Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317494001453
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
820 S 16TH ST, ORD, NE 68862 · (308) 728-3331 · Valley County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- B-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
14.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
116 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
69.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 305 | 38.0% | 61.8% |
| SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY FAIRFIELD | 280 | 35.4% | N/A |
| HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERSHEY | 300 | 35.0% | 70.3% |
| THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY HEBRON | 256 | 37.5% | 68.3% |
| FALLS CITY NORTH ELEMENTARY FALLS CITY | 341 | 37.2% | N/A |
| CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAIRO | 273 | 33.0% | 73.3% |
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 ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #201 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #149 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #234 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #247 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #199 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #330 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #155 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #138 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
305
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 305 | 21.1 | 14.5:1 | 38% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 20.9 | 15.6:1 | 45% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 42% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 17% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 22.1 | 15.1:1 | 49% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 49% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 20 | 12.0:1 | 37% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 41% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 19 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (332 to 305); teachers down 4% (22.1 to 21.1).
About ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in ORD, Nebraska. There are 305 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6.
The 2 schools of ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, including ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, enroll 544 students.
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 90% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
On staff are 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1, 6.5 more students per teacher than here. ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 38%. The average for public schools in Valley County is similar, at 37%.
Among Nebraska public elementary schools, ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.0% for ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 61.8%, 1.3 points below the prediction.
The school's county is Valley County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $61,852 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Valley County number 4, with about 676 students.
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 9 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 13.1:1 to 14.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Valley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,066
Census ACS
Median income
$61,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 239
- CENTRAL VALLEY ELEM - SCOTIA14.8 mi · 183
- ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.6 mi · 82
- ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL15.6 mi · 50
- BURWELL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL16.2 mi · 115
- BURWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.4 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Valley County.
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