SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in FAIRFIELD, Nebraska, operated by SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5. Current enrollment sits at 275 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5, a district that instructs 733 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.7%, the actual is 64.8%, a residual of +3.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Clay County put the typical household earns roughly $78,986 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Clay County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,566 students), SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 6-year window. Over the past 6-year window, the student count ticked up 66%: 166 students in 2018 compared to 275 in 2024. Over the same period, the White share declined from 92% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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