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Stanton Elementary School

Q: Is Stanton Elementary School a good school?

Stanton Elementary School ranks 68 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Stanton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Stanton, Nebraska. It is part of the Stanton Community Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Stanton Elementary School has 205 students and has received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years, indicating it is performing well compared to other elementary schools in Nebraska.

Stanton Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 80% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 57.45%. Similarly, 76% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Mathematics compared to the state average of 60.26%. Additionally, Stanton Elementary School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state, ranging from 5.2% to 21.1% in recent years. The school also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (28.14% to 43.41%) compared to the nearby Norfolk Public Schools district, which range from 28.7% to 82.38%.

Stanton Elementary School's higher per-student spending ($16,056 to $19,482) compared to the nearby Norfolk Public Schools, which range from $12,158 to $18,967 per student, may contribute to the school's stronger academic performance. The consistent academic achievement, low chronic absenteeism, and higher spending suggest Stanton Elementary School is providing a quality education to its students. Given the proximity of the Norfolk Public Schools, there may be opportunities for collaboration and sharing of best practices between the districts to improve outcomes for all students in the region.

195

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,165

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

506 Fir St
Stanton, NE 68779-0749

(402) 439-2639

District: Stanton Community Schools

Students who attend Stanton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Stanton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (64% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Nebraska elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg65%

Nebraska avg58%

68^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 118Stanton Community 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
2025	75.6	68 of 294	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	208 of 428	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	116 of 459	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	176 of 457	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	179 of 442	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	170 of 452	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	99 of 450	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	58.6	190 of 459	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.0	209 of 480	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.8	170 of 488	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.1	123 of 483	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.3	113 of 485	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	52.4	242 of 480	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.0	332 of 473	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	324 of 502	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.3	186 of 471	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.3	251 of 478	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	76.5	66 of 430	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.9	36 of 418	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	55.6	149 of 349	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	141 of 341	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	68.1	76 of 298	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	87 of 281	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	81.1	56 of 366	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	81 of 356	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	135 of 328	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	181 of 367	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	61 of 347	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	154 of 261	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	147 of 385	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	192 of 388	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	190 of 368	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	195 of 391	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	110 of 391	71.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2023)85th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)74th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2019)57th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)41st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+13 vs state

Mathematics56%~ state avg

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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 (2025)
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 All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th 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
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 Fir St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 439-2639	195	20	9.7	40.0%	161 (82.6%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	75.6	68^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.9%		58.9	208^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.4%	140	80.0		69.2	72.2	76.0			55.7			$19,165	$935	$16,994
Woodland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Meadow Ln	Norfolk	68701	Stanton County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2565	182	17	10.5	46.7%	145 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								(n/a)	51.3			57.5	61.5			68.5			$17,412	$848	$14,526
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1205 S 2nd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2557	227	15	14.8	69.6%	76 (33.5%)	8 (3.5%)	126 (55.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	27	233^rd of 294 public elementary schools	20.7%		58.8	210^th of 428 public elementary schools	50.9%	23	51.0	59.2		55.1	46.9	67.4		57.1			$15,068	$750	$12,657
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	406 Cottonwood St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2546	256	17	14.9	66.4%	139 (54.3%)	3 (1.2%)	81 (31.6%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	47.6	165^th of 294 public elementary schools	43.9%		41.1	285^th of 428 public elementary schools	33.4%	120	67.4	63.3		65.3	73.9	55.1		64.2			$12,620	$705	$10,474
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	310 S 3rd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2550	220	11	19.1	26.4%	189 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	75.5	69^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.5%		59.1	207^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.6%	138	75.0	73.8		74.4	75.0			65.1			$13,166	$119	$11,238
Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1106 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2544	194	14	13.7	73.2%	80 (41.2%)	3 (1.5%)	95 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	46.2	174^th of 294 public elementary schools	40.8%		53.7	237^th of 428 public elementary schools	44.6%	63	61.0	70.2		65.9	61.0	66.0		63.6			$16,161	$1,006	$13,398
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1703 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2561	194	18	11.0	68.0%	84 (43.3%)	4 (2.1%)	85 (43.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	63.7	107^th of 294 public elementary schools	63.6%		72.1	109^th of 428 public elementary schools	74.5%	2	64.9	55.6		60.3	83.8	80.6		82.2			$17,504	$1,390	$14,038
Bel Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 N 18th St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2539	333	22	15.2	30.3%	250 (75.1%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.4%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	57.9	127^th of 294 public elementary schools	56.8%		80.6	69^th of 428 public elementary schools	83.9%	58	74.2	56.0		64.2	79.0	69.3		73.7			$15,057	$124	$13,640
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 E 8th St	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 454-2656	248	20	12.2	61.3%	60 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (67.7%)	16 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)				45.2			37.0	37.0			$15,761	$1,195	$12,914
Wisner-Pilger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 18th St	Wisner	68791	Cuming County	Wisner-Pilger Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 529-6465	306	24	12.6	43.5%	243 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	61.2	118^th of 294 public elementary schools	59.9%		69.9	127^th of 428 public elementary schools	70.3%	9		69.0	61.0	65.8	73.1	79.3	68.3	76.7	87.8	87.8	$20,572	$1,291	$16,623

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Stanton Elementary School?

Students at Stanton Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is Stanton Elementary School a good school?

Stanton Elementary School ranks 68^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stanton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Stanton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Stanton Elementary School attend?

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

High : Stanton High School

What district is Stanton Elementary School in?

Stanton Community Schools

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