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Does PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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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
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
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
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
371
-209 (-36%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.8:1
% White
80%
was 79%
% Hispanic
16%
was 16%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL
PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in OGALLALA, Nebraska, one of the schools within OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, educateing 371 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 36% above the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.
PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that caters to 766 students overall.
On the student-mix side, PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.5%; this one delivers 55.3%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Keith County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $60,645 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Keith County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 965 students), PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: OGALLALA MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 64.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL has contracted 36%, going from 580 students in 2018 to 371 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.
On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
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.