STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in BENNINGTON, Nebraska, run under BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teacheing 379 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 39% above that benchmark.

BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,381 students; STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Douglas County's rate of about 25%.

With demographic context factored in, STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Douglas County put the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Douglas County runs 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), of which STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 74.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.