Is Stoddard Elementary School a good school?

Stoddard Elementary School ranks 309 th of 459 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stoddard Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 217 students attended Stoddard Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Stoddard Elementary School?

Students at Stoddard Elementary School are 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Stoddard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Stoddard Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Beatrice Middle School High : Beatrice High School

Stoddard Elementary School

Summary:

Stoddard Elementary School is a public school in Beatrice, Nebraska, serving 217 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Beatrice Public Schools district, which is ranked 164 out of 212 districts in the state.

Stoddard Elementary has a higher percentage of white and Hispanic students compared to nearby schools, and its academic performance is mixed. While 5th graders scored higher on state tests than the district and state averages, 3rd and 4th graders performed below average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.87% to 58.06% over the past three years. However, Stoddard's per-student spending of $12,174 is higher than surrounding schools, and it has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 15.1.

Stoddard Elementary's statewide ranking has been declining in recent years, from 172 out of 459 Nebraska elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 309 out of 459 in 2022-2023. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, and white students, is generally in the bottom half of the state. Compared to nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary School and Paddock Lane School, Stoddard's academic outcomes are lower, but it still outperforms some more distant schools like Southern Elementary School and Lewiston Elementary School.

Detail:

Public 3-5

400 S 7th St
Beatrice, NE 68310-4427

(402) 223-1580

District: Beatrice Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
309^th of 459 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,174

Students who attend Stoddard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beatrice Middle School
High:	Beatrice High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.1

Number of students: 217

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.3%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Stoddard Elementary School ranks worse than 67.3% of elementary schools in Nebraska. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.6. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (79.3%), Hispanic (13.4%), two or more races (5.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Beatrice Public Schools District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stoddard Elementary School is 15.1, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Beatrice Public Schools District! (See more...)

Compare Stoddard Elementary School employs 14.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stoddard Elementary School is $12,174, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Beatrice Public Schools District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Stoddard Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Stoddard Elementary School 309^th of 459 Nebraska public elementary schools. (See Stoddard Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Beatrice Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Beatrice Public Schools 164^th of 212 Nebraska school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Stoddard Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Stoddard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2006	58.82	193^rd	418	53.8%
2007	64.56	159^th	430	63.0%
2008	74.82	27^th	478	94.4%
2009	64.90	150^th	471	68.2%
2010	62.86	166^th	502	66.9%
2011	68.43	126^th	473	73.4%
2012	67.10	129^th	480	73.1%
2013	58.23	198^th	485	59.2%
2014	61.73	177^th	483	63.4%
2015	53.30	235^th	488	51.8%
2016	51.02	247^th	480	48.5%
2017	61.89	172^nd	459	62.5%
2018	46.01	255^th	450	43.3%
2019	43.36	275^th	452	39.2%
2021	37.05	300^th	442	32.1%
2022	37.84	303^rd	457	33.7%
2023	38.60	309^th	459	32.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Stoddard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2019	50.42	20^th	43	53.5%
2022	32.50	25^th	31	19.4%
2023	43.09	38^th	57	33.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stoddard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	46.62	156^th	281	44.5%
2019	45.95	176^th	298	40.9%
2021	35.41	191^st	264	27.7%
2022	49.82	138^th	259	46.7%
2023	48.78	166^th	312	46.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Stoddard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	41.09	212^th	341	37.8%
2019	45.44	195^th	349	44.1%
2021	31.98	231^st	318	27.4%
2022	30.18	246^th	337	27.0%
2023	30.18	249^th	349	28.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Stoddard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	47.81	182^nd	347	47.6%
2019	38.90	239^th	367	34.9%
2021	34.65	230^th	328	29.9%
2022	31.94	248^th	356	30.3%
2023	46.76	197^th	366	46.2%

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Rank History for White students at Stoddard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	37.64	246^th	391	37.1%
2019	30.25	295^th	391	24.6%
2021	27.21	299^th	368	18.8%
2022	25.20	321^st	388	17.3%
2023	21.39	333^rd	385	13.5%

