State/Public Elementary Open

Cavett Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 7701 S 36th St, Lincoln, Lancaster County, 68516

564
Pupils
16.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Cavett Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lincoln, Lancaster County. The school has 564 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathleen Dering. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Kathleen Dering
School district
Lincoln Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Cavett Elementary School enrolls 564 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.

Male students
278 (49%)
Female students
286 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.3
Student-teacher ratio
16.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White42375%
Hispanic or Latino5710%
Two or more races498.7%
Asian162.8%
Black or African American152.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

119 of the school's 564 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 94 qualify for free lunch and 25 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

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Cavett Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-10, state senate district 29.

School district: LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Cavett Elementary School is one of 76 schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in LINCOLN, Nebraska. The district serves 42,301 students district-wide and employs 3,023 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 564 students, Cavett Elementary School is close to the district average of about 557 students per school.

42,301
District students
76
Schools
3,023
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

70%
Reading proficient
69%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Large

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