For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 135 students in Sterling School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Nebraska.
Public Elementary School in Sterling School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Nebraska public elementary school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public elementary school average of 38% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
684 Schools
# Students
224 Students
208,382 Students
# Teachers
21 Teachers
15,182 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Sterling School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 246 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#143 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.56
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,856 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
6,888 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
18 Students
43,935 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
21%
# Black Students
n/a
14,010 Students
% Black Students
n/a
7%
# White Students
205 Students
129,775 Students
% White Students
92%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
331 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
10,242 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
34
13,529
# Students in K Grade:
12
22,823
# Students in 1st Grade:
17
23,393
# Students in 2nd Grade:
18
23,143
# Students in 3rd Grade:
13
23,411
# Students in 4th Grade:
17
23,163
# Students in 5th Grade:
13
23,306
# Students in 6th Grade:
11
23,188
# Students in 7th Grade:
16
16,109
# Students in 8th Grade:
10
16,315
# Students in 9th Grade:
10
2
# Students in 10th Grade:
15
-
# Students in 11th Grade:
19
-
# Students in 12th Grade:
19
-
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,063 is higher than the state median of $15,429. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,339 is less than the state median of $16,737. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,063
$15,429
Spending / Student
$16,339
$16,737
Best Sterling School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sterling Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
250 Main St
Sterling, NE 68443
(402) 866-4761
Sterling, NE 68443
(402) 866-4761
Grades: PK-6
| 135 students
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