Elementary Schools in Perkins County Schools

Summary:

Perkins County Schools in Nebraska has only one elementary school, Perkins County Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 234 students. The school's performance is generally average to above-average compared to other Nebraska elementary schools, with some strengths in the early grades and potential areas for improvement in the upper grades.

Perkins County Elementary School has a SchoolDigger rating of 2-3 stars out of 5, indicating average to above-average performance. The school's proficiency rates in 4th grade English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are higher than the state averages, but the 5th and 6th grade ELA proficiency rates are lower. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate is higher than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% is a concern, as it is higher than the state's target of 10% or less.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (33.76%), indicating a significant population of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending of $19,084 is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio of 11.7 is lower than the state average, suggesting that the district is investing resources in the school. These factors may contribute to the school's overall performance, which has remained relatively consistent over the past few years.

District Detail

740 Sherman Ave
Grant, NE 69140-0829

(308) 352-4735

SchoolDigger Rank:
93^rd of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 429

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

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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 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Perkins County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	419 Logan Ave	Grant	69140	Perkins County	Perkins County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 352-4313	241	20	11.9	31.5%	205 (85.1%)	2 (0.8%)	32 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	41.9	191^st of 294 public elementary schools	35.0%		64.6	158^th of 428 public elementary schools	63.1%	33	62.2	53.6	51.3	56.6	78.4	65.1	$19,084	$1,236	$15,721

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ogallala Public Schools	19.7 mi	3	98^th
Chase County Schools	23.05 mi	3	23^rd
South Platte Public Schools	23.38 mi	2
Paxton Consolidated Schools	27.23 mi	2
Wallace Public School District 65 R	29.29 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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