Enrollment
252
Elementary
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 310010902208
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
43737 HWY 89, OXFORD, NE 68967 · (308) 868-2222 · Furnas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
135 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH
Based on grade levels within SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
74.1%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 10%.
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 2024-25Enrollment
252
+53 (+27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 9.4:1
% White
87%
was 90%
% Hispanic
10%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary school in OXFORD, Nebraska, part of SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS. The school enrolls 252 students in grades pre-K through 6.
Within SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 397 students, SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Furnas County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Nebraska schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 57.6%; actual is 72.8%, +15.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Furnas County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,048 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Furnas County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,013 students), SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.4%.
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged up 27%, going from 199 students in 2018 to 252 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Furnas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,568
Census ACS
Median income
$61,048
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,013 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS
- SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGHHigh · 145 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH0.1 mi · 145
- Long Island Middle School14.8 mi · 31
- ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMA15.1 mi · 192
- ALMA HIGH SCHOOL15.1 mi · 190
- ARAPAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.6 mi · 181
- ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL17.6 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 252 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS.
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