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STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

400 S 7TH ST, BEATRICE, NE 68310 · (402)223-1580 · Gage County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
Enrollment
207
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 272
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
135 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 36129%
Grade 46833%
Grade 57838%
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
—75%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 61% · US 43%
Hispanic
—17%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Two+
—7%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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.

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL→BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–02
Based on grade levels within BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + Advanced
English Language Arts
50.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
58.6%
NE avg 60.6%

What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn NebraskaIn Gage County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.4%#246 of 311N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.6%#278 of 398N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.8%#324 of 438N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
207#371 of 587#4 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#246 of 379N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.4%#219 of 379N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
65.2%#30 of 359N/A
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.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
207
-28 (-12%) vs 2017
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.8:1
% White
75%
was 83%
% Hispanic
17%
was 10%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-2420713.315.6:165% (135)
2022-2321714.315.2:158% (126)
2020-211981315.2:156% (111)
2017-1823517.113.8:158% (136)
2015-162211415.8:151% (112)
2010-112451516.3:151% (125)
2000-012271416.2:142% (96)
1990-913081619.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (235 to 207); teachers down 22% (17.1 to 13.3).

About STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BEATRICE, Nebraska, is home to STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. Students in grades 3 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 207 students. That compares with an average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.

BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS includes 7 schools. Together they enroll 2,900 students.

At STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 75% of students are White. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Gage County is about 94% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 40%.

There are 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 15.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1. A total of 135 students, or 65%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Gage County.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 53.5%. It scores 57.4%, 4.0 points above that figure.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Gage County show that the median household earns about $67,247 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Gage County, 14 public schools serve about 3,866 students.

BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits about 0.4 miles from STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The school's 57.4% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 4 nearby schools.

Locale data from NCES put STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).

Enrollment decreased 12% over 6 years, reaching 207 in 2023-24. The share of White students decreased 8 points, from 83% to 75%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.8:1 to 15.6:1.

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Gage County at a glance

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Population
21,629
Census ACS
Median income
$67,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,866 students

Quick facts

School name
STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
400 S 7TH ST, BEATRICE, NE 68310
Phone
(402)223-1580
County
Gage County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
207
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
135 (65%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
310360000064
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Stoddard Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Stoddard Elementary. STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 207 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Gage County.
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