For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 177 students in Red Cloud Community Schools School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Nebraska.
Public Elementary School in Red Cloud Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Nebraska public elementary school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public elementary school average of 39% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
686 Schools
# Students
286 Students
208,191 Students
# Teachers
25 Teachers
15,206 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Red Cloud Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#194 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.58
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
14%
23%
% Black
1%
7%
% White
80%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,112 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,927 is less than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,112
$15,464
Spending / Student
$15,927
$16,776
Best Red Cloud Community Schools School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Red Cloud Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
334 N Cherry
Red Cloud, NE 68970
(402) 746-3413
Red Cloud, NE 68970
(402) 746-3413
Grades: PK-6
| 177 students
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