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Which teacher or staff member at ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
850
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284000391
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2323 S CODDINGTON ST, LINCOLN, NE 68522 · (402) 436-1170 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
472 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 | 80 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
66%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
46.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
48.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 850 | 55.5% | 50.9% |
| KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 929 | 46.0% | 56.2% |
| SANDOZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 336 | 49.4% | 59.4% |
| BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 359 | 54.0% | 56.3% |
| HOLLING HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA | 340 | 61.2% | 55.2% |
| MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 523 | 55.3% | 52.4% |
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 ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #292 of 311 | #26 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #345 of 398 | #30 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #356 of 438 | #29 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #2 of 587 | #2 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #209 of 379 | #32 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #50 of 379 | #14 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #62 of 359 | #2 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #173 of 220 | #24 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
850
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+41% since 2000-01, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 850 | 57.9 | 14.7:1 | 56% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 58.8 | 14.5:1 | 58% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 863 | 55.6 | 15.5:1 | 58% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 60 | 14.2:1 | 54% (459) |
| 2017-18 | 892 | 60.4 | 14.8:1 | 49% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 833 | 60 | 13.9:1 | 45% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 892 | 65 | 13.7:1 | 44% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 19% (113) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (892 to 850); teachers down 4% (60.4 to 57.9).
About ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a large elementary school, is located in LINCOLN, Nebraska. It educates 850 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 213% bigger than the 272 average for elementary schools in Nebraska.
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 42,301 students spread across 67 schools.
White students are the majority at ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 52% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.7 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lancaster County, the average is 32%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 50.9%. Predicted: 56.9%.
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Lancaster County, where the median household income is $74,793, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 97 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.9 miles away. ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 850, starting from 854.
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
Nearby schools
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 418
- PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 843
- SARATOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 216
- EVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 480
- MCPHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 302
- MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 850 students in grades PK-05.
Is ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.7:1 (58 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 52% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Lancaster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.