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Hartley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Hartley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 333 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.

Hartley Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.79% of 3rd-grade students at Hartley were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.66% for the district and 57.45% for the state. Similarly, in Math, only 31.91% of 3rd-graders at Hartley were proficient or better, compared to 56.14% for the district and 60.26% for the state. The school also has significantly higher rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.3% to 25.6% over the past few years, compared to the state average.

Despite spending more per student ($20,889 in 2023-2024) than nearby Huntington Elementary, McPhee Elementary, and other Lincoln Public Schools, Hartley Elementary's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages. This suggests that the school may not be effectively allocating its resources to address the specific needs of its student population.

341

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,889

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 N 33rd St
Lincoln, NE 68503-3298

(402) 436-1139

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Hartley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Culler Middle School
High:	Lincoln Northeast High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.0%

Hispanic:

27.0%

African American:

19.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (34% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg56%

Nebraska avg58%

286^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	4.6	286 of 294	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	391 of 428	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	415 of 459	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	401 of 457	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	374 of 442	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	400 of 452	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	410 of 450	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	429 of 459	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	432 of 480	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	445 of 488	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	405 of 483	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	395 of 485	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	370 of 480	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	60.2	180 of 473	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	27.3	450 of 502	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	471 of 471	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.8	461 of 478	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.1	389 of 430	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	66.2	135 of 418	67.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	72.2	13 of 76	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	7 of 47	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.6	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	48 of 63	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	156 of 203	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	303 of 349	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	300 of 337	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	297 of 318	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	309 of 349	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	312 of 341	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	55.9	46 of 108	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	18 of 81	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	7 of 68	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	58.7	35 of 90	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.0	68 of 81	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	93 of 112	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	221 of 312	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	202 of 259	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	175 of 264	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	243 of 298	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	236 of 281	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	5.2	201 of 203	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	332 of 366	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	321 of 356	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	295 of 328	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	319 of 367	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	327 of 347	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	10.6	252 of 261	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	345 of 385	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	381 of 388	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	364 of 368	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	377 of 391	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	388 of 391	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)83rd percentile+73 vs school

Hispanic (2023)57th percentile+48 vs school

Female (2024)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-25 vs state

Mathematics33%-25 vs state

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Friday, August 29, 2014

Great school with wonderful, caring teachers. Love the diversity! Close Quote

Schools Near Hartley 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Brownell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Aylesworth Ave	Lincoln	68505	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1127	325	27	11.8		188 (57.8%)	25 (7.7%)	55 (16.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (16.6%)	28.7	230^th of 294 public elementary schools	21.8%		18.8	364^th of 428 public elementary schools	15.0%	134	54.0		54.7	49.7	62.0			48.4	79.3	79.3	$17,156	$2,568	$12,691
Eastridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6245 L St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1135	264	17	15.1	30.3%	212 (80.3%)	7 (2.7%)	24 (9.1%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	52.2	151^st of 294 public elementary schools	48.6%		70.5	123^rd of 428 public elementary schools	71.3%	28	60.4	83.3	64.9	69.9	60.4	72.9	56.8	63.9			$14,934	$1,672	$11,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartley Elementary School

What district is Hartley Elementary School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

Is Hartley Elementary School a good school?

Hartley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Nebraska elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hartley Elementary School?

Students at Hartley Elementary School are 32% White, 27% Hispanic, 20% African American, 13% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Hartley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Culler Middle School
High : Lincoln Northeast High School

How many students attend Hartley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Hartley Elementary School.

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