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Jefferson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in North Platte, Nebraska, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 296 students. The school is part of the North Platte Public Schools district, which is ranked 138 out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.3% to 27.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Eisenhower Elementary (21.1%) and Cody Elementary (21.1%). The school's test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are also consistently lower than the North Platte Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska averages, with only 41% of 3rd graders, 26% of 4th graders, and 36% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 58.3%, 59.26%, and 42.37%, respectively.

Despite the school's current challenges, the strong performance of Hispanic students at Jefferson Elementary School indicates that the school has the potential to improve if the right strategies and resources are put in place. The proximity to higher-performing schools in the North Platte Public Schools district, such as Eisenhower Elementary, Cody Elementary, and Washington Elementary, also provides opportunities for the school to learn from its peers and implement targeted interventions to improve outcomes for all students.

329

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,117

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 E 3rd St
North Platte, NE 69101

(308) 535-7136

District: North Platte Public Schools

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Adams Middle School
	Madison Middle School
High:	North Platte High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

Hispanic:

35.9%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (43% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg55%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

Jefferson Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

85^th of 118North Platte 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
2024	14.8	381 of 428	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	382 of 459	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	395 of 457	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	364 of 442	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	305 of 452	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	288 of 450	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.6	235 of 459	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.5	322 of 480	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.6	396 of 488	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.2	356 of 483	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.5	391 of 485	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	421 of 480	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	368 of 473	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.4	262 of 502	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.8	247 of 471	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.6	181 of 478	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.0	149 of 430	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.8	257 of 418	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	290 of 349	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	317 of 337	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	271 of 318	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	181 of 349	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	214 of 341	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	85.3	3 of 81	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	64.6	24 of 81	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	40.6	204 of 312	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	179 of 259	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	174 of 264	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	162 of 298	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	104 of 281	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	35.3	255 of 366	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	215 of 356	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	246 of 328	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	276 of 367	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	228 of 347	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	5.7	257 of 261	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	364 of 385	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	378 of 388	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	349 of 368	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	284 of 391	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	260 of 391	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)96th percentile+83 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)35th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2023)30th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2023)17th percentile~ school

White (2024)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%-9 vs state

English Language Arts38%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Jefferson Elementary School

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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 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th 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
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E 3rd St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7136	329	21	16.0		179 (54.4%)	12 (3.6%)	118 (35.9%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)								(n/a)					37.6	56.3				48.9			$16,117	$2,672	$11,642
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W 3rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7142	226	14	15.8		162 (71.7%)	10 (4.4%)	38 (16.8%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	43.5	184^th of 294 public elementary schools	37.4%		36.8	301^st of 428 public elementary schools	29.7%	117		50.0			52.9	75.0		64.4		66.7			$15,286	$1,622	$11,918
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W 9th St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7138	316	22	14.6		217 (68.7%)	4 (1.3%)	80 (25.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)					34.4					41.4			$16,021	$2,338	$11,897
McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Mc Donald Rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7140	247	14	18.2	34.0%	202 (81.8%)	3 (1.2%)	23 (9.3%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	77	63^rd of 294 public elementary schools	78.6%		86.7	34^th of 428 public elementary schools	92.1%	29	71.1		78.1		79.1	75.6				83.6			$13,036	$879	$10,647
Cody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 W 2nd St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7132	225	17	13.2		148 (65.8%)	7 (3.1%)	51 (22.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)								(n/a)		54.8			51.6	69.2				60.0			$15,917	$1,909	$12,463
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 West A St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7134	217	13	17.3		167 (77.0%)	14 (6.5%)	24 (11.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	57.5	129^th of 294 public elementary schools	56.1%		53.5	239^th of 428 public elementary schools	44.2%	110	64.4	72.5			63.9	77.8	65.0	73.0		72.1	81.1	81.1	$15,428	$880	$12,614
Lake Maloney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	848 E Correction Line Rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 532-9392	116	6	18.8	16.4%	105 (90.5%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.2%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)					57.5	68.8				76.6			$14,495	$880	$11,970
Hershey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 368-5572	300	21	14.1	35.0%	275 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	70.8	86^th of 294 public elementary schools	70.7%		71.9	110^th of 428 public elementary schools	74.3%	24	52.2	79.1	82.9	81.8	72.6	65.2	88.4	77.1	78.8	77.1			$17,523	$1,320	$14,322
Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	415 E Hwy 30	Maxwell	69151	Lincoln County	Maxwell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 582-4585	124	12	10.6	47.6%	97 (78.2%)	1 (0.8%)	21 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)								(n/a)			57.9		64.9					63.5			$23,256	$2,280	$17,157
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Adams Middle School
Middle : Madison Middle School
High : North Platte High School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 54% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

North Platte Public Schools

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

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