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Which teacher or staff member at SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 272
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
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 102 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (106).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Based on grade levels within SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
77.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
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
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 558 | 22.2% | 71.1% |
| BLAIR DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY BLAIR | 397 | 23.4% | 75.4% |
| BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARY BLAIR | 494 | 27.7% | 56.9% |
| WAHOO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAHOO | 475 | 27.6% | 60.4% |
| MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MILFORD | 430 | 23.0% | 60.9% |
| ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARLINGTON | 372 | 25.3% | 73.6% |
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 SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #81 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #42 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #42 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #27 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #256 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #335 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #274 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #66 of 135 |
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
558
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 558 | 36.5 | 15.3:1 | 22% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 36.6 | 15.0:1 | 27% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 37.7 | 15.2:1 | 26% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 25% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 31.1 | 16.4:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 30% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 21% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 25 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (511 to 558); teachers up 17% (31.1 to 36.5).
About SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in SEWARD, Nebraska, is a large elementary school. Enrollment is 558 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 4. Against the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 105% higher.
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools in SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 1,485 students in total.
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 90% White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 36.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 15.3:1 here. Around 22% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 22% average for public schools in Seward County.
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Nebraska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 2.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (71.1% actual, 68.6% predicted).
Seward County has these Census figures: the median household income is $82,444, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Seward County has 8 public schools and roughly 2,809 students.
SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment declined from 595 in 2020-21 to 558 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.3:1, from 17.5:1.
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Seward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SEWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 511 students
- SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 416 students
Other schools in SEWARD
- SEWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 511 students
- SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 416 students
Other Seward Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Seward Elementary. SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Seward ElementaryMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 576 students
Nearby schools
- SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 416
- SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 511
- MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 430
- MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL10.6 mi · 379
- MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL11.6 mi · 302
- MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.6 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow 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.