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Arnold Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Arnold Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 687 students. The school is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arnold Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Lincoln Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.58% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.66% for the district and 57.45% for the state. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.1% to 25.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.27% to 67.25% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Lincoln Public Schools district, such as Kooser Elementary School and Fredstrom Elementary School, Arnold Elementary School consistently underperforms. The school's declining statewide ranking, from being ranked 157 out of 480 Nebraska elementary schools in 2015-2016 to being ranked 264 out of 274 in 2024-2025, suggests a concerning trend of declining academic achievement. While the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, the stark differences in performance raise concerns about equity and the school's ability to meet the diverse needs of its student population.

673

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,307

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 Mike Scholl Street
Lincoln, NE 68524-2305

(402) 436-1120

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Arnold Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	School Middle School
High:	North Star High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.8%

Hispanic:

25.3%

Two or more races:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (38% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 50 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg56%

Nebraska avg58%

279^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 50 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	6.4	279 of 294	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	314 of 428	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	401 of 459	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	345 of 457	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	348 of 442	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	281 of 452	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	203 of 450	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	161 of 459	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.0	157 of 480	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.0	219 of 488	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.9	145 of 483	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	57.2	207 of 485	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.6	261 of 480	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	224 of 473	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.6	294 of 502	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	341 of 471	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.2	436 of 478	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	42.7	299 of 430	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.5	321 of 418	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	89.1	4 of 54	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	56.4	33 of 76	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	7 of 60	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	8 of 63	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	158 of 203	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	306 of 349	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	259 of 337	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	258 of 318	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	187 of 349	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	168 of 341	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	61.7	15 of 53	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	29 of 108	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	11 of 81	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	19 of 68	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	21 of 90	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	5 of 81	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	64 of 112	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	259 of 312	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	144 of 259	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	150 of 264	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	123 of 298	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	65 of 281	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	155 of 203	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	323 of 366	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	275 of 356	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	280 of 328	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	249 of 367	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	158 of 347	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	48.2	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2019	51.8	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2018	42.8	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	10.6	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	41 of 43	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	190 of 193	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	218 of 261	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	374 of 385	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	348 of 388	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	325 of 368	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	273 of 391	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	208 of 391	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+66 vs school

Hispanic (2024)72nd percentile+45 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)50th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)43rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2024)24th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2022)3rd percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-17 vs state

Mathematics34%-24 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
Arnold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Mike Scholl Street	Lincoln	68524	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1120	673	54	12.5		322 (47.8%)	65 (9.7%)	170 (25.3%)	26 (3.9%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (12.2%)	6.4	279^th of 294 public elementary schools	5.1%		34.4	314^th of 428 public elementary schools	26.6%	35	39.6	50.0	34.7		41.5	37.5				34.4			$16,307	$2,106	$12,517
Fredstrom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 N W 10th	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1140	443	30	14.7	36.1%	309 (69.8%)	16 (3.6%)	49 (11.1%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.3%)	54.8	141^st of 294 public elementary schools	52.0%		64.7	156^th of 428 public elementary schools	63.6%	15	65.3	68.2	65.2		66.2	72.0	66.7	59.4		66.2	88.4	88.4	$15,961	$1,327	$12,775
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
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
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3425 N 14th St	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1124	773	68	11.4		323 (41.8%)	132 (17.1%)	196 (25.4%)	38 (4.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.0%)	4.1	287^th of 294 public elementary schools	2.4%		21.8	352^nd of 428 public elementary schools	17.8%	65	38.2	45.0	38.8		40.7	39.8	40.0	39.7		39.8			$15,948	$2,148	$12,350
Kooser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 N 13th Street	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1146	929	60	15.4	46.0%	560 (60.3%)	70 (7.5%)	110 (11.8%)	110 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (7.9%)	18.8	259^th of 294 public elementary schools	11.9%		49.5	255^th of 428 public elementary schools	40.4%	4	54.3	55.6	52.3		54.0	58.6	45.8	53.6		52.6	72.9	72.9	$12,387	$928	$10,281
Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Dodge St	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1129	669	54	12.4		267 (39.9%)	99 (14.8%)	143 (21.4%)	75 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	81 (12.1%)	4.7	285^th of 294 public elementary schools	3.1%		11	393^rd of 428 public elementary schools	8.2%	108	39.8	43.6			37.4	45.5	37.2			38.7			$16,528	$2,201	$12,572
Malcolm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10000 N W 112th St	Malcolm	68402	Lancaster County	Malcolm Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 796-2151	341	22	15.4	17.6%	323 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	81.8	35^th of 294 public elementary schools	88.1%		81.3	64^th of 428 public elementary schools	85.0%	29	70.6	73.9	86.5	85.1	79.1	80.4			74.5	84.7			$16,250	$650	$13,886
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arnold Elementary School

Is Arnold Elementary School a good school?

Arnold Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Nebraska elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Arnold Elementary School?

Students at Arnold Elementary School are 48% White, 25% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Arnold Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Arnold Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Arnold Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : School Middle School
High : North Star High School

What district is Arnold Elementary School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

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