Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317752001649
SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1107 N SAUNDERS, SUTTON, NE 68979 · (402) 773-4423 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
82 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 57% · US 70%
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.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SUTTON SECONDARY SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
62.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Schools most like SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 225 | 36.4% | 63.4% |
| WOOD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOOD RIVER | 224 | 41.1% | 66.0% |
| ST LIBORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST LIBORY | 161 | 36.0% | 63.3% |
| SHELTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHELTON | 159 | 37.1% | N/A |
| DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAVID CITY | 315 | 35.6% | 62.1% |
| SHELBY - RISING CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHELBY | 201 | 31.3% | 66.0% |
Matched among Nebraska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #183 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #245 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #259 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #356 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #21 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #179 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #172 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #99 of 135 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
225
+17 (+8%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 225 | 21 | 10.7:1 | 36% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 19.8 | 11.0:1 | 43% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 20.7 | 11.6:1 | 43% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 19 | 10.9:1 | 33% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 216 | 20.7 | 10.4:1 | 28% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 21% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 19 | 12.6:1 | 32% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 201 | 20 | 10.1:1 | 25% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 14 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (216 to 225); teachers up 2% (20.7 to 21).
About SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school in SUTTON, Nebraska. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 225 students.
SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 2 schools and 399 students, and SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
White students are 69% of those enrolled at SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Clay County's population at about 88%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
On staff are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 36%. The average for public schools in Clay County is similar, at 39%.
On the allk12 Grade, SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 63.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.4%.
Clay County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $78,986, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Clay County with 11 other public schools.
SUTTON SECONDARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on proficiency.
Federal data place SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 225 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 208.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,095
Census ACS
Median income
$78,986
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Sutton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Sutton Elementary. SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Sutton Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 833 students
- Sutton Elementary SchoolOwensboro, KY · 535 students
- SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT SMITH, AR · 411 students
- Sutton ElementarySutton, MA · 287 students
- Sutton Elementary SchoolSutton, WV · 166 students
Nearby schools
- SUTTON SECONDARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 174
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY11.7 mi · 176
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCH11.7 mi · 148
- HARVARD MIDDLE SCHOOL12.1 mi · 53
- HARVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.1 mi · 91
- HARVARD HIGH SCHOOL12.1 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 225 students in grades PK-06.
Is SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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