Best Public Schools in Elwood, NE

Summary:

The city of Elwood, Nebraska is home to two schools: Elwood Elementary School and Elwood High School, both part of the Elwood Public Schools district. While Elwood High School has a strong performance history, ranking as high as 9th out of 219 Nebraska high schools in 2016-2017, its ranking has since declined significantly to 130th out of 217 high schools in 2018-2019. In contrast, Elwood Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools, ranking 366th out of 459 in the most recent 2022-2023 school year.

Elwood Elementary School has a student enrollment of 130, with a higher percentage of white students (94.62%) compared to Elwood High School (86.76%). The elementary school also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (27.69%) compared to the high school (19.12%). Academically, Elwood Elementary School's test scores are generally below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, contributing to its low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elwood High School, with an enrollment of 68 students, spends significantly more per student ($28,524) compared to Elwood Elementary School ($19,127). The high school also has a lower student-teacher ratio (5.7) than the elementary school (11.6). However, the high school's recent decline in performance, dropping from a 5-star rating to a 2-star rating, suggests that the higher spending and smaller class sizes may not be translating into better outcomes for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 First Ave	Elwood	68937	Gosper County	Elwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 785-2491	108	10	10.3	25.0%	97 (89.8%)	3 (2.8%)	5 (4.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)	$19,127	$770	$15,517
Elwood High School	Public	7-12	502 First Ave	Elwood	68937	Gosper County	Elwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 785-2491	76	12	6.1	19.7%	68 (89.5%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	$28,524	$484	$24,344

Cities Near Elwood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eustis	11.67 mi	2
Bertrand	12.06 mi	2	131^st
Lexington	15.32 mi	8	205^th
Arapahoe	17.32 mi	2	175^th
Loomis	18.94 mi	2	54^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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