Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310012901079
TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA
816 WILLARD AVE, GENOA, NE 68640 · (402) 993-2510 · Nance County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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
10.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
89 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA→TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
67.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA
TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA this school | 217 | 41.0% | 60.8% |
| ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMA ALMA | 192 | 40.1% | 66.8% |
| CENTRAL VALLEY ELEM - SCOTIA SCOTIA | 183 | 42.6% | 65.4% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC COOK | 181 | 37.0% | 65.9% |
| STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STANTON | 195 | 40.0% | 72.5% |
| SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA INDIANOLA | 172 | 43.6% | 62.9% |
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 TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #210 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #174 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #308 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #363 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #18 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #310 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #140 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #101 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
217
-23 (-10%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 217 | 20.9 | 10.4:1 | 41% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 22.2 | 9.8:1 | 37% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 21 | 10.4:1 | 38% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 21 | 11.4:1 | 35% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 17.8 | 11.7:1 | 37% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 36% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 36% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (209 to 217); teachers up 17% (17.8 to 20.9).
About TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA
TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA is an elementary school in GENOA, Nebraska, according to federal school records. The school had 217 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272, so this school runs 20% smaller than that.
TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which runs TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA, has 2 schools and 406 students.
White students make up 87% of enrollment at TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 10.4 students per teacher and 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 10.6 below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 41%. That rate is above the 32% average among public schools in Nance County.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA's lunch-eligibility share in Nebraska is predicted to score 62.0%. TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA scores 60.8%, 1.2 points below that line.
In Nance County (population about 3,324), the median household income is $65,179, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA is one of 4 public schools in the county.
TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOL is located less than a tenth of a mile from TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 10% from its 2020-21 level of 240. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.4:1 to 10.4:1 over the same years.
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Nance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,324
Census ACS
Median income
$65,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
709 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 189 students
Nearby schools
- TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 189
- ST EDWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.7 mi · 83
- ST EDWARD HIGH SCHOOL10.7 mi · 73
- FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.6 mi · 154
- FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 149
- PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.5 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOAHow many students attend TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA?
TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-06.
Is TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA an elementary, middle, or high school?
TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA is approximately 10.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA?
At TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA public or private?
TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA is a public K-12 school, overseen by TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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