Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 310011200494
PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
155 PLATTE ST, PLATTE CENTER, NE 68653 · (402) 246-3465 · Platte County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
14.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
83 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 31 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (20).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Based on grade levels within LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
71.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
67.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 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 PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 168 | 49.4% | 72.4% |
| CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMPERIAL | 221 | 46.6% | 65.4% |
| EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY | 235 | 54.5% | 59.7% |
| GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALLIANCE | 283 | 54.4% | 53.1% |
| LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS | 305 | 50.5% | 49.1% |
| AINSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AINSWORTH | 138 | 45.7% | 70.3% |
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 PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #67 of 311 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #173 of 398 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #68 of 438 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #409 of 587 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #92 of 359 | #7 of 9 |
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
168
+16 (+11%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 168 | 11.7 | 14.4:1 | 49% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 11.8 | 13.2:1 | 52% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 156 | 11.7 | 13.3:1 | 51% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 58% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 138 | 10 | 13.9:1 | 62% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 118 | 9 | 13.1:1 | 50% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 13 | 11.9:1 | 68% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 24% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (138 to 168); teachers up 17% (10 to 11.7).
About PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Students in PLATTE CENTER, Nebraska, attend PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 168 students. The average among elementary schools in Nebraska is roughly 272 students; this school is 38% smaller than that.
LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS runs PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,037 students in total.
At 64%, White students outnumber all other groups at PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. The school is also 35% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 76%. PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.4:1, with 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. That is close to the 50% average for public schools in Platte County.
allk12 grades PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Nebraska schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 72.4%. Predicted: 59.0%. Difference: 13.3 points.
In the county around the school, Platte County, median household income is about $71,552, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 19 public schools in Platte County.
Nearest public school: LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, about 6.3 miles away. The ten-mile area around PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 6.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 152 in 2020-21 and 168 in 2024-25, a increase of 16 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,716
Census ACS
Median income
$71,552
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 344 students
- LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 152 students
Nearby schools
- LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 344
- LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 152
- SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 373
- COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL8.1 mi · 1,337
- LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH8.4 mi · 318
- WEST PARK ELEMENTARY9.0 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 168 students in grades PK-06.
Is PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 64% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
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