Elementary Schools in O'Neill Public Schools

Summary:

O'Neill Public Schools operates a single elementary school, O'Neill Elementary School, serving students in grades K-6 in the town of O'Neill, Nebraska. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with some grade levels scoring above the state average on standardized tests while others fall below. Despite allocating significant resources, including a low student-teacher ratio, the school faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism and a high percentage of students from low-income families.

O'Neill Elementary School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 180 out of 274 Nebraska elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 263 out of 428 in 2023-2024. The school's performance on the NSCAS tests has been uneven, with 3rd and 5th grade English Language Arts scores above the state average, but 4th and 6th grade scores below. In mathematics, the 6th grade score was above the state average, while the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade scores were below. However, the school's 5th grade science scores were significantly above the state average in both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $16,864 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12:1, the school faces challenges related to socioeconomic factors, with 52.71% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate was 19.3% in 2024-2025, which is a notable concern. Without comparative data from other schools in the O'Neill Public Schools district or the state, it is difficult to draw more comprehensive conclusions about the school's performance and how it compares to its peers.

District Detail

635 N 4th Street
Oneill, NE 68763

(402) 336-3775

SchoolDigger Rank:
80^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 809

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)			NSCAS Science (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 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
O'Neill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 N 4th Street	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 336-1400	471	39	12.1	47.3%	351 (74.5%)	2 (0.4%)	102 (21.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	38.5	205^th of 294 public elementary schools	30.3%		47.1	263^rd of 428 public elementary schools	38.6%	58	62.3	46.6	56.7	58.1	56.1	52.5	66.1	50.8	89.6	89.6	$16,864	$1,825	$13,563

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Holt Public Schools	17.57 mi	3	13^th
Chambers Public Schools	19.28 mi	2
Ewing Public Schools	21.19 mi	2
Nebraska Unified District 1	22.84 mi	6
Summerland Public Schools	25.71 mi	2	84^th

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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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