SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY

SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY is one of the sprawling elementary schools in GRETNA, Nebraska, operated by GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 499 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 83% above the state mean of about 272.

GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 7,013 students; SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 10% of students at SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sarpy County runs at roughly 23%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.8%.

Around the school, census data for Sarpy County shows median household income runs about $103,321, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY is one of 76 public schools in Sarpy County (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students).

The closest other public school is GRETNA HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 71.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY has decreased 12%, going from 569 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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