📍 609 Whitney St, Pender, Thurston County, 68047
Pender Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pender, Thurston County. The school has 261 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Ballinger. It is part of the Pender Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pender Elementary School enrolls 261 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
113 of the school's 261 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 87 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Pender Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 17.
Pender Elementary School is one of 2 schools in PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in PENDER, Nebraska. The district serves 433 students district-wide and employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 261 students, Pender Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 217 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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