Enrollment
80
Elementary
DISTRICT 80 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317812001680
VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
201 SOUTH 3RD ST, VERDIGRE, NE 68783 · (402) 668-2275 · Knox County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- CTest 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
8.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
30 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 7 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 20% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
54.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 80 | 37.5% | 56.2% |
| BRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADY | 83 | 37.3% | N/A |
| WHEELER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY #45 BARTLETT | 92 | 38.0% | N/A |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SCRIBNER SCRIBNER | 94 | 36.2% | 58.0% |
| LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LITCHFIELD | 76 | 35.5% | 58.0% |
| ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALLEN | 70 | 40.0% | 56.1% |
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 VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #523 of 587 | #7 of 7 |
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
80
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 118
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 80 | 9.8 | 8.2:1 | 38% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 9.9 | 8.3:1 | 46% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 9.8 | 8.3:1 | 28% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 9 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 118 | 12 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school in VERDIGRE, Nebraska. It reports enrollment of 80 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Nebraska, the average enrollment is about 272.
VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, whose 2 schools enroll 160 students.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 8% Native American and 3% Hispanic. Among Knox County residents, the White share is about 86%. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school's 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is -7.1 points: 56.2% actual, 63.2% predicted.
For the population of Knox County, median household income comes to about $64,636, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Knox County counts 15 public schools with about 1,757 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 56.2% is below the 62.1% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show 81 students in 2020-21 and 80 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
On allk12, people connected to VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,363
Census ACS
Median income
$64,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 80
- NIOBRARA SECONDARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 77
- NIOBRARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 134
- CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.9 mi · 173
- CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCH11.9 mi · 140
- ISANTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL19.1 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 80 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Knox County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.