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Meadowlark Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1010 e 53rd St, Kearney, Buffalo County, 68847

408
Pupils
17.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Meadowlark Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kearney, Buffalo County. The school has 408 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Connor Williams. It is part of the Kearney Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Connor Williams
School district
Kearney Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Meadowlark Elementary School enrolls 408 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.

Male students
209 (51%)
Female students
199 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.5
Student-teacher ratio
17.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White35788%
Hispanic or Latino276.6%
Two or more races92.2%
Asian82%
Black or African American61.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

64 of the school's 408 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 45 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Meadowlark Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 37.

School district: KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Meadowlark Elementary School is one of 15 schools in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in KEARNEY, Nebraska. The district serves 6,066 students district-wide and employs 380 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 408 students, Meadowlark Elementary School is close to the district average of about 404 students per school.

6,066
District students
15
Schools
380
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
72%
Math proficient
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Distant

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