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Sheridan Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3100 Plymouth Ave, Lincoln, Lancaster County, 68502

378
Pupils
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sheridan Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lincoln, Lancaster County. The school has 378 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley Sitzman. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Ashley Sitzman
School district
Lincoln Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Sheridan Elementary School enrolls 378 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.

Male students
196 (52%)
Female students
182 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 8.2% Two or more races and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32385%
Two or more races318.2%
Hispanic or Latino164.2%
Black or African American51.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

73 of the school's 378 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 21 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

Sheridan 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

Sheridan 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 378 students, Sheridan Elementary School is smaller than 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

74%
Reading proficient
64%
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

Setting: City - Large

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