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Mead Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Mead Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Mead, Nebraska, with 158 students. The school is part of the Mead Public Schools district, which is ranked 36 out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mead Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had higher proficiency rates than the state in English Language Arts (ELA) for grades 4-6, but lower proficiency rates in Mathematics for grades 4 and 6. However, in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state and district in both ELA and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. The school's performance has declined over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 204 out of 480 Nebraska elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 139 out of 428 in 2023-2024. When compared to nearby high-performing schools like Westridge Elementary School and Blue Sage Elementary, Mead Elementary School's performance is generally lower.

Another area of concern for Mead Elementary School is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.3% to 21.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Addressing this issue could be a priority for the school and Mead Public Schools district. Overall, Mead Elementary School's declining academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates suggest the need for targeted interventions and improvements to ensure the best possible outcomes for its students.

141

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,387

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 N Elm
Mead, NE 68041-0158

(402) 624-6465

District: Mead Public Schools

Students who attend Mead Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Mead High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Hispanic:

7.8%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2014 → 68th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (68% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg69%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

Mead Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

1^st of 118Mead 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	67.3	139 of 428	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	368 of 459	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	350 of 457	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	228 of 442	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	252 of 452	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	279 of 450	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.4	297 of 459	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.0	204 of 480	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.5	181 of 488	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.1	303 of 483	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.4	191 of 485	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	17.7	433 of 480	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	408 of 473	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.3	244 of 502	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.5	129 of 471	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	69.8	76 of 478	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.3	78 of 430	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.7	101 of 418	75.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	55.3	160 of 367	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	217 of 347	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	9.6	373 of 385	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	366 of 388	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	201 of 368	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	275 of 391	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	274 of 391	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2019)56th percentile+12 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+11 vs state

Mathematics66%+8 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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th 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
Mead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 N Elm	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 624-6465	141	12	11.7	29.8%	129 (91.5%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			72.2	66.7	70.2					65.7			$24,387	$537	$20,614
Yutan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	902 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 625-2141	272	21	12.8	20.6%	250 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	87.6	21^st of 294 public elementary schools	92.9%		87.7	28^th of 428 public elementary schools	93.5%	7	84.9	81.8	85.0	77.8	82.4	81.8			77.8	86.6			$18,005	$639	$14,302
Wahoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2056 N Hackberry	Wahoo	68066	Saunders County	Wahoo Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 443-4250	475	34	14.0	27.6%	419 (88.2%)	7 (1.5%)	38 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	49.1	159^th of 294 public elementary schools	45.9%		81.1	65^th of 428 public elementary schools	84.8%	94	58.5	63.0	56.1		59.3	67.0	74.1	60.6		67.6	90.9	90.9	$16,787	$2,037	$12,541
Douglas County West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 S Center St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 359-2151	537	40	13.5	29.2%	444 (82.7%)	7 (1.3%)	57 (10.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	42.3	188^th of 294 public elementary schools	36.1%		65	153^rd of 428 public elementary schools	64.3%	35	61.7	60.9	63.3		61.9	65.0	66.3	60.8		64.1	82.3	82.3	$14,585	$630	$13,680
Blue Sage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 S 215th Street	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-3577	664	44	14.9	2.9%	513 (77.3%)	14 (2.1%)	27 (4.1%)	76 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	92.4	8^th of 294 public elementary schools	97.3%		96	2^nd of 428 public elementary schools	99.5%	6	91.1	87.5	86.3		88.5	93.5	93.8	83.3		90.2	90.2	90.2	$11,667	$522	$10,153
Skyline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 S 210th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-3433	370	26	14.2	5.9%	329 (88.9%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (3.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.4%)	94.4	3^rd of 294 public elementary schools	99.0%		95	5^th of 428 public elementary schools	98.8%	2	83.6	87.7	91.2		87.6		87.7			91.4			$12,746	$134	$11,619
Cedar Bluffs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 E Main St	Cedar Bluffs	68015	Saunders County	Cedar Bluffs Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 628-2060	250	20	12.7	45.2%	239 (95.6%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	46.9	172^nd of 294 public elementary schools	41.5%		53.4	241^st of 428 public elementary schools	43.7%	69	80.0	50.0			61.0	85.7	59.4	50.0		64.8			$20,767	$1,504	$16,331
Iron Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4545 Geroge B Lake Parkway	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 289-9360	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	317 W Washington St	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3164	417	27	15.3	81.1%	72 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	337 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)													$13,820	$1,438	$11,091
Westridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 N 206th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2559	346	24	14.1	13.9%	272 (78.6%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	24 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	85	29^th of 294 public elementary schools	90.1%		89.9	19^th of 428 public elementary schools	95.6%	10	75.4	82.4	80.0		79.0	73.9	86.3	90.0		83.0			$13,879	$277	$12,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Mead Elementary School

What district is Mead Elementary School in?

Mead Public Schools

How many students attend Mead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Mead Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mead Elementary School?

Students at Mead Elementary School are 91% White, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Mead Elementary School attend?

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

High : Mead High School

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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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