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.