PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in PLAINVIEW, Nebraska, PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school, run under PLAINVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It serves 207 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Within PLAINVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 358 students, PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. Compared to Pierce County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Pierce County's rate of about 30%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pierce County) records that median household earnings sit near $72,357, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Pierce County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,222 students), of which PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PLAINVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 12% since 2018, when it stood at 185 (now 207). White enrollment moved from 85% to 94% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.