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Clinton Elementary School

Q: How many students attend Clinton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Clinton Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Clinton Elementary School?

Students at Clinton Elementary School are 38% White, 26% Hispanic, 22% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Clinton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Clinton Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Culler Middle School High : North Star High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Clinton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 407 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, which is ranked 130 out of 182 districts in the state.

Clinton Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic metrics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 31% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 58.04% for the Lincoln Public Schools district and 58.91% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.1% to 29.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Clinton Elementary School is located near several other Huntington, Belmont, Randolph, Campbell, McPhee, Brownell, Hartley, Elliott, and Riley Elementary Schools, these nearby schools generally outperform Clinton Elementary School in academic metrics. The school's challenges do not appear to be solely due to its geographic location or a lack of funding, as it has a relatively high per-student spending comparable to or higher than nearby schools.

457

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,036

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1520 N 29th St
Lincoln, NE 68503-1599

(402) 436-1132

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Clinton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Culler Middle School
High:	North Star High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.9%

Hispanic:

25.8%

African American:

21.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (36% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg56%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

Clinton Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	7.5	405 of 428	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	405 of 459	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	405 of 457	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	394 of 442	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	419 of 452	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	415 of 450	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	403 of 459	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.1	393 of 480	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	418 of 488	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	425 of 483	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	387 of 485	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.9	442 of 480	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	37.9	327 of 473	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.0	418 of 502	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	463 of 471	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	465 of 478	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	31.2	354 of 430	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.4	333 of 418	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	71.2	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	44 of 54	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	38 of 76	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.6	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2021	53.1	19 of 47	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	43 of 60	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	33 of 63	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	1.9	203 of 203	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	313 of 349	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	298 of 337	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	269 of 318	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	328 of 349	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	323 of 341	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	55.4	47 of 108	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	57 of 90	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	63 of 81	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	15.2	106 of 112	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	229 of 312	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	192 of 259	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	205 of 264	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	261 of 298	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	244 of 281	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	185 of 203	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	312 of 366	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	323 of 356	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	312 of 328	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	340 of 367	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	310 of 347	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	310 of 385	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	316 of 388	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	339 of 368	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	390 of 391	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	383 of 391	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)70th percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2023)56th percentile+45 vs school

White (2023)19th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-17 vs state

English Language Arts30%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Clinton Elementary School

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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
Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 N 29th St	Lincoln	68503	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1132	457	42	10.9		173 (37.9%)	99 (21.7%)	118 (25.8%)	28 (6.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)								(n/a)				30.3				41.4			$19,036	$2,942	$14,026
Hartley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	730 N 33rd St	Lincoln	68503	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1139	341	33	10.3		109 (32.0%)	67 (19.6%)	92 (27.0%)	21 (6.2%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.2%)	4.6	286^th of 294 public elementary schools	2.7%		11.7	391^st of 428 public elementary schools	8.6%	105	29.8	53.3	21.8	34.0	31.9		32.7	33.3			$20,889	$3,049	$15,810
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
Riley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5021 Orchard St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1164	276	25	11.1		151 (54.7%)	28 (10.1%)	53 (19.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.5%)	33.5	219^th of 294 public elementary schools	25.5%		27.9	331^st of 428 public elementary schools	22.7%	112	51.2	48.9		46.8			56.9	44.6	88.2	88.2	$17,825	$2,509	$13,392
Huntington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 N 46th St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1144	355	36	9.7		135 (38.0%)	45 (12.7%)	98 (27.6%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.9%)								(n/a)				34.5				34.5			$20,970	$3,465	$15,322
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
Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1024 S 37th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1163	452	37	12.0		262 (58.0%)	34 (7.5%)	80 (17.7%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.6%)	36.7	209^th of 294 public elementary schools	28.9%		46.5	267^th of 428 public elementary schools	37.6%	58	64.9	52.0	55.4	57.5	63.6		58.1	55.3	83.8	83.8	$16,298	$2,201	$12,521
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
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
Donald D Sherrill Education Center - Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 N 56th St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1924	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Clinton Elementary School?

Students at Clinton Elementary School are 38% White, 26% Hispanic, 22% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is Clinton Elementary School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Clinton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Culler Middle School
High : North Star High School

How many students attend Clinton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Clinton Elementary School.

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