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Huntington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
Summary

Huntington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 372 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.

Huntington Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently lower standardized test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 27% of 3rd graders, 35% of 4th graders, and 25.81% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 58.04%, 56.68%, and 56.02%, respectively. The school also has a much higher chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%, well above the district and state averages.

While Huntington Elementary School spends more per student ($20,320 in 2022-2023) compared to nearby schools, its academic performance is significantly lower. For example, Kahoa Elementary School, which is about 2 miles away, had much higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science in the 2023-2024 school year. Huntington's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

355
Students ?
9.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,970
Per pupil spending ?
81.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2900 N 46th St
       Lincoln, NE  68504-2099

(402) 436-1144

District: Lincoln Public Schools


Students who attend Huntington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Dawes Middle School
High:    Lincoln Northeast High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
38.0%
Hispanic:
27.6%
Two or more races:
16.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2024
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
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 24 pts below the Nebraska average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg56%
Nebraska avg58%
Not ranked this year
Huntington Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
96th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
20244.3418 of 4282.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.9426 of 4597.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.2423 of 4577.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.4399 of 4429.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.2431 of 4524.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.3378 of 45016.0%★☆☆☆☆
201718.3404 of 45912.0%★☆☆☆☆
201624.8402 of 48016.3%★☆☆☆☆
201525.1401 of 48817.8%★☆☆☆☆
201424.0409 of 48315.3%★☆☆☆☆
201325.9401 of 48517.3%★☆☆☆☆
201227.6387 of 48019.4%★☆☆☆☆
201151.3240 of 47349.3%★★☆☆☆
201030.7429 of 50214.5%★☆☆☆☆
200926.6438 of 4717.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200813.9468 of 4782.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200729.9361 of 43016.0%★☆☆☆☆
200627.0349 of 41816.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202313.1317 of 3499.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.5307 of 3378.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.0299 of 3186.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.9337 of 3493.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.5296 of 34113.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202363.234 of 10868.5%★★★☆☆
201867.920 of 8175.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
20248.9112 of 1120.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.7265 of 31215.1%★☆☆☆☆
202219.0228 of 25912.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.4223 of 26415.5%★☆☆☆☆
201912.2279 of 2986.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201844.6168 of 28140.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
20239.5341 of 3666.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.1325 of 3568.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.6287 of 32812.5%★☆☆☆☆
20196.5353 of 3673.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.3286 of 34717.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
201848.119 of 3036.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
20236.3380 of 3851.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.3388 of 3880.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.9365 of 3680.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.4391 of 3910.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.9371 of 3915.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2023)69th percentile+61 vs school
Special Education (2018)37th percentile+21 vs school
Female (2023)9th percentile~ school
Male (2023)7th percentile~ school
White (2023)1st percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts34%-24 vs state
Mathematics34%-24 vs state

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

Middle : Dawes Middle School
High : Lincoln Northeast High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Huntington Elementary School.

Students at Huntington Elementary School are 38% White, 28% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 13% African American, 4% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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