OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY

OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY is an elementary school of average-sized scale in OAKLAND, Nebraska, part of OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, works with 237 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 422 students, OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.1%, the actual is 70.9%, a residual of +6.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Burt County shows median household earnings sit near $63,685, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY is one of 6 public schools in Burt County (combined enrollment of about 1,253 students).

OAKLAND CRAIG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 67.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY has showed little movement, going from 242 students in 2018 to 237 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 91% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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