Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317239001109
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3000 7TH AVE, KEARNEY, NE 68845 · (308) 698-8280 · Buffalo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
73 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
72.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 257 | 28.4% | 70.9% |
| HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 233 | 30.0% | 84.9% |
| EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 264 | 30.3% | 62.7% |
| ROCKBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 278 | 26.3% | 69.2% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 220 | 26.4% | 66.7% |
| MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE | 247 | 34.0% | 70.6% |
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 PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Buffalo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #83 of 311 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #99 of 398 | #5 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #43 of 438 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #317 of 587 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #327 of 379 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #280 of 379 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #224 of 359 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #202 of 220 | #7 of 7 |
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
257
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 257 | 15.3 | 16.8:1 | 28% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 15.5 | 17.7:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 15.2 | 18.6:1 | 35% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 35% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 15.2 | 17.2:1 | 31% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 29% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 16 | 18.5:1 | 21% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 231 | 13 | 17.8:1 | 19% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 15 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (262 to 257); teachers up 1% (15.2 to 15.3).
About PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in KEARNEY, Nebraska. Its 257 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 15 schools in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 6,066 students enrolled.
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 82% White. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 32%.
Teachers at the school number 15.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. The 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 70.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 66.4%.
Across Buffalo County, median household income is about $75,911, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Buffalo County number 28 and enroll about 8,449.
The school nearest to PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 268 students in 2020-21 and 257 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.9:1 in 2020-21, and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Buffalo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,579
Census ACS
Median income
$75,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,449 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,663 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 648 students
- SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 536 students
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
Other schools in KEARNEY
- KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,663 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 648 students
- SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 536 students
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
Other Park Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 19 states are named Park Elementary. PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 21st largest of the 26.
- Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJ · 747 students
- Park Elementary SchoolHamilton, GA · 628 students
- Park ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 581 students
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAVON PARK, FL · 557 students
- Park ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 538 students
Nearby schools
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 648
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 284
- HANNY ARRAM CENTER0.6 mi · 2
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 235
- KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTER1.1 mi · 332
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.8:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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