See the entire list of Best Nebraska Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Nebraska Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Nebraska Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Stoddard Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	265	1	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	269
1989	270	2	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	275
1990	282	2	1	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	291
1991	303	1	1	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	308
1992	312	2	4	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	326
1993	281	3	3	2	4	n/a	n/a	0	293
1994	289	5	5	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	304
1995	251	4	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
1996	251	4	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
1997	241	6	5	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	261
1998	224	7	3	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	243
1999	220	5	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	4	233
2000	210	4	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	224
2001	213	3	0	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	227
2002	206	8	1	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	228
2003	206	8	1	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	228
2004	198	2	1	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	217
2005	216	4	1	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	244
2006	224	2	2	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	242
2007	226	2	1	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	237
2008	226	3	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	237
2009	223	1	2	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	239
2010	224	6	0	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	250
2011	224	2	4	12	0	0	3	0	245
2012	218	0	1	16	0	0	5	0	240
2013	221	3	2	16	0	0	9	0	251
2014	218	1	2	22	1	0	7	0	251
2015	210	1	3	20	1	0	7	0	242
2016	192	1	3	15	2	0	8	0	221
2017	183	4	3	19	2	0	9	0	220
2018	196	1	2	24	3	0	9	0	235
2019	199	0	1	23	1	0	8	0	232
2020	185	0	1	25	1	0	7	0	219
2021	164	3	1	23	3	0	4	0	198
2022	174	2	1	25	2	0	7	0	211
2023	172	2	0	29	2	0	12	0	217

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Stoddard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	269	14.3	18.8	14.5
1989	275	16.3	16.8	13.5
1990	291	16.2	17.9	13.7
1991	308	16.2	19.0	13
1992	326	16.3	20.0	11.7
1993	293	14.3	20.5	16.7
1994	304	14.3	21.3	16.8
1995	259	14.3	18.1	34.4
1996	259	14.3	18.1	34.4
1997	261	14.3	18.3	35.6
1998	243	14.7	16.5	28.4
1999	233	14.7	15.9	44.5
2000	224	13.4	16.7	43.8
2001	227	14.5	15.7	42.3
2002	228	15.1	15.1	50
2003	228	15.1	15.1	50
2004	217	15.2	14.3	47.5
2005	244	15.2	16.1	50
2006	242	15.2	15.9	51.2
2007	237	15.2	15.6	47.3
2008	237	15.2	15.6	46.4
2009	239	16.0	14.9	51
2010	250	15.5	16.1	50.8
2011	245	15.9	15.3	51
2012	240	15.6	15.3	51.3
2013	251	15.5	16.1	51.8
2014	251	15.5	16.1	56.2
2015	242	16.0	15.1	58.7
2016	221	15.0	14.7	50.7
2017	220	15.0	14.6	56.4
2018	235	17.0	13.7	57.9
2019	232	15.7	14.7	56
2020	219	14.4	15.1	59.4
2021	198	13.3	14.7	56.1
2022	211	14.2	14.8	47.9
2023	217	14.3	15.1	58.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Stoddard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	269	14.3	18.8	14.5
1989	275	16.3	16.8	13.5
1990	291	16.2	17.9	13.7
1991	308	16.2	19.0	13
1992	326	16.3	20.0	11.7
1993	293	14.3	20.5	16.7
1994	304	14.3	21.3	16.8
1995	259	14.3	18.1	34.4
1996	259	14.3	18.1	34.4
1997	261	14.3	18.3	35.6
1998	243	14.7	16.5	28.4
1999	233	14.7	15.9	44.5
2000	224	13.4	16.7	43.8
2001	227	14.5	15.7	42.3
2002	228	15.1	15.1	50
2003	228	15.1	15.1	50
2004	217	15.2	14.3	47.5
2005	244	15.2	16.1	50
2006	242	15.2	15.9	51.2
2007	237	15.2	15.6	47.3
2008	237	15.2	15.6	46.4
2009	239	16.0	14.9	51
2010	250	15.5	16.1	50.8
2011	245	15.9	15.3	51
2012	240	15.6	15.3	51.3
2013	251	15.5	16.1	51.8
2014	251	15.5	16.1	56.2
2015	242	16.0	15.1	58.7
2016	221	15.0	14.7	50.7
2017	220	15.0	14.6	56.4
2018	235	17.0	13.7	57.9
2019	232	15.7	14.7	56
2020	219	14.4	15.1	59.4
2021	198	13.3	14.7	56.1
2022	211	14.2	14.8	47.9
2023	217	14.3	15.1	58.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Stoddard Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$583 (5.6%)	$8,970 (85.5%)	$10,491
2020	$806 (7.1%)	$9,682 (84.9%)	$11,399
2021	$1,104 (8.7%)	$10,612 (83.2%)	$12,758
2022	$790 (6.8%)	$9,556 (82.7%)	$11,556
2023	$945 (7.8%)	$9,737 (80.0%)	$12,174

