 81% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
Classroom staffing at NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska, 21.0:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 25%. The average for public schools in Dodge County is 58%.
Among Nebraska public elementary schools, NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 96%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.7% at NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.9%.
The school's county is Dodge County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,329 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Dodge County number 22, with about 6,729 students.
NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are 2 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 285 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 277 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.8 to 12.8 over 4 years.
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Dodge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,351
Census ACS
Median income
$74,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 174 students
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 123 students
Other schools in NORTH BEND
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 174 students
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 123 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 174
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 123
- CEDAR BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL9.9 mi · 120
- CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.9 mi · 250
- CEDAR BLUFFS HIGH SCHOOL9.9 mi · 121
- MILLIKEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCH13.6 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS.
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