📍 300 W 24th St, Kearney, Buffalo County, 68845
Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kearney, Buffalo County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dustin Mitchell. It is part of the Kearney Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elementary School enrolls 254 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 254 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Central Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 37.
Central 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 254 students, Central Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 404 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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