Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310534000167
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY
2200 31ST ST, COLUMBUS, NE 68602 · (402) 563-7070 · Platte County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
179 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 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 32% larger than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
47%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
49.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
50.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 PARK ELEMENTARY
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY this school | 304 | 58.9% | 48.4% |
| WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAKEFIELD | 341 | 55.1% | 58.1% |
| EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLUMBUS | 286 | 62.9% | 55.3% |
| CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLUMBUS | 353 | 62.0% | 49.4% |
| WEST PARK ELEMENTARY COLUMBUS | 215 | 58.6% | 52.8% |
| HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FREMONT | 421 | 63.7% | 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 NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #301 of 311 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #331 of 398 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #333 of 438 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #248 of 587 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #273 of 379 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #174 of 379 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #46 of 359 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #208 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
304
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 279
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 304 | 19.5 | 15.6:1 | 59% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 20.5 | 14.6:1 | 58% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 20.6 | 16.1:1 | 54% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 49% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 19.6 | 15.8:1 | 66% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 65% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 52% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 15 | 16.3:1 | 35% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 279 | 14 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (309 to 304); teachers down 1% (19.6 to 19.5).
About NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY
The public elementary school NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY is located in COLUMBUS, Nebraska. The school's enrollment of 304 students covers pre-K through 4.
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 9 schools in COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 4,171 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 65% of enrollment at NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY. The remaining shares are 32% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Platte County's population at about 24%. By the diversity index, NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY comes in at 47%.
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY operates with 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Platte County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 55.7% at NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.4%.
Among Platte County residents, median household income is about $71,552, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 19 public schools in Platte County, which together enroll about 5,530 students.
The closest public school, COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.3 miles from NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY's location as Town: Remote.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 304 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 321.
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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
- LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 318 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
- LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 318 students
Other North Park Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named North Park Elementary. NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY is the 7th largest of the 9.
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBROKEN BOW, NE · 376 students
- North Park Elementary SchoolRadcliff, KY · 604 students
- North Park ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 514 students
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHYDE PARK, NY · 463 students
- North Park ElementaryValencia, CA · 441 students
Nearby schools
- COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,166
- PATHWAYS BEYOND/EARLY STEPS TO SUCCESS BUILDING0.4 mi · 22
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 286
- LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH0.9 mi · 318
- KRAMER EDUCATION CENTER1.0 mi · 170
- COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,337
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH PARK ELEMENTARYHow large is NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY?
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY serve?
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY?
At NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 32% White, 65% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY public or private?
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.