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Roper Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Roper Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 851 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roper Elementary School faces several challenges compared to nearby schools in the district. Its academic performance, as measured by NSCAS test proficiency rates, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Roper's 3rd grade proficiency rates were 49.09% in English Language Arts and 52.73% in Mathematics, compared to the district averages of 54.66% and 56.14%, respectively. The school also has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.2% to 25.6% in recent years, and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.29% to 58.17%.

Roper Elementary School's performance is also lower than nearby schools like Beattie Elementary, Prescott Elementary, and Saratoga Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Roper's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from a high of 208 out of 488 Nebraska elementary schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 251 out of 274 in 2024-2025, suggesting a concerning trend in the school's performance.

850

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,250

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2323 S Coddington St
Lincoln, NE 68522-1849

(402) 436-1170

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Roper Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Park Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.4%

Hispanic:

20.9%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (53% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg59%

Nebraska avg61%

266^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 48 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Lincoln Public Schools

96^th of 118Lincoln 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	13.6	266 of 294	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	297 of 428	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	353 of 459	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	323 of 457	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	270 of 442	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	240 of 452	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	216 of 450	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.4	231 of 459	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.4	244 of 480	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.1	208 of 488	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.3	275 of 483	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.2	272 of 485	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.6	211 of 480	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	88.1	33 of 473	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	63.5	160 of 502	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.0	396 of 471	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.2	349 of 478	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.5	248 of 430	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.6	229 of 418	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	84.3	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	64.5	15 of 54	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	34 of 76	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	14 of 47	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	6 of 63	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	88 of 90	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	150 of 203	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	268 of 349	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	240 of 337	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	223 of 318	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	166 of 349	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	160 of 341	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	67 of 108	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	57 of 81	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	44 of 68	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	38 of 90	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	21 of 81	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	88 of 112	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	220 of 312	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	149 of 259	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	151 of 264	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	138 of 298	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	101 of 281	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	83 of 90	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	147 of 203	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	270 of 366	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	255 of 356	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	212 of 328	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	202 of 367	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	184 of 347	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	39.4	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2018	36.7	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	53 of 57	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	37 of 43	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	29 of 30	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	170 of 193	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	221 of 261	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	336 of 385	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	266 of 388	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	185 of 368	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	232 of 391	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	199 of 391	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)85th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2024)66th percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)25th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)21st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)7th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science70%-10 vs state

English Language Arts52%-7 vs state

Mathematics48%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Really love this school. My son attend it. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

My two oldest go there (1st and 3rd) and my youngest will start kindergarten next year. They love their teachers and have had nothing but great experiences thus far. Close Quote

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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 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
Roper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 S Coddington St	Lincoln	68522	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1170	850	58	14.6	55.5%	445 (52.4%)	82 (9.6%)	178 (20.9%)	76 (8.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.5%)	13.6	266^th of 294 public elementary schools	9.5%		37.7	297^th of 428 public elementary schools	30.6%	31	49.1	60.3	45.7	51.7	52.7	51.2	42.0	48.3	69.6	69.6	$14,250	$921	$11,404
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Capitol Beach Blvd	Lincoln	68528	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1149	418	33	12.7		188 (45.0%)	75 (17.9%)	105 (25.1%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.0%)								(n/a)				32.2				29.9			$16,155	$1,842	$12,766
Saratoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 S 13th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1166	216	22	9.9		101 (46.8%)	20 (9.3%)	49 (22.7%)	7 (3.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.7%)	20.3	252^nd of 294 public elementary schools	14.3%		41.1	286^th of 428 public elementary schools	33.2%	34	44.4		57.6	52.0	50.0		57.6	50.0			$24,915	$3,900	$18,206
Everett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1123 C St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1159	480	44	10.9		147 (30.6%)	58 (12.1%)	209 (43.5%)	30 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)								(n/a)				31.4				27.5			$20,340	$2,992	$14,636
McPhee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Goodhue Blvd	Lincoln	68508	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1150	302	30	9.9		84 (27.8%)	49 (16.2%)	124 (41.1%)	21 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)								(n/a)				35.9				30.5			$22,214	$3,369	$16,734
Beattie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Calvert St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1123	333	27	12.4	35.4%	246 (73.9%)	12 (3.6%)	32 (9.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.8%)	43.4	185^th of 294 public elementary schools	37.1%		68.1	136^th of 428 public elementary schools	68.2%	49	67.7	50.8	69.2	62.6	57.4	52.3	69.2	59.6	87.7	87.7	$16,042	$1,050	$13,306
Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 S 20th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1161	485	45	10.8		224 (46.2%)	64 (13.2%)	116 (23.9%)	35 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	11.9	269^th of 294 public elementary schools	8.5%		42	283^rd of 428 public elementary schools	33.9%	14	56.8	47.4	46.4	50.0	51.4	44.7	40.5	45.3	73.8	73.8	$18,871	$2,828	$14,312
West Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	630 W Dawes Ave	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1168	463	40	11.6		177 (38.2%)	46 (9.9%)	182 (39.3%)	12 (2.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	1.3	294^th of 294 public elementary schools	0.0%		17.9	368^th of 428 public elementary schools	14.0%	74	31.0	35.4		31.5			24.7	28.7			$16,533	$2,051	$12,960
Elliott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 S 25th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1136	397	41	9.7		85 (21.4%)	39 (9.8%)	154 (38.8%)	71 (17.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	1.4	292^nd of 294 public elementary schools	0.7%		13.1	386^th of 428 public elementary schools	9.8%	94	33.7	33.3		32.3	31.3			30.9			$21,853	$2,952	$16,185
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Plymouth Ave	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1167	352	25	13.9	18.2%	292 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	83.5	33^rd of 294 public elementary schools	88.8%		91.1	15^th of 428 public elementary schools	96.5%	18	88.1	87.3	80.6	85.0	84.8		68.1	81.7	91.7	91.7	$15,037	$1,185	$11,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Roper Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Roper Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Park Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

How many students attend Roper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 850 students attended Roper Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Roper Elementary School?

Students at Roper Elementary School are 52% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Is Roper Elementary School a good school?

Roper Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Nebraska elementary schools.

What district is Roper Elementary School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

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