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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284001172
PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
721 COTTONWOOD DR, LINCOLN, NE 68510 · (402) 436-1162 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
108 students
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 | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
38%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
72.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
67.4%
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 67 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 449 | 24.1% | 68.2% |
| KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 432 | 26.6% | 69.7% |
| TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION | 399 | 25.8% | 65.1% |
| ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 453 | 25.6% | 75.2% |
| OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 312 | 20.5% | 76.4% |
| J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA | 392 | 29.8% | 65.3% |
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 PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #113 of 311 | #13 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #182 of 398 | #14 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #63 of 438 | #8 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #89 of 587 | #22 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #205 of 379 | #31 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #243 of 379 | #38 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #258 of 359 | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #108 of 135 | #8 of 14 |
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
449
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 449 | 30.8 | 14.6:1 | 24% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 30% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 31.8 | 14.7:1 | 27% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 30.2 | 14.4:1 | 29% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 26% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 18% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 9% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (435 to 449); teachers up 2% (30.2 to 30.8).
About PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in LINCOLN, Nebraska. It enrolled 449 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students each.
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS is made up of 67 schools with 42,301 students in all.
White students make up a majority at PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 78%. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The White share in Lancaster County as a whole is similar, at about 81%. PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.6:1, with 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 6.4 students per teacher below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 24%.
PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (68.2% versus 68.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nebraska.
Within Lancaster County, the median household income is $74,793, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Lancaster County has 97 public schools and roughly 48,123 students.
Of nearby public schools, LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On proficiency, PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 66.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 430 students, to 2024-25, when it had 449.
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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
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,982
- MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 370
- EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 264
- LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 803
- HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 402
- LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-05.
Is PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PYRTLE 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.