NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized primary school in BROKEN BOW, Nebraska, run under BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teaches 376 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 38% above the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

Across the 5 schools in BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS (892 students total), NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Custer County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Nebraska public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 61.8%; NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 71.6%, +9.7 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Custer County put the typical household earns roughly $67,906 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Custer County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,845 students), of which NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NEW DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 345 students in 2018 compared to 376 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 85% to 81% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.