📍 1104 N Tyler, Lexington, Dawson County, 68850
Pershing Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Dawson County. The school has 317 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kellie Cetak. It is part of the Lexington Public Schools school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pershing Elementary School enrolls 317 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 218 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 17% |
| White | 35 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
256 of the school's 317 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Pershing 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 36.
Pershing Elementary School is one of 8 schools in LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in LEXINGTON, Nebraska. The district serves 3,242 students district-wide and employs 216 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 317 students, Pershing Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 405 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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