Elementary Schools in Sutherland Public Schools

Summary:

Sutherland Public Schools operates a single elementary school, Sutherland Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. Located in Sutherland, Nebraska, the school has shown a mix of strengths and challenges in recent years, with fluctuating performance on statewide rankings and standardized test scores.

While Sutherland Elementary School has outperformed the state average in certain grade levels and subject areas, such as 5th and 6th-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, it has also struggled in other areas, including below-average 4th and 5th-grade ELA scores. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% is significantly higher than the state average, which may be contributing to its overall performance. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $21,510 is higher than the state average, suggesting the district is investing resources, though the impact of this spending on student outcomes is unclear.

Overall, Sutherland Public Schools appears to be managing a single elementary school that has shown variable academic performance in recent years. While the school has demonstrated strengths in certain areas, it also faces challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism, that may require targeted interventions and further investigation to improve student outcomes consistently.

District Detail

401 Walnut
Sutherland, NE 69165-0217

(308) 386-4656

This district is not ranked due to insufficient test score data.

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 283

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sutherland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Walnut St	Sutherland	69165	Lincoln County	Sutherland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 386-4656	164	11	15.0	34.1%	147 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)	67.7	75.6	75.6	$25,581	$650	$20,692

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hershey Public Schools	6.49 mi	2	17^th
Paxton Consolidated Schools	12.55 mi	2
North Platte Public Schools	16.71 mi	12	85^th
Wallace Public School District 65 R	22.25 mi	2
Mc Pherson County Schools	28.5 mi	2

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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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