ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of minimally staffed scale in ARCADIA, Nebraska, part of ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, educateing 82 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 70% below the state mean of about 272.

ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 132 students; ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (96%) are White. The remainder reads as 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.9%.

In the area at large, Valley County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,852, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Valley County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 676 students), of which ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.0%.

ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 5%, going from 78 students in 2018 to 82 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked up from 91% to 96% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.