Data source: Nebraska Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Stoddard Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 275^th of 452 Elementary schools	Ranks 309^th of 459 Elementary schools	6.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Stoddard Elementary School)	57	47	10%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Beatrice Public Schools)	53	47	6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)	56	63	7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Stoddard Elementary School)	57	46	11%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Beatrice Public Schools)	53	41	12%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)	55	58	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Stoddard Elementary School)	53	50	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Beatrice Public Schools)	53	52	1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)	58	55	3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Stoddard Elementary School)	38	44	6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Beatrice Public Schools)	38	44	6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)	51	58	7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Stoddard Elementary School)	47	65	18%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Beatrice Public Schools)	43	54	11%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)	48	56	8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Stoddard Elementary School)	54	62	8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Beatrice Public Schools)	49	48	1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)	54	65	11%
5th Grade Science (Stoddard Elementary School)	64	76	12%
5th Grade Science (Beatrice Public Schools)	64	70	6%
5th Grade Science (Nebraska)	68	76	8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	232	217	6.5%
African American	0	2
American Indian	1	2	100%
Asian	1	0	100%
Hispanic	23	29	26.1%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	199	172	13.6%
Two or More Races	8	12	50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	56%	58.1%	2%

Schools Near Stoddard Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2023)				NSCAS Mathematics (2023)				NSCAS Science (2023)	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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stoddard Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 S 7th St	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 223-1580	217	14	15.1	58.1%	172 (79.3%)	2 (0.9%)	29 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	38.6	309^th of 459 public elementary schools	32.7%		37.8	303^rd of 457 public elementary schools	33.7%	6	47.0	50.0	65.0		46.0	44.0	62.0		76.0	$12,174	$945	$9,737
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	500 N 19th	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 223-1575	173	13	13.0	66.5%	128 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.9%)								(n/a)										$14,169	$1,868	$10,663
Paddock Lane School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 N 14th St	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 223-1566	409	29	13.9	59.7%	360 (88.0%)	6 (1.5%)	19 (4.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	21.2	378^th of 459 public elementary schools	17.6%		20.9	373^rd of 457 public elementary schools	18.4%	5	47.0	53.0	42.0		37.0	45.0	35.0		62.0	$13,454	$1,016	$11,281
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 W 2nd St	Blue Springs	68318	Gage County	Southern School District 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 645-3359	208	22	9.5		189 (90.9%)	6 (2.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	28.8	357^th of 459 public elementary schools	22.2%		34.6	319^th of 457 public elementary schools	30.2%	38	33.0	45.0	57.0	48.0	33.0	34.0	52.0	44.0	90.0	$19,569	$1,015	$16,504
Tri County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	72520 Hwy 103	De Witt	68341	Saline County	Tri County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 683-4035	238	21	11.3	29.8%	217 (91.2%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (6.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	69.8	136^th of 459 public elementary schools	70.4%		73.4	96^th of 457 public elementary schools	79.0%	40	76.0	50.0	77.0	63.0	86.0	58.0	80.0	69.0	86.0	$17,011	$969	$14,308
Diller-Odell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Smith St	Diller	68342	Jefferson County	Diller-Odell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 793-5570	137	15	9.2	27.0%	130 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	57.8	200^th of 459 public elementary schools	56.4%		63.9	154^th of 457 public elementary schools	66.3%	46	59.0	69.0		55.0	65.0	74.0		55.0		$23,883	$100	$21,953
Lewiston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	306 Tiger Ave	Lewiston	68380	Pawnee County	Lewiston Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 865-4675	106	12	8.6	60.4%	104 (98.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)	38.0				33.0					$25,344	$1,814	$19,025
Elementary School At Wilber	Public	PK, KG-5	900 South Franklin Street	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 821-2141	294	22	13.6	34.4%	225 (76.5%)	2 (0.7%)	51 (17.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	41.5	289^th of 459 public elementary schools	37.0%		29.3	342^nd of 457 public elementary schools	25.2%	53	61.0	45.0	49.0		41.0	57.0	67.0		81.0	$15,513	$1,221	$12,550

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