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
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (13).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
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 →
Schools most like PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 94 | 33.0% | 65.1% |
| WALLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WALLACE | 90 | 32.2% | 56.8% |
| HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE DODGE | 127 | 29.9% | 69.0% |
| HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLARKS | 114 | 28.1% | 60.2% |
| CLARKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLARKSON | 106 | 33.0% | 59.2% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SCRIBNER SCRIBNER | 94 | 36.2% | 58.0% |
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 PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #504 of 587 |
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
94
-8 (-8%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 94 | 10 | 9.4:1 | 33% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 10 | 9.3:1 | 48% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 8 | 13.8:1 | 51% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 11 | 9.3:1 | 48% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 10.6 | 11.8:1 | 50% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 102 | 10 | 10.2:1 | 52% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 103 | 9 | 11.4:1 | 46% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 101 | 9 | 11.2:1 | 43% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 127 | 8 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (125 to 94); teachers down 6% (10.6 to 10).
About PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in PAXTON, Nebraska, are served by PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a very small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 94 students in pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 65% below the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska.
PAXTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS runs PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 1 other school, enrolling 199 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, at 81%. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic. The diversity index for PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 32%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 9.4:1 is based on 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1, 11.6 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 33%. The rate at public schools in Keith County averages 44%, higher than here.
Among Nebraska public elementary schools, PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 64.8% at PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.1%.
Looking at the county, Keith County, median household income comes to about $60,645, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 5 public schools and about 965 students.
PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. By average proficiency, PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2nd among 5 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 8 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Nearby schools
- PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 105
- SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.5 mi · 164
- SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL12.5 mi · 119
- 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.