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
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
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 →
Schools most like SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 252 | 53.6% | 72.8% |
| SOUTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY | 261 | 50.6% | 60.6% |
| JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FAIRBURY | 259 | 56.8% | 46.7% |
| LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOUP CITY | 211 | 55.0% | N/A |
| SUMMERLAND ELEM SCHOOL EWING | 236 | 47.9% | 67.8% |
| RED CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RED CLOUD | 187 | 49.2% | 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 SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #55 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #77 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #114 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #326 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #39 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #313 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #72 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
252
+45 (+22%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 252 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 54% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 53% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 19.2 | 12.0:1 | 53% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 59% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 21.2 | 9.4:1 | 54% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 21 | 10.9:1 | 48% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 21 | 11.0:1 | 53% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (199 to 252); teachers up 4% (21.2 to 22).
About SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school found in OXFORD, Nebraska. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 252 students in 2024-25.
A total of 2 schools make up SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS, with 397 students enrolled.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 23%.
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.4:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1, 9.6 more students per teacher than here. There are 135 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 54% of enrollment. Public schools in Furnas County average 45%.
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
A school in Nebraska with SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 57.6%. SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 72.8%.
For the population of Furnas County, median household income comes to about $61,048, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Furnas County's 7 public schools enroll about 1,013 students and include SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Of the public schools around it, SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. The nearest schools with test data average 55.4%, lower than SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 72.8%.
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment rose 22% over 4 years, reaching 252 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.3:1 in 2020-21, and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
The SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 HIGH SCHOOL15.1 mi · 190
- ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMA15.1 mi · 192
- 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.