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Bell Field Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4
Summary

Bell Field Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fremont, Nebraska, serving 307 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Fremont Public Schools district, which is ranked 181 out of 182 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bell Field Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Nebraska elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 386-446 out of 450-488 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state and district averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. For example, in 2023-2024, only 35% of 3rd and 4th-grade students were proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 58.91% and 58.98%, respectively. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates for 3rd and 4th-grade students were 39% and 37%, compared to the state averages of 60.65% and 59.96%.

The nearby schools within the Fremont Public Schools district, such as Milliken Park Elementary, Clarmar Elementary, Grant Elementary, Howard Elementary, and Linden Elementary, also perform poorly, with most ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Nebraska elementary schools. However, some nearby schools outside the Fremont district, such as Mead Elementary, Douglas County West Elementary, and Arlington Elementary, perform significantly better, with higher rankings, test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

282
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,509
Per pupil spending ?
69.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1240 E 11th Street
       Fremont, NE  68025-4321

(402) 727-3178

District: Fremont Public Schools


Students who attend Bell Field Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Fremont Middle School
    Johnson Crossing Academic Center (5-6)
High:    Fremont Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
62.8%
Hispanic:
28.0%
Two or more races:
7.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2024
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Nebraska average (34% vs 58% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2014
!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the Nebraska average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg41%
Nebraska avg58%
Not ranked this year
Bell Field Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
20249.3397 of 4287.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.3416 of 4599.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.5406 of 45711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202113.1397 of 44210.2%★☆☆☆☆
201915.2402 of 45211.1%★☆☆☆☆
201811.7409 of 4509.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201723.8388 of 45915.5%★☆☆☆☆
201617.1426 of 48011.3%★☆☆☆☆
201515.9446 of 4888.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201429.3386 of 48320.1%★☆☆☆☆
201338.8330 of 48532.0%★★☆☆☆
201246.6283 of 48041.0%★★☆☆☆
201135.6341 of 47327.9%★☆☆☆☆
201060.2196 of 50261.0%★★★☆☆
200952.5284 of 47139.7%★★☆☆☆
200859.9217 of 47854.6%★★★☆☆
200741.2306 of 43028.8%★☆☆☆☆
200638.1308 of 41826.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202315.8307 of 34912.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.5297 of 33711.9%★☆☆☆☆
202115.5286 of 31810.1%★☆☆☆☆
201919.5299 of 34914.3%★☆☆☆☆
201812.7311 of 3418.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202319.7278 of 31210.9%★☆☆☆☆
202223.6213 of 25917.8%★☆☆☆☆
202120.4228 of 26413.6%★☆☆☆☆
201922.9254 of 29814.8%★☆☆☆☆
201815.4259 of 2817.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202313.5333 of 3669.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.0344 of 3676.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.2333 of 3474.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
20240.7261 of 2610.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.5379 of 3851.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.4386 of 3880.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.8366 of 3680.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.1386 of 3911.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.5390 of 3910.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2023)12th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)11th percentile~ school
Male (2023)9th percentile~ school
White (2024)<1st percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics37%-21 vs state
English Language Arts31%-28 vs state

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Students at Bell Field Elementary School are 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Bell Field Elementary School.


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