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Pershing Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Pershing Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 443 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 and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pershing Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic achievement, with lower standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in NSCAS/English Language Arts ranged from 27% to 46.75% at Pershing, compared to 56.02% to 58.04% for the Lincoln Public Schools district and 57.43% to 58.91% for the state of Nebraska. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.0% to 25.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Pershing Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.44% to 73.36% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools in the Lincoln Public Schools district, such as Eastridge Elementary School, Pershing Elementary consistently underperforms in academic achievement and has a lower overall ranking from SchoolDigger. The significant differences in performance between student subgroups at Pershing Elementary suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of different student populations. Despite these challenges, Pershing Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools over the past several years, indicating that the school may face systemic issues that require a comprehensive approach to improvement.

421

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,570

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6402 Judson St
Lincoln, NE 68507-2599

(402) 436-1160

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Pershing Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dawes Middle School
High:	Lincoln Northeast High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

Hispanic:

25.7%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (39% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2014

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg56%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

Pershing 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	15.6	377 of 428	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	403 of 459	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	354 of 457	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.2	235 of 442	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	324 of 452	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	277 of 450	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.9	334 of 459	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	384 of 480	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	389 of 488	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.1	278 of 483	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	328 of 485	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.6	348 of 480	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	63.9	162 of 473	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.6	362 of 502	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	469 of 471	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	458 of 478	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	32.0	347 of 430	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.9	249 of 418	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	294 of 349	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	256 of 337	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	176 of 318	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	229 of 349	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	270 of 341	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	36.2	82 of 108	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.3	33 of 81	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	19.0	279 of 312	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	174 of 259	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.8	70 of 264	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.7	192 of 298	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	127 of 281	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	339 of 366	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	283 of 356	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	178 of 328	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	283 of 367	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.1	142 of 347	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	64.7	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	10.2	253 of 261	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	376 of 385	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	324 of 388	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	224 of 368	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	347 of 391	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	284 of 391	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2023)24th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2023)16th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)11th percentile~ school

Male (2023)7th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-18 vs state

Mathematics37%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Pershing 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
Pershing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6402 Judson St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1160	421	36	11.8		236 (56.1%)	23 (5.5%)	108 (25.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.4%)								(n/a)	48.6		36.1	41.2				36.8			$17,570	$2,766	$12,988
Kahoa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 Leighton St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1147	432	29	14.7	26.6%	325 (75.2%)	14 (3.2%)	49 (11.3%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	60.6	122^nd of 294 public elementary schools	58.5%		74.2	100^th of 428 public elementary schools	76.6%	22	72.7	67.5	60.7	66.7	71.4	68.8	76.4	72.4	86.5	86.5	$14,050	$1,000	$11,594
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
Norwood Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4710 N 72nd St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1155	251	25	10.0		130 (51.8%)	21 (8.4%)	72 (28.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.4%)								(n/a)		40.0		31.9				39.0			$22,190	$4,068	$15,854
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
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
Meadow Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 Vine St	Lincoln	68505	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1151	523	42	12.4	55.3%	305 (58.3%)	21 (4.0%)	112 (21.4%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.9%)	10.6	273^rd of 294 public elementary schools	7.1%		37	299^th of 428 public elementary schools	30.1%	26	48.9	54.9	36.8	46.3	55.7	52.1	34.5	47.2	65.5	65.5	$16,740	$1,185	$13,492
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pershing Elementary School

What district is Pershing Elementary School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Pershing Elementary School?

Students at Pershing Elementary School are 56% White, 26% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pershing Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Dawes Middle School
High : Lincoln Northeast High School

How many students attend Pershing Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Pershing Elementary School.

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