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NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

434 16TH AVE, SIDNEY, NE 69162 · (308)254-5855 · Cheyenne County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
Enrollment
161
Elementary
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 272
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
91 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 37647%
Grade 48553%
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
—90%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 61% · US 43%
Hispanic
—5%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
—2%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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.

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Test scores

NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + Advanced
English Language Arts
57.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
55.1%
NE avg 60.6%

What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →

Where NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Nebraska
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.4%#264 of 311
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.1%#305 of 398
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.2%#254 of 438
Enrollment
ranked largest first
161#419 of 587
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.5%#56 of 359
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.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
161
-42 (-21%) vs 2017
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.9:1
% White
90%
was 84%
% Hispanic
5%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-2416111.314.3:157% (91)
2022-2318613.813.5:151% (94)
2020-211611114.6:144% (71)
2017-1820313.714.9:143% (87)
2015-162081613.0:137% (76)
2010-112051612.8:136% (74)
2000-011331013.3:183% (111)
1990-912171119.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in SIDNEY, Nebraska, administered by SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school runs grades 3 through 4 and enrolls 161 students. That compares with an average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.

SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 5 schools and 1,141 students, and NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.

Of every 100 students at NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 90 are White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Cheyenne County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.

There are 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.5:1. Compared with the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 46% average for public schools in Cheyenne County, the school's rate is higher.

NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.4% versus 56.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nebraska.

The school's county is Cheyenne County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $60,348, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cheyenne County's 9 public schools enroll about 1,407 students and include NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Among nearby public schools, SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. By average proficiency, NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th among 7 schools close by.

NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.

A 21% decline took enrollment from 203 in 2017-18 to 161 in 2023-24. Over the same years, the White share rose from 84% to 90%.

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Cheyenne County at a glance

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Population
9,533
Census ACS
Median income
$60,348
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,407 students

Quick facts

School name
NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
434 16TH AVE, SIDNEY, NE 69162
Phone
(308)254-5855
County
Cheyenne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–04
Total enrollment
161
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
91 (57%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
317671001600
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 161 students in grades 03-04.
Is NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 03-04.
How many students per teacher at NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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