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Saratoga Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Saratoga Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 225 students. However, the school has consistently struggled, ranking in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools over the past 10 years and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance.

Saratoga Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic achievement, with proficiency rates on state assessments well below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 44.44% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 57.45% statewide and 54.66% in the Lincoln Public Schools district. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.1% to 25.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Saratoga has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70-77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Saratoga Elementary to other nearby schools in the Lincoln Public Schools district, it consistently underperforms. For instance, Rousseau Elementary and Randolph Elementary, both within a 2-mile radius, have significantly higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and higher SchoolDigger rankings than Saratoga. Despite the school's challenges, Saratoga has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and spends more per student compared to the district and state averages, suggesting that the school's struggles may not be solely due to a lack of resources.

216

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,915

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2215 S 13th St
Lincoln, NE 68502-3699

(402) 436-1166

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Saratoga Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Irving Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

22.7%

Two or more races:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (51% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

Nebraska avg58%

252^nd of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	20.3	252 of 294	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	286 of 428	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	352 of 459	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	398 of 457	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	383 of 442	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	341 of 452	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	379 of 450	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	336 of 459	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	390 of 480	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.7	370 of 488	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.7	330 of 483	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.1	413 of 485	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	396 of 480	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.5	236 of 473	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.5	145 of 502	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	32.8	420 of 471	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	452 of 478	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	385 of 430	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	397 of 418	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	278 of 349	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	253 of 337	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	275 of 318	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	263 of 349	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	283 of 341	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	38.8	213 of 312	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	173 of 259	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	203 of 264	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	147 of 298	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	198 of 281	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	27.4	287 of 366	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	267 of 328	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	240 of 367	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	274 of 347	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	24.0	318 of 385	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	328 of 388	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	358 of 368	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	349 of 391	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	375 of 391	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2023)20th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)17th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-7 vs state

Mathematics50%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Saratoga 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
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			$24,915	$3,900	$18,206
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	$18,871	$2,828	$14,312
Everett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1123 C St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1159	480	44	10.9		147 (30.6%)	58 (12.1%)	209 (43.5%)	30 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)								(n/a)				31.4				27.5			$20,340	$2,992	$14,636
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
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	$16,042	$1,050	$13,306
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	$15,037	$1,185	$11,816
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
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	$14,642	$1,046	$12,039
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
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	$15,978	$973	$13,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Saratoga Elementary School

How many students attend Saratoga Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Saratoga Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Saratoga Elementary School?

Students at Saratoga Elementary School are 47% White, 23% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 9% African American, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Saratoga Elementary School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

Is Saratoga Elementary School a good school?

Saratoga Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Nebraska elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Saratoga Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Irving Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

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