Enrollment
135
Elementary
DISTRICT 115 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SILVER LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310006601884
SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN
401 WEBSTER, BLADEN, NE 68928 · (402) 756-1311 · Webster County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
43 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 26 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 9% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN→SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SILVER LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
60.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 55 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN this school | 135 | 31.9% | 54.6% |
| WINSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINSIDE | 136 | 33.8% | N/A |
| MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL MCCOOL JUNCTION | 119 | 32.8% | 65.6% |
| DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL DILLER | 137 | 28.5% | 57.4% |
| LAWRENCE - NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELSON | 123 | 30.1% | N/A |
| MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEAD | 141 | 29.8% | N/A |
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 SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #275 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #257 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #275 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 135 | #449 of 587 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #199 of 359 |
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
135
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 107
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 135 | 14.9 | 9.1:1 | 32% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 12.8 | 9.7:1 | 39% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 14.2 | 8.7:1 | 43% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 13 | 10.7:1 | 45% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 13.8 | 12.2:1 | 38% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 37% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 131 | 11 | 11.9:1 | 34% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 141 | 9 | 15.7:1 | 43% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 107 | 8 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (168 to 135); teachers up 8% (13.8 to 14.9).
About SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN
SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN is a small elementary school in BLADEN, Nebraska, under SILVER LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school serves 135 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students.
District-wide, SILVER LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 2 schools and 229 students.
SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN's enrollment is 95% White. The school is also 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Webster County is about 91% White. SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 9.1:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN is 32%. That tracks the 34% average for public schools in Webster County.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Nebraska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN scores 10.6 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.6%; the prediction is 65.2%.
Among Webster County residents, the median household income is $64,347, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN, Webster County has 4 other public schools.
BLUE HILL HIGH SCHOOL is located about 7.8 miles from SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN ranks 4th on average proficiency.
SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN's enrollment declined from 139 in 2020-21 to 135 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 10.7:1 to 9.1:1.
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Webster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,360
Census ACS
Median income
$64,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
748 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SILVER LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 94 students
Nearby schools
- BLUE HILL HIGH SCHOOL7.8 mi · 132
- BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 183
- SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL10.1 mi · 94
- RED CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL16.6 mi · 111
- RED CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.8 mi · 187
- LAWRENCE - NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.2 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADENHow large is SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN?
SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN enrolls approximately 135 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN serve?
SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN?
At SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN, the student body is approximately 95% White, 4% Hispanic.
Is SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN public or private?
SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN is a public K-12 school, overseen by SILVER LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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