Central Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Kearney, Nebraska, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 254 students. The school is part of the Kearney Public Schools district, which is ranked 44 out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Central Elementary School has shown mixed performance on state assessments (NSCAS) compared to the district and state averages. While the school performs well in some grade levels and subjects, it lags behind in others. For example, 4th and 5th-grade students at Central Elementary School outperformed the district and state in English Language Arts, but 3rd-grade students underperformed. In Mathematics, 4th-grade students had an impressive 86.67% proficiency rate, significantly higher than the district and state, but 3rd-grade students struggled. The school's performance in Science for 5th-grade students was also strong, with 76.19% proficiency, compared to 90.95% for the district and 82.59% for the state. However, Central Elementary School has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.7% in 2020-2021 to 21.5% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.
Central Elementary School has shown strong performance for its Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in the state in these categories. However, the school's performance for its Female and Male student subgroups has been more mixed. The school is located in close proximity to several other high-performing elementary schools within the Kearney Public Schools district, such as Windy Hills Elementary and Meadowlark Elementary, which consistently outperform Central Elementary School on state assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Central Elementary School to learn from and collaborate with these higher-performing schools to improve its own practices and student outcomes.
Students who attend Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:Middle : Horizon Middle SchoolHigh : Kearney High School
Central Elementary School ranks 223rd of 428 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.
Students at Central Elementary School are 56% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.
Kearney Public Schools
In the 2023-24 school year, 271 students attended Central Elementary School.