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Adams Central Elementary School

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Adams Central Elementary School ranks 54 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Adams Central Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hastings, Nebraska, serving 498 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Adams Central Public Schools district.

This school consistently ranks in the top 25% of Nebraska elementary schools, with students performing significantly better than the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, often by 20-30 percentage points. The school's "Low Socio Economic Status" students also excel, ranking in the top 15% of Nebraska elementary schools in this category. Adams Central Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.5-14.6, which likely contributes to its strong academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Adams Central Elementary outperforms Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary and Kenesaw Elementary School in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. However, the Hastings Public Schools district, which includes several other elementary schools, generally underperforms Adams Central Elementary and the state average.

506

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,089

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

975 S Adams Central Ave
Hastings, NE 68901

(402) 463-0040

District: Adams Central Public Schools

Students who attend Adams Central Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Adams Central Junior-Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2019 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (78% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Nebraska elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg77%

Nebraska avg58%

54^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 118Adams Central 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	78.0	54 of 294	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	67 of 428	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	93 of 459	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	122 of 457	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	94 of 442	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	83 of 452	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	28 of 90	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	39 of 203	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	83 of 349	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	78 of 337	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	65 of 318	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	69 of 349	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	78.5	42 of 312	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	35 of 259	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	32 of 264	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	21 of 298	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	9 of 90	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	28 of 203	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	84 of 366	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	149 of 356	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	95 of 328	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	91 of 367	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	47 of 193	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	64 of 261	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	110 of 385	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	144 of 388	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.0	100 of 368	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	95 of 391	75.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)90th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)87th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+20 vs state

Mathematics76%+18 vs state

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Schools Near Adams Central Elementary School

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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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adams Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	975 S Adams Central Ave	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Adams Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 463-0040	506	34	14.7	14.0%	459 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	78	54^th of 294 public elementary schools	81.6%		80.8	67^th of 428 public elementary schools	84.3%	13	88.2	80.0	75.3	71.8	78.7	80.9	73.8	83.1	67.6	76.4	$13,089	$180	$11,584
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 W 9th St	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7540	343	29	11.8	54.5%	241 (70.3%)	2 (0.6%)	83 (24.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)								(n/a)	49.2	55.9			48.1					49.2	$14,474	$1,227	$11,571
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 S Franklin	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7589	289	28	10.2	81.0%	148 (51.2%)	1 (0.3%)	112 (38.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.0%)								(n/a)	50.9				46.2						$16,858	$2,617	$12,571
Raymond A Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 N Crane	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7593	336	26	12.8	45.2%	223 (66.4%)	3 (0.9%)	80 (23.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	24.3	241^st of 294 public elementary schools	18.0%		36.2	305^th of 428 public elementary schools	28.7%	64		61.2	47.1		48.3		67.4	45.6		46.7	$16,213	$1,503	$13,116
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	828 N Hastings Ave	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7584	305	25	12.0	50.5%	165 (54.1%)	4 (1.3%)	113 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	22.5	249^th of 294 public elementary schools	15.3%		23.5	345^th of 428 public elementary schools	19.4%	96	59.2	45.5	54.4		52.8	63.3	50.9	50.9		54.7	$16,709	$1,387	$13,376
Alcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	313 N Cedar	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7580	267	23	11.4	66.7%	136 (50.9%)	1 (0.4%)	111 (41.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.6%)								(n/a)	52.3				43.8					46.9	$16,158	$1,941	$12,334
Kenesaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 N 5th Ave	Kenesaw	68956	Adams County	Kenesaw Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 752-3215	139	13	10.8	22.3%	128 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)	70.6	73.7			75.6					79.5	$24,043	$1,914	$18,305
Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 845-2730	280	23	11.9	25.4%	251 (89.6%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	68.8	91^st of 294 public elementary schools	69.0%		64.1	165^th of 428 public elementary schools	61.4%	74	60.7		63.3	73.7	66.9	75.0	83.9		76.3	78.0	$21,975	$2,028	$17,062
Blue Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	606 S Sycamore	Blue Hill	68930	Webster County	Blue Hill Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 756-2085	183	15	11.9	23.5%	170 (92.9%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)					67.1	70.6		56.0		70.9	$20,419	$1,198	$17,585
Silver Lake Elementary School-Bladen	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Webster	Bladen	68928	Webster County	Silver Lake Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 756-1311	135	15	9.0	31.9%	128 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		59.1			49.3					53.7	$30,223	$1,536	$24,681

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Central Elementary School

How many students attend Adams Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Adams Central Elementary School.

Is Adams Central Elementary School a good school?

Adams Central Elementary School ranks 54^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Adams Central Elementary School in?

Adams Central Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Adams Central Elementary School?

Students at Adams Central Elementary School are 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Adams Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Adams Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Adams Central Junior-Senior High School

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