Elementary Schools in Homer Community Schools

Summary:

Homer Community Schools in Nebraska has one elementary school, Homer Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school has a strong academic performance, consistently ranking above the state average on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics.

Homer Elementary School ranked 118 out of 274 Nebraska elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top half of the state. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state average, with 68% of 3rd graders and 63.64% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 57.45% and 58.64% respectively. In math, 76% of 3rd graders at Homer Elementary were proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 60.26%.

While Homer Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.5 to 1 and spends $17,062 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school faces some challenges. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3%, which is a metric to monitor closely. Additionally, 46.25% of students at Homer Elementary qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a relatively high level of economic need among the student population.

District Detail

212 S 3rd
Homer, NE 68030-0340

(402) 698-2377

SchoolDigger Rank:
55^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 450

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 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Homer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S 3rd	Homer	68030	Dakota County	Homer Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 698-2377	245	21	11.8	46.5%	192 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	4 (1.6%)	30 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	61.1	119^th of 294 public elementary schools	59.5%		40.1	293^rd of 428 public elementary schools	31.5%	174	68.0	63.6	48.0	76.0	63.0	$17,062	$831	$13,285

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winnebago Public Schools District 17	5.66 mi	2
So Sioux City Community Schools	7.79 mi	8	109^th
Ponca Public Schools	9.75 mi	3
Walthill Public Schools	11.85 mi	2
Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools	12.2 mi	3

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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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