📍 1900 Flaten Ave, Gering, Scotts Bluff County, 69341
Northfield Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gering, Scotts Bluff County. The school has 244 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wendee Powell. It is part of the Gering Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Northfield Elementary School enrolls 244 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 143 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 36% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
167 of the school's 244 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northfield Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 48.
Northfield Elementary School is one of 6 schools in GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in GERING, Nebraska. The district serves 1,976 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 244 students, Northfield Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 329 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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