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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284001171
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1930 S 20TH ST, LINCOLN, NE 68502 · (402) 436-1161 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
10.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 68 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
45.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 →
Where PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #360 of 398 | #36 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #296 of 438 | #26 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #59 of 587 | #17 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #23 of 379 | #7 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #31 of 379 | #8 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #148 of 220 | #20 of 31 |
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
485
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 485 | 44.8 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 46.2 | 11.0:1 | 73% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 44.6 | 11.3:1 | 71% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 44 | 10.7:1 | 69% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 43.9 | 11.9:1 | 71% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 44 | 13.1:1 | 65% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 43 | 11.4:1 | 71% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 35% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 720 | 43 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (521 to 485); teachers up 2% (43.9 to 44.8).
About PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in LINCOLN, Nebraska, reachable at (402) 436-1161. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 485 students. The school's enrollment is 78% bigger than the 272 average for elementary schools in Nebraska.
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district with 42,301 students across 67 schools.
The most common group at PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 46%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The county population is about 81% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 44.8 full-time equivalents, or about 10.8 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 10.8:1 here.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Lancaster County, where the median household income is $74,793, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 97 public schools in the county.
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL is located about 0.6 miles from PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment grew from 472 in 2020-21 to 485 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
326,696
Census ACS
Median income
$74,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
48,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Other schools in LINCOLN
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Other Prescott Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Prescott Elementary. PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.
- Prescott Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 463 students
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPRESCOTT, AR · 363 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IA · 352 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 268 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolPRESCOTT, WA · 139 students
Nearby schools
- IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 795
- SARATOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 216
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 352
- INFANT TODDLER AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 11
- EVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 480
- MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 485 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 46% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.