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North Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

North Park Elementary is a public elementary school serving 299 students in grades PK-4 in Columbus, Nebraska, which is part of the Columbus Public Schools district.

While North Park Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending, the school's performance lags behind its peers. It has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.2% to 21.1%, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Centennial Elementary (19.3%) and Emerson Elementary (19.3%). North Park Elementary's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are also generally below the state and district averages, with only 53.13% of 3rd graders and 55.77% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 57.45% and 59.59%, respectively.

Additionally, North Park Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 52.27% to 58.19% over the past few years, which is higher than the rates of nearby schools like Lost Creek Elementary (51.12%) and West Park Elementary (59.31%). The school's performance has also declined over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking and star rating from SchoolDigger.

304

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,214

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 31st St
Columbus, NE 68602-0947

(402) 563-7070

District: Columbus Public Schools

Students who attend North Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Columbus Middle School
High:	Columbus High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.1%

White:

32.2%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 55 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg44%

Nebraska avg58%

228^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 54 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Columbus Public Schools

114^th of 118Columbus 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	29.7	228 of 294	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	334 of 428	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	364 of 459	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	330 of 457	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	299 of 442	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	241 of 452	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	225 of 450	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.1	298 of 459	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.9	196 of 480	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.6	113 of 488	76.8%	★★★★☆
2014	69.9	109 of 483	77.4%	★★★★☆
2013	64.0	153 of 485	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	205 of 480	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.2	134 of 473	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	63.8	157 of 502	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	27.6	436 of 471	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	45.8	354 of 478	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	56.9	221 of 430	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.9	341 of 418	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	26 of 54	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	49 of 76	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.9	2 of 60	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	9 of 63	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	161 of 203	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	275 of 349	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	222 of 337	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	161 of 318	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	242 of 349	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	133 of 341	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	74 of 108	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	63 of 81	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	38 of 68	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.5	13 of 90	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	32 of 81	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	37.2	219 of 312	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	166 of 259	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	171 of 264	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.1	66 of 298	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	122 of 281	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	28.8	162 of 203	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	284 of 366	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	281 of 356	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	262 of 328	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	153 of 367	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	153 of 347	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	44.6	220 of 385	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.4	132 of 388	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	187 of 368	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	167 of 391	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	85 of 391	78.3%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+30 vs school

White (2023)43rd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2023)31st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)30th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)21st percentile~ school

Male (2024)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%~ state avg

English Language Arts54%-4 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
North Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2200 31st St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7070	304	20	15.5	58.9%	98 (32.2%)	3 (1.0%)	198 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	29.7	228^th of 294 public elementary schools	22.4%		26.5	334^th of 428 public elementary schools	22.0%	106	53.1	55.8			54.3	62.5				57.8			$15,214	$1,006	$12,874
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2410 20th St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7030	286	15	19.7	62.9%	109 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	171 (59.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32.5	222^nd of 294 public elementary schools	24.5%		14.6	382^nd of 428 public elementary schools	10.7%	160	44.9				41.5	61.2	71.1			66.0			$14,803	$1,439	$11,738
Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3772 33rd Ave	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7045	318	25	12.7	52.2%	158 (49.7%)	14 (4.4%)	136 (42.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	11.4	270^th of 294 public elementary schools	8.2%		19.2	360^th of 428 public elementary schools	15.9%	90	43.1	41.5			42.2	61.5	42.7			51.0			$16,200	$1,748	$13,128
West Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4100 Adamy St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7075	215	14	15.3	58.6%	88 (40.9%)	4 (1.9%)	119 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)	50.0				56.8		59.0			56.8			$15,259	$1,473	$12,585
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Centennial St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-8180	353	25	14.1	62.0%	140 (39.7%)	4 (1.1%)	199 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	24.9	239^th of 294 public elementary schools	18.7%		31.7	321^st of 428 public elementary schools	25.0%	82	52.2	50.0			51.1	68.7	51.4			59.6			$15,013	$956	$12,710
Shell Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16786 280th St	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 564-8008	373	27	13.5	26.5%	284 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	54.6	143^rd of 294 public elementary schools	51.4%		69.9	128^th of 428 public elementary schools	70.1%	15	58.1	79.3	58.2	64.0	65.2	60.5	77.4	67.3	64.0	67.7	89.1	89.1	$14,247	$1,072	$11,675
Platte Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 Platte St	Platte Center	68653	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 246-3465	168	12	14.4	49.4%	107 (63.7%)	1 (0.6%)	58 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)				75.0	69.2			52.4		69.2			$16,465	$1,842	$13,195
Bellwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	612 Park St	Bellwood	68624	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 538-4805	78	9	8.6	52.6%	61 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)										63.6			$33,338	$1,519	$27,161
Schuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2404 Denver	Schuyler	68661	Colfax County	Schuyler Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 352-9940	715	53	13.4	51.7%	42 (5.9%)	26 (3.6%)	637 (89.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	40.7	199^th of 294 public elementary schools	32.3%		36.3	304^th of 428 public elementary schools	29.0%	105	49.3	39.3	45.5		45.1	76.4	59.0	80.8		72.0	89.9	89.9	$15,989	$1,495	$12,729
Schuyler Elementary-Fisher's	Public	PK, KG-7	1098 Road J	Schuyler	68661	Colfax County	Schuyler Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 352-3700	31	4	7.2	35.5%	14 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)								(n/a)													$19,141	$963	$16,326

Frequently Asked Questions about North Park Elementary

What schools do graduates of North Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbus Middle School
High : Columbus High School

What is the racial makeup of North Park Elementary?

Students at North Park Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 32% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is North Park Elementary in?

Columbus Public Schools

Is North Park Elementary a good school?

North Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Nebraska elementary schools.

How many students attend North Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended North Park Elementary.

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