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Pierce Elementary School

Q: Is Pierce Elementary School a good school?

Pierce Elementary School ranks 75 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Pierce Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 344 students in grades PK-6 in Pierce, Nebraska. It is part of the Pierce Public Schools district, which is ranked 23 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating. Pierce Elementary School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Pierce Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency across grade levels and subjects. In 2024-2025, 78% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 57.45%. Similarly, 84.62% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 58.74%. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased slightly in recent years, reaching 21.5% in 2022-2023, it is still lower than the 19.3% rate at the nearby Woodland Park Elementary and Washington Elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby Battle Creek Elementary School, which is part of the Battle Creek Public Schools district, consistently outperforms Pierce Elementary in academic proficiency. For example, in 2024-2025, 86.49% of 3rd graders at Battle Creek Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 78% at Pierce Elementary. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Pierce Elementary to learn from the practices and strategies of the high-performing Battle Creek Elementary School.

338

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,034

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 N 7th
Pierce, NE 68767-1816

(402) 329-4302

District: Pierce Public Schools

Students who attend Pierce Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Pierce Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.6%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 50th percentile in 2022 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (75% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 74th (2025) from a 50th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Nebraska median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

Nebraska avg58%

75^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 118Pierce Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	75 of 294	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	133 of 428	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	144 of 459	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	229 of 457	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	155 of 442	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	96 of 452	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	106 of 450	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	114 of 459	75.2%	★★★★☆
2016	78.0	75 of 480	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.7	56 of 488	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	58 of 483	88.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.2	76 of 485	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	61.2	173 of 480	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.4	117 of 473	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	64.6	149 of 502	70.3%	★★★★☆
2009	28.2	434 of 471	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	37.7	401 of 478	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.2	339 of 430	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.8	265 of 418	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	58.0	96 of 203	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	151 of 349	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	173 of 337	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	147 of 318	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	78 of 349	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	82 of 341	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	63.6	99 of 312	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	36 of 259	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	42 of 264	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	40 of 298	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	54.7	103 of 203	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	117 of 366	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	190 of 356	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	125 of 328	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	106 of 367	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	84 of 347	75.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	52.9	31 of 57	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	75 of 193	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	111 of 261	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	161 of 385	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	231 of 388	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	175 of 368	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	114 of 391	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	128 of 391	67.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-13 vs school

Female (2024)53rd percentile-16 vs school

Male (2024)49th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2023)46th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+22 vs state

English Language Arts70%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pierce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 N 7th	Pierce	68767	Pierce County	Pierce Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 329-4302	338	25	13.5	23.4%	313 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	73.2	75^th of 294 public elementary schools	74.5%		68.5	133^rd of 428 public elementary schools	68.9%	58	78.0	69.8	66.7	66.7	70.4	74.0	86.1	84.6	80.4	$15,034	$824	$12,584
Bel Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 N 18th St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2539	333	22	15.2	30.3%	250 (75.1%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.4%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	57.9	127^th of 294 public elementary schools	56.8%		80.6	69^th of 428 public elementary schools	83.9%	58	74.2	56.0			64.2	79.0	69.3		73.7	$14,186	$191	$12,617
Osmond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 W Prairie St	Osmond	68765	Pierce County	Osmond Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 748-3777	106	11	9.3	38.7%	99 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)			66.7		71.2				84.8	$25,691	$1,332	$20,829
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1703 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2561	194	18	11.0	68.0%	84 (43.3%)	4 (2.1%)	85 (43.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	63.7	107^th of 294 public elementary schools	63.6%		72.1	109^th of 428 public elementary schools	74.5%	2	64.9	55.6			60.3	83.8	80.6		82.2	$18,967	$1,309	$15,536
Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1106 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2544	194	14	13.7	73.2%	80 (41.2%)	3 (1.5%)	95 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	46.2	174^th of 294 public elementary schools	40.8%		53.7	237^th of 428 public elementary schools	44.6%	63	61.0	70.2			65.9	61.0	66.0		63.6	$14,538	$963	$11,866
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	406 Cottonwood St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2546	256	17	14.9	66.4%	139 (54.3%)	3 (1.2%)	81 (31.6%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	47.6	165^th of 294 public elementary schools	43.9%		41.1	285^th of 428 public elementary schools	33.4%	120	67.4	63.3			65.3	73.9	55.1		64.2	$12,158	$687	$9,977
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	310 S 3rd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2550	220	11	19.1	26.4%	189 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	75.5	69^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.5%		59.1	207^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.6%	138	75.0	73.8			74.4	75.0			65.1	$13,265	$187	$11,180
Woodland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Meadow Ln	Norfolk	68701	Stanton County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2565	182	17	10.5	46.7%	145 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								(n/a)	51.3				57.5	61.5			68.5	$15,774	$750	$13,093
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1205 S 2nd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2557	227	15	14.8	69.6%	76 (33.5%)	8 (3.5%)	126 (55.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	27	233^rd of 294 public elementary schools	20.7%		58.8	210^th of 428 public elementary schools	50.9%	23	51.0	59.2			55.1	46.9	67.4		57.1	$13,863	$821	$11,393
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	305 S 4th	Battle Creek	68715	Madison County	Battle Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 675-8085	292	20	14.6	21.2%	272 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	86	27^th of 294 public elementary schools	90.8%		76.9	88^th of 428 public elementary schools	79.4%	61	86.5	86.5	65.7	81.3	80.1	86.5		82.9	80.9	$13,527	$751	$11,703

Frequently Asked Questions about Pierce Elementary School

What district is Pierce Elementary School in?

Pierce Public Schools

How many students attend Pierce Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Pierce Elementary School.

Is Pierce Elementary School a good school?

Pierce Elementary School ranks 75^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pierce Elementary School?

Students at Pierce Elementary School are 93% White, 7% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Pierce Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pierce Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Pierce Junior/Senior High School

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