Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 99 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STUART PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310008201639
STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
404 E 2ND, STUART, NE 68780 · (402) 924-3302 · Holt County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
60 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→STUART HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within STUART PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
59.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 70 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
117
+8 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.3:1
% White
96%
was 95%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a compact elementary-level community in STUART, Nebraska, STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL instructs 117 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under STUART PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 57% below typical.
Within STUART PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 197 students, STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (96%) are White. The remainder comes out to 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Holt County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.4%, the actual is 60.3%, a residual of +1.9 points.
In the surrounding community, Holt County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,513, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Holt County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,552 students), STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is STUART HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 67.1%.
STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 7%, going from 109 students in 2018 to 117 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.
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Holt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,102
Census ACS
Median income
$68,513
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,552 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- STUART HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 80
- WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL9.1 mi · 208
- WEST HOLT LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOL9.1 mi · 31
- ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 189
- ROCK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL20.1 mi · 90
- BASSETT GRADE SCHOOL20.3 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 117 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 96% White, 4% Hispanic.
Is STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by STUART PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.