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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317905000405
YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1501 WASHINGTON AVE, YORK, NE 68467 · (402) 362-6655 · York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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
14.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 36.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
305 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Based on grade levels within YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
56.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 615 | 49.6% | 57.6% |
| O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL O'NEILL | 471 | 47.3% | 58.5% |
| PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL OGALLALA | 371 | 50.9% | 55.3% |
| BEATRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEATRICE | 798 | 57.1% | N/A |
| DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOTHENBURG | 416 | 44.0% | 54.8% |
| MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC COOK | 411 | 43.8% | 63.9% |
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 YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #244 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #290 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #317 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #23 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #188 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #242 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #90 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.6% | #37 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
615
+67 (+12%) vs 2020
+17% since 2000-01, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 615 | 43.2 | 14.2:1 | 50% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 42.2 | 14.2:1 | 52% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 41.7 | 14.3:1 | 49% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 51% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 40.5 | 12.9:1 | 48% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 54% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 44% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 30% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (523 to 615); teachers up 7% (40.5 to 43.2).
About YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A large elementary school in YORK, Nebraska, YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The latest federal count shows 615 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 126% higher.
YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS (4 schools, 1,598 students) runs YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
At YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up 77% of the student body. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's White share is 12 points below the 89% share among York County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.2:1. That is 6.8 students per teacher below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%. Public schools in York County average 39%.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 59.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.6%.
York County has these Census figures: the median household income is $77,757, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, York County has 8 public schools and roughly 2,169 students.
The closest public school, PRESCHOOL LEARNING ACADEMY, is less than a tenth of a mile from YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 66.7%; YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's is 57.6%, ranking 5th of 5.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment climbed 12% from its 2020-21 level of 548.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,286
Census ACS
Median income
$77,757
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- YORK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 498 students
- YORK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 307 students
- PRESCHOOL LEARNING ACADEMYElementary · 178 students
Other schools in YORK
- YORK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 498 students
- YORK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 307 students
- PRESCHOOL LEARNING ACADEMYElementary · 178 students
Other York Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named York Elementary. YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.
- York ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 563 students
- York ElementaryJamestown, TN · 467 students
- York Elementary SchoolVancouver, WA · 338 students
- York Elementary SchoolBristol, IN · 260 students
- YORK ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 225 students
Nearby schools
- PRESCHOOL LEARNING ACADEMY0.0 mi · 178
- YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 307
- YORK HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 498
- MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL9.3 mi · 119
- MCCOOL JUNCTION JR-SR HIGH SCH9.3 mi · 128
- CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL11.4 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 615 students in grades PK-05.
Is YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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