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Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317476002298
PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL
801 EAST O STREET, OGALLALA, NE 69153 · (308) 284-6087 · Keith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
189 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 43 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
33%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
Based on grade levels within OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
62.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL
PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL this school | 371 | 50.9% | 55.3% |
| MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MITCHELL | 345 | 50.7% | 64.6% |
| O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL O'NEILL | 471 | 47.3% | 58.5% |
| DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY FREMONT | 290 | 50.7% | 52.6% |
| HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS | 343 | 54.5% | 58.0% |
| SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OXFORD | 252 | 53.6% | 72.8% |
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 PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #266 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #242 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #309 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #165 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #20 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #276 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #83 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #6 of 220 |
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
371
-181 (-33%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 371 | 34.7 | 10.7:1 | 51% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 47.8 | 11.5:1 | 58% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 49.9 | 10.8:1 | 53% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 47 | 11.7:1 | 55% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 49.3 | 11.8:1 | 54% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 50 | 12.0:1 | 49% (295) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (580 to 371); teachers down 30% (49.3 to 34.7).
About PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL
Students in OGALLALA, Nebraska, attend PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 371 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272, so this school runs 36% above that.
District-wide, OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 3 schools and 766 students.
About 80% of the student body at PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL counts 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.7 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 10.7:1 here. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL is C. Compared with Nebraska public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Nebraska, PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 55.3% actual against a predicted 58.5%.
Keith County has about 8,219 residents, and the median household income is $60,645, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL, Keith County has 4 other public schools.
OGALLALA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL. By average proficiency, PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL is 4th among 4 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL dropped 33% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 552 to 371 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.7:1 to 10.7:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other schools in OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- OGALLALA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 237 students
- OGALLALA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 158 students
Other schools in OGALLALA
- OGALLALA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 237 students
- OGALLALA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 158 students
Other Prairie View schools
One other US public school is named Prairie View. PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOLMARSHALL, MO · 6 students
Nearby schools
- OGALLALA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 158
- OGALLALA HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 237
- PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.6 mi · 94
- PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL17.6 mi · 105
- SO PLATTE ELEM AT BIG SPRINGS19.7 mi · 103
- SOUTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL19.7 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL?
PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL serve?
PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL have?
PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL?
At PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 80% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL?
PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL is overseen by OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Keith County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.