Enrollment
94
Elementary
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAXTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 317536001486
PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
308 N ELM, PAXTON, NE 69155 · (308) 239-4283 · Keith County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
31 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PAXTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
62.1%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 58 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
94
-31 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.8:1
% White
81%
was 85%
% Hispanic
17%
was 14%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a very small K-5 school in PAXTON, Nebraska, overseen by PAXTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS, teaches 94 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 65% smaller than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.
PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by PAXTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS, a district that teaches 199 students overall.
Looking at the student body, PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic.
On the resource side, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Keith County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.1%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Keith County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,645, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Keith County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 965 students), PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 61.5%.
PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 25%, going from 125 students in 2018 to 94 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.
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Keith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,219
Census ACS
Median income
$60,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
965 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 105
- SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL12.5 mi · 119
- SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.5 mi · 164
- PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL17.6 mi · 371
- OGALLALA MIDDLE SCHOOL17.6 mi · 158
- OGALLALA HIGH SCHOOL18.2 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 94 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PAXTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS.
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