Enrollment
80
Elementary
DISTRICT 73 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARGENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317641001573
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
400 N 5TH ST, SARGENT, NE 68874 · (308) 527-4119 · Custer County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
7.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
50 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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 | 12 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 10% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SARGENT HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SARGENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
61.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 80 | 62.5% | 58.1% |
| JOHNSON CO CENTRAL ELEM-COOK COOK | 72 | 65.3% | 63.5% |
| EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELIGH | 93 | 65.6% | 59.7% |
| PLATTSMOUTH EARLY CHILDHOOD PLATTSMOUTH | 159 | 56.0% | N/A |
| LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GURLEY | 125 | 53.6% | 55.3% |
| HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAY SPRINGS | 81 | 53.1% | 57.9% |
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 SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Custer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #522 of 587 | #6 of 6 |
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
80
-4 (-5%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 80 | 11.1 | 7.2:1 | 63% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 11.9 | 7.0:1 | 52% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 11 | 7.4:1 | 44% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 84 | 10 | 8.4:1 | 64% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 106 | 9.8 | 10.8:1 | 58% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 102 | 9 | 11.3:1 | 54% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 92 | 9 | 10.2:1 | 47% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 119 | 10 | 11.9:1 | 45% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (106 to 80); teachers up 13% (9.8 to 11.1).
About SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school in Nebraska, with an address in SARGENT. The school enrolls 80 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Nebraska, the average enrollment is about 272.
The district, SARGENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, operates 2 schools serving 146 students.
More than half of enrollment at SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White: 78%. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points below the 92% share among Custer County residents. The diversity index for SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 7.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 13.8 students per teacher. About 63% of students at SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Custer County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 58.1%. Predicted: 54.4%.
The school is in Custer County, where the median household earns about $67,906 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Custer County counts 15 public schools with about 1,845 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, SARGENT HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 66.1%, higher than SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 58.1%.
Locale data from NCES put SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net loss of 4 students, or 5%. The ratio was 8.4:1 in 2020-21 and 7.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Custer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,518
Census ACS
Median income
$67,906
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Sargent Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sargent Elementary. SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sargent Elementary SchoolMONTE VISTA, CO · 142 students
Nearby schools
- SARGENT HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 66
- LOUP COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL8.5 mi · 38
- LOUP COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.6 mi · 50
- BURWELL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL15.7 mi · 115
- BURWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.7 mi · 152
- ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL19.7 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 80 students in grades PK-06.
Is SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SARGENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.