Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS·NCES 310013201273
THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
1020 EADS AVE, HEBRON, NE 68370 · (402) 768-7287 · Thayer County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- A-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
12.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
96 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 50 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY→THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
75.1%
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 75 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY this school | 256 | 37.5% | 68.3% |
| BOONE CENTRAL ELEM-ALBION ALBION | 247 | 34.0% | 64.2% |
| ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORD | 305 | 38.0% | 61.8% |
| HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERSHEY | 300 | 35.0% | 70.3% |
| HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON HARTINGTON | 203 | 38.4% | 68.8% |
| CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAIRO | 273 | 33.0% | 73.3% |
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 THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #112 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #64 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #85 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #319 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #64 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #360 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #161 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #117 of 220 |
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
256
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+90% since 2010-11, when it was 135
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 256 | 21.3 | 12.0:1 | 38% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 21.5 | 11.2:1 | 39% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 19.1 | 13.1:1 | 36% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 37% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 18.5 | 15.4:1 | 32% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 152 | 13 | 11.7:1 | 36% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 135 | 11 | 12.3:1 | 30% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (285 to 256); teachers up 15% (18.5 to 21.3).
About THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in HEBRON, Nebraska. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 256 students.
THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS runs 2 schools with a combined 447 students. THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is one of them.
Most students at THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY are White: 93% of enrollment. Other students are 6% Hispanic. For comparison, Thayer County is about 94% White. THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. Roughly 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Nebraska public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Nebraska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY's results are 5.1 points above predicted: 68.3% against 63.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Thayer County, median household income is about $66,213, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Thayer County number 9 and enroll about 880.
Of nearby public schools, THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 61.2%, lower than THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY's 68.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY had 262 students in 2020-21 and 256 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.0:1, from 13.1:1.
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Thayer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,901
Census ACS
Median income
$66,213
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS
- THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 191 students
Nearby schools
- THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 191
- DESHLER HIGH SCHOOL7.9 mi · 120
- DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.9 mi · 126
- BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/BRUNING11.6 mi · 48
- BRUNING-DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL11.6 mi · 50
- BRUNING-DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCH15.6 mi · 51
Frequently asked questions
About THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-06.
Is THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is overseen by THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS in Thayer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.