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Rousseau Elementary School

Q: Is Rousseau Elementary School a good school?

Rousseau Elementary School ranks 164 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Rousseau Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 558 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, Rousseau consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, ranking in the top 10% of Nebraska elementary schools.

Rousseau's academic excellence is evident, with 68.82% of its 3rd-grade students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 54.66% and 56.14% for the district, respectively. However, the school faces some challenges, including fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates and relatively lower performance for special education and low socioeconomic status students. Nearby schools, such as Sheridan Elementary, have demonstrated even stronger academic results, providing potential insights for Rousseau to consider.

While Rousseau Elementary School has a history of academic excellence, its statewide ranking has declined in recent years, from 14th in 2015-2016 to 154th in 2024-2025. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and targeting interventions to support special education and low socioeconomic status students could help Rousseau maintain its position as a top-performing elementary school in Nebraska.

587

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,739

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 S 33rd St
Lincoln, NE 68506-3899

(402) 436-1165

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Rousseau Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Irving Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (67% vs 61% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 53 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg59%

Nebraska avg61%

164^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 53 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	47.6	164 of 294	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.2	135 of 428	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	95 of 459	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	42 of 457	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	66 of 442	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	51 of 452	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	29 of 450	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	89.5	14 of 459	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.9	14 of 480	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	92.4	13 of 488	97.3%	★★★★★
2014	90.7	15 of 483	96.9%	★★★★★
2013	89.5	23 of 485	95.3%	★★★★★
2012	79.5	60 of 480	87.5%	★★★★☆
2011	94.8	11 of 473	97.7%	★★★★★
2010	79.8	34 of 502	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	46.7	331 of 471	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	59.2	230 of 478	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.3	62 of 430	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	71 of 418	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	61 of 90	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	101 of 203	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	119 of 349	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.9	55 of 337	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	75 of 318	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	64 of 349	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	24 of 341	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	48 of 112	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	39 of 312	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	7 of 259	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	29 of 264	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	15 of 298	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	24 of 281	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	68 of 90	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	66.4	65 of 203	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	55 of 366	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	27 of 356	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	44 of 328	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	32 of 367	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	25 of 347	92.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	51.4	34 of 57	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.8	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	106 of 193	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	87 of 261	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.2	83 of 385	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	44 of 388	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	57 of 368	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	48 of 391	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	15 of 391	96.2%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)40th percentile-39 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science82%~ state avg

Mathematics66%+8 vs state

English Language Arts64%+6 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 (2025)
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
Rousseau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 S 33rd St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1165	587	39	14.8	41.7%	379 (64.6%)	32 (5.5%)	87 (14.8%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.6%)	47.6	164^th of 294 public elementary schools	44.2%		68.2	135^th of 428 public elementary schools	68.5%	29	68.8	61.1	62.9	64.3	68.8	70.0	58.4	65.8	82.0	82.0	$14,739	$537	$12,247
Calvert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3709 S 46th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1130	337	26	12.7	52.5%	205 (60.8%)	20 (5.9%)	44 (13.1%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.5%)	10.9	271^st of 294 public elementary schools	7.8%		21.2	353^rd of 428 public elementary schools	17.5%	82	53.1	40.9	47.3	47.3	46.9			41.2	70.9	70.9	$18,371	$1,136	$14,882
Sheridan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Plymouth Ave	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1167	352	25	13.9	18.2%	292 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	83.5	33^rd of 294 public elementary schools	88.8%		91.1	15^th of 428 public elementary schools	96.5%	18	88.1	87.3	80.6	85.0	84.8		68.1	81.7	91.7	91.7	$15,991	$676	$13,037
Beattie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Calvert St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1123	333	27	12.4	35.4%	246 (73.9%)	12 (3.6%)	32 (9.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.8%)	43.4	185^th of 294 public elementary schools	37.1%		68.1	136^th of 428 public elementary schools	68.2%	49	67.7	50.8	69.2	62.6	57.4	52.3	69.2	59.6	87.7	87.7	$17,283	$644	$14,810
Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Tipperary Trail	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1142	402	30	13.6	31.1%	287 (71.4%)	20 (5.0%)	48 (11.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	39.1	202^nd of 294 public elementary schools	31.3%		63.6	169^th of 428 public elementary schools	60.5%	33	57.1	62.1	54.7	58.0	58.6	62.1	71.9	64.0	84.4	84.4	$15,491	$445	$13,121
Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 S 20th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1161	485	45	10.8		224 (46.2%)	64 (13.2%)	116 (23.9%)	35 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	11.9	269^th of 294 public elementary schools	8.5%		42	283^rd of 428 public elementary schools	33.9%	14	56.8	47.4	46.4	50.0	51.4	44.7	40.5	45.3	73.8	73.8	$19,690	$2,533	$15,240
Zeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 S 52nd St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1169	360	27	13.2	37.8%	240 (66.7%)	19 (5.3%)	57 (15.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.8%)	24	242^nd of 294 public elementary schools	17.7%		58.4	214^th of 428 public elementary schools	50.0%	28	60.3	61.2	45.3	55.6	56.9	43.3		47.1	79.7	79.7	$15,691	$454	$13,534
Saratoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 S 13th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1166	216	22	9.9		101 (46.8%)	20 (9.3%)	49 (22.7%)	7 (3.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.7%)	20.3	252^nd of 294 public elementary schools	14.3%		41.1	286^th of 428 public elementary schools	33.2%	34	44.4		57.6	52.0	50.0		57.6	50.0			$24,332	$3,498	$17,721
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	$17,213	$1,489	$13,288
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Sumner St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1143	402	29	13.7	51.7%	261 (64.9%)	20 (5.0%)	42 (10.4%)	15 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (15.7%)	19.7	255^th of 294 public elementary schools	13.3%		35.5	308^th of 428 public elementary schools	28.0%	53	57.7	56.9	48.3	54.4	55.8	38.9		45.7			$17,147	$994	$14,135

Frequently Asked Questions about Rousseau Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Rousseau Elementary School?

Students at Rousseau Elementary School are 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

Is Rousseau Elementary School a good school?

Rousseau Elementary School ranks 164^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Rousseau Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Irving Middle School

How many students attend Rousseau Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Rousseau Elementary School.

What district is Rousseau Elementary School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

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