Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 310011200492
SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
16786 280TH ST, COLUMBUS, NE 68601 · (402) 564-8008 · Platte County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
99 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
70.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 373 | 26.5% | 66.3% |
| BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 333 | 30.3% | 64.4% |
| KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTER KEARNEY | 332 | 29.2% | N/A |
| KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY | 398 | 32.9% | 59.7% |
| TRUMBLE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION | 364 | 32.4% | 64.2% |
| BLAIR DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY BLAIR | 397 | 23.4% | 75.4% |
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 SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #138 of 311 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #132 of 398 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #162 of 438 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #161 of 587 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #147 of 379 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #249 of 379 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #241 of 359 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.4% | #15 of 135 | N/A |
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
373
+51 (+16%) vs 2020
+95% since 2000-01, when it was 191
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 373 | 27.5 | 13.6:1 | 27% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 25.6 | 13.5:1 | 32% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 23.5 | 14.4:1 | 32% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 31% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 20.3 | 14.1:1 | 36% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 38% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 14 | 13.2:1 | 36% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 191 | 11 | 17.4:1 | 24% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (286 to 373); teachers up 35% (20.3 to 27.5).
About SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in COLUMBUS, Nebraska. Federal data show 373 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students, which makes this school 37% larger than average.
SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 4 schools run by LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, which serves 1,037 students.
At SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 76% of students are White. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic. Census estimates put Platte County at about 76% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.
SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, from 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 27% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Platte County is 23 points.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 66.3% actual, 67.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Nebraska.
Census data for Platte County show median household income comes to about $71,552, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 19 public schools and about 5,530 students.
About 2.0 miles separate SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Ranked by average proficiency, SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Distant.
From 322 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 373 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.6:1, from 16.1:1.
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Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,716
Census ACS
Median income
$71,552
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 344 students
- PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 168 students
- LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 152 students
Other schools in COLUMBUS
- COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,337 students
- COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,166 students
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 353 students
- LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 344 students
- LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 318 students
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 344
- LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 152
- COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL4.0 mi · 1,337
- LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH4.3 mi · 318
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY4.5 mi · 304
- PATHWAYS BEYOND/EARLY STEPS TO SUCCESS BUILDING4.8 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 373 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 76% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
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