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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317656001590

SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

200 E PINEWOOD, SEWARD, NE 68434 · (402) 643-2968 · Seward County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 272
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
124 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Pre-K
102
Kindergarten
83
Grade 1
76
Grade 2
97
Grade 3
94
Grade 4
106
Student demographics
White
50490%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 61%
Hispanic
397%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 23%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Two+
81%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
33059%
Female
22841%

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Test scores

NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + Advanced
English Language Arts
74.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
77.8%
NE avg 60.6%
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
558
+47 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.4:1
% White
90%
was 94%
% Hispanic
7%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a big elementary-level community in SEWARD, Nebraska, operated by SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school educates 558 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 105% above the state mean of about 272.

Within SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 3 schools and 1,485 students, SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.6%, the actual is 71.1%, a residual of +2.5 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Seward County put the typical household earns roughly $82,444 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Seward County (combined enrollment of about 2,809 students).

SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 71.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 511 students in 2018 compared to 558 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Seward County at a glance

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Population
17,641
Census ACS
Median income
$82,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,809 students

Quick facts

School name
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
200 E PINEWOOD, SEWARD, NE 68434
Phone
(402) 643-2968
County
Seward County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
558
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
124 (22%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
317656001590
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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