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Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School

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Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School ranks 66 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Elmwood, Nebraska, with 336 students. The school is part of the Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools district, which is ranked 15 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elmwood-Murdock Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Nebraska, with rankings ranging from 27th to 57th out of hundreds of schools over the past several years. The school's performance on the NSCAS (Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System) tests is exceptional, with a majority of grades scoring well above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 89.36% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 59.59%. In Mathematics, 88.37% of 6th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 56.08%. Compared to nearby schools, such as Elementary At Bennet and Robinson Elementary School, Elmwood-Murdock Elementary generally outperforms its peers, especially in the upper elementary grades.

Elmwood-Murdock Elementary has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 4.9% to 21.5% over the past few years, which is lower than some nearby schools. The school also spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $11,773 to $13,628 per student over the past few years, which is higher than the spending per student at some nearby schools. This suggests that the school is using its resources effectively to support student learning and engagement, contributing to its consistently high academic performance.

301

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,628

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 West F St
Elmwood, NE 68349-6074

(402) 994-2125

District: Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools

Students who attend Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Elmwood-Murdock Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.3%

Hispanic:

1.0%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (81% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Nebraska elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg82%

Nebraska avg58%

66^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 118Elmwood-Murdock 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
2025	76.4	66 of 294	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	57 of 428	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	27 of 459	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	49 of 457	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	34 of 442	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	37 of 452	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	28 of 450	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	85.9	29 of 459	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	88.1	27 of 480	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	78.5	77 of 488	84.2%	★★★★☆
2014	78.0	71 of 483	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	96 of 485	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	71.7	101 of 480	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	52.8	235 of 473	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.3	330 of 502	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.0	223 of 471	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.0	273 of 478	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	76.3	71 of 430	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	66.0	136 of 418	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	85.7	32 of 349	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	54 of 337	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	38 of 318	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	61 of 349	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	27 of 341	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	81.0	58 of 366	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	42 of 356	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	32 of 328	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	41 of 367	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	40 of 347	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	111 of 193	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	84.8	33 of 385	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	59 of 388	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	42 of 368	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	53 of 391	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	35 of 391	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2023)91st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2023)84th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+31 vs state

English Language Arts74%+15 vs state

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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
Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 West F St	Elmwood	68349	Cass County	Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 994-2125	301	22	13.7	16.6%	296 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.4	66^th of 294 public elementary schools	77.6%		82.3	57^th of 428 public elementary schools	86.7%	9	69.7	89.4	60.6	69.8	73.7	78.8			88.4	89.1			$13,628	$752	$11,298
Eagle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S 1st St	Eagle	68347	Cass County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 781-2210	264	22	12.2	26.9%	87 (33.0%)	1 (0.4%)	171 (64.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	53.8	146^th of 294 public elementary schools	50.3%		69.1	131^st of 428 public elementary schools	69.4%	15	73.3	69.6	66.7		69.5	76.7	63.0	57.1		64.4			$17,350	$873	$14,244
Weeping Water Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	204 West O	Weeping Water	68463	Cass County	Weeping Water Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 267-2435	158	16	9.6	27.2%	147 (93.0%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)								(n/a)		63.6			72.4		71.4			75.4			$27,645	$1,568	$21,676
Evelyn Hamlow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	14541 Castlewood St	Waverly	68462	Lancaster County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 786-2341	325	23	13.9	17.5%	139 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	179 (55.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)													$16,098	$595	$13,534
Waverly Intermediate School	Public	3-5	14621 Heywood St	Waverly	68462	Lancaster County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 786-5340	330	20	16.2	17.9%	60 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	262 (79.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	72.5	77^th of 294 public elementary schools	73.8%		82.9	53^rd of 428 public elementary schools	87.6%	24	67.3	78.6	67.5		70.7	75.2	85.7	68.3		75.8	92.7	92.7	$15,053	$878	$11,811
Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 W 3rd	Louisville	68037	Cass County	Louisville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 234-4215	374	25	14.8	17.9%	340 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	54.8	142^nd of 294 public elementary schools	51.7%		67.9	138^th of 428 public elementary schools	67.8%	4	67.7	56.9	58.8	78.3	64.8	76.5	68.6			65.9			$16,483	$296	$14,136
Ashland-Greenwood Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Boyd Steet	Ashland	68003	Saunders County	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 944-7083	247	19	12.7	19.8%	221 (89.5%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	71.7	83^rd of 294 public elementary schools	71.8%		78.4	84^th of 428 public elementary schools	80.4%	1	75.0	76.2	65.6		72.0	77.8	73.8	73.3		74.8	90.0	90.0	$17,506	$661	$14,691
Elementary School At Syracuse	Public	PK, KG-3	550 7th St	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 269-2382	277	19	14.9	17.3%	262 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)								(n/a)	70.0				70.0	76.7				76.7			$14,479	$960	$11,542
Ashland-Greenwood Primary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 North 17th Avenue	Ashland	68003	Saunders County	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 944-2128	333	25	13.3	17.1%	307 (92.2%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)								(n/a)													$14,315	$661	$9,856
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 North 102nd Street	Lincoln	68527	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 436-1187	398	30	13.3	25.6%	290 (72.9%)	22 (5.5%)	41 (10.3%)	18 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	60.6	121^st of 294 public elementary schools	58.8%		69.6	129^th of 428 public elementary schools	69.9%	8	67.8	71.1	75.9		71.6	69.5	73.3	60.3		67.3	86.2	86.2	$18,088	$1,508	$13,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Elmwood-Murdock Junior/Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School?

Students at Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School are 98% White.

How many students attend Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School.

What district is Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School in?

Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools

Is Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School a good school?

Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School ranks 66^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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