Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317908001753
YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
902 2ND ST, YUTAN, NE 68073 · (402) 625-2141 · Saunders County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
56 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
71.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
81.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
+15 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.4:1
% White
92%
was 94%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in YUTAN, Nebraska, YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary-level community, run under YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It caters to 272 students across grades pre-K through 6.
Within YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 491 students, YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest breaks down as 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.2%, the actual is 72.1%, a residual of +2.9 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Saunders County put median household earnings sit near $94,066, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Saunders County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,755 students), YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 73.7%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Over the past 7-year window. YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 257 (now 272).
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Saunders County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,048
Census ACS
Median income
$94,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,755 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 219
- MEAD HIGH SCHOOL4.8 mi · 112
- MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.0 mi · 141
- DOUGLAS CO WEST HIGH SCHOOL5.5 mi · 326
- DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL5.5 mi · 233
- DOUGLAS CO WEST ELEMENTARY SCH5.5 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 272 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Saunders County.
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