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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317485001447
O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1700 N 4TH STREET, O'NEILL, NE 68763 · (402) 336-1400 · Holt County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
223 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 62 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
61.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 471 | 47.3% | 58.5% |
| MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MITCHELL | 345 | 50.7% | 64.6% |
| PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL OGALLALA | 371 | 50.9% | 55.3% |
| RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL HASTINGS | 336 | 45.2% | 54.9% |
| YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YORK | 615 | 49.6% | 57.6% |
| WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL WISNER | 306 | 43.5% | 69.5% |
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 O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #233 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #248 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #292 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #69 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #70 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #227 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #103 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #211 of 220 |
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
471
+37 (+9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 471 | 38.8 | 12.1:1 | 47% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 38.3 | 12.0:1 | 53% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 40.2 | 11.8:1 | 56% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 35 | 12.4:1 | 53% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 36.9 | 12.9:1 | 55% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 47% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 54% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 52% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 28 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (477 to 471); teachers up 5% (36.9 to 38.8).
About O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school with an address in O'NEILL, Nebraska. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 471 students. It has 73% more students than the average for elementary schools in Nebraska (about 272).
The 2 schools in O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS enroll 809 students altogether, O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
About 75% of the student body at O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 92% of Holt County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
For every teacher at O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are about 12.1 students; the school has 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 47%.
O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.5% versus 59.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nebraska.
In Holt County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $68,513, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 9 public schools and about 1,552 students.
Among nearby public schools, O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 0.4 miles. The school's 58.5% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Rural: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 434 (2020-21) to 471 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Holt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,102
Census ACS
Median income
$68,513
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,552 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 338
- ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.6 mi · 189
- WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL17.6 mi · 208
- WEST HOLT LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOL17.6 mi · 31
- CHAMBERS HIGH SCHOOL19.3 mi · 47
- CHAMBERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL19.3 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 75% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.