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Bel Air Elementary School

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Bel Air Elementary School ranks 127 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Bel Air Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Norfolk, Nebraska, with 324 students. It is part of the Norfolk Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 115 districts in the state. However, Bel Air Elementary has consistently been ranked in the top 100 elementary schools in Nebraska over the past several years, with a current ranking of 122 out of 274 schools.

Bel Air Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance. The school consistently outperforms the Norfolk Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates for 3rd and 4th grade students. For example, in 2024-2025, 74.19% of 3rd graders at Bel Air were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 64.15% for the district and 57.45% for the state. Bel Air Elementary has also been ranked in the top 100 elementary schools in Nebraska for the past several years, with a high ranking of 49 out of 459 schools in 2022-2023, placing it well above the district's overall ranking.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Norfolk Public Schools district, such as Woodland Park, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Washington, Bel Air Elementary outperforms them in terms of test scores, student performance rankings, and student group rankings. However, when compared to elementary schools in other districts, such as Stanton, Pierce, and Battle Creek, Bel Air's performance, while still strong, is not as dominant, suggesting there may be additional factors contributing to the success of these other schools.

333

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,186

Per pupil spending ?

30.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 N 18th St
Norfolk, NE 68701

(402) 644-2539

District: Norfolk Public Schools

Students who attend Bel Air Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Norfolk Junior High School
	Norfolk Middle School
High:	Norfolk Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.1%

Hispanic:

17.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (69% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Above the Nebraska median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg58%

Nebraska avg58%

127^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Norfolk Public Schools

88^th of 118Norfolk 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	57.9	127 of 294	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	69 of 428	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	49 of 459	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	68 of 457	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	101 of 442	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	100 of 452	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	53 of 450	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	123 of 459	73.2%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	55 of 480	88.5%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	50 of 488	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.0	107 of 483	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	72.0	99 of 485	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	69.0	121 of 480	74.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	99 of 473	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	68.5	114 of 502	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	60.6	196 of 471	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.2	49 of 478	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	65.5	154 of 430	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	81.6	26 of 418	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	81.6	23 of 203	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	25 of 349	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	46 of 337	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	76 of 318	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	53 of 349	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	38 of 341	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	55.9	115 of 264	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	64 of 298	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	79.8	31 of 203	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	66 of 366	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	64 of 356	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	100 of 328	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	140 of 367	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.0	43 of 347	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	122 of 193	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.9	47 of 261	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	41 of 385	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	43 of 388	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	119 of 368	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	111 of 391	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	56 of 391	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2024)89th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)56th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+16 vs state

English Language Arts64%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Bel Air Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (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 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bel Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 N 18th St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2539	333	22	15.2	30.3%	250 (75.1%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.4%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	57.9	127^th of 294 public elementary schools	56.8%		80.6	69^th of 428 public elementary schools	83.9%	58	74.2	56.0			64.2	79.0	69.3		73.7	$14,186	$191	$12,617
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1703 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2561	194	18	11.0	68.0%	84 (43.3%)	4 (2.1%)	85 (43.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	63.7	107^th of 294 public elementary schools	63.6%		72.1	109^th of 428 public elementary schools	74.5%	2	64.9	55.6			60.3	83.8	80.6		82.2	$18,967	$1,309	$15,536
Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1106 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2544	194	14	13.7	73.2%	80 (41.2%)	3 (1.5%)	95 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	46.2	174^th of 294 public elementary schools	40.8%		53.7	237^th of 428 public elementary schools	44.6%	63	61.0	70.2			65.9	61.0	66.0		63.6	$14,538	$963	$11,866
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	310 S 3rd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2550	220	11	19.1	26.4%	189 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	75.5	69^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.5%		59.1	207^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.6%	138	75.0	73.8			74.4	75.0			65.1	$13,265	$187	$11,180
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	406 Cottonwood St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2546	256	17	14.9	66.4%	139 (54.3%)	3 (1.2%)	81 (31.6%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	47.6	165^th of 294 public elementary schools	43.9%		41.1	285^th of 428 public elementary schools	33.4%	120	67.4	63.3			65.3	73.9	55.1		64.2	$12,158	$687	$9,977
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1205 S 2nd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2557	227	15	14.8	69.6%	76 (33.5%)	8 (3.5%)	126 (55.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	27	233^rd of 294 public elementary schools	20.7%		58.8	210^th of 428 public elementary schools	50.9%	23	51.0	59.2			55.1	46.9	67.4		57.1	$13,863	$821	$11,393
Woodland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Meadow Ln	Norfolk	68701	Stanton County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2565	182	17	10.5	46.7%	145 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								(n/a)	51.3				57.5	61.5			68.5	$15,774	$750	$13,093
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	305 S 4th	Battle Creek	68715	Madison County	Battle Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 675-8085	292	20	14.6	21.2%	272 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	86	27^th of 294 public elementary schools	90.8%		76.9	88^th of 428 public elementary schools	79.4%	61	86.5	86.5	65.7	81.3	80.1	86.5		82.9	80.9	$13,527	$751	$11,703
Pierce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 N 7th	Pierce	68767	Pierce County	Pierce Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 329-4302	338	25	13.5	23.4%	313 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	73.2	75^th of 294 public elementary schools	74.5%		68.5	133^rd of 428 public elementary schools	68.9%	58	78.0	69.8	66.7	66.7	70.4	74.0	86.1	84.6	80.4	$15,034	$824	$12,584
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 Fir St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 439-2639	195	20	9.7	40.0%	161 (82.6%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	75.6	68^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.9%		58.9	208^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.4%	140	80.0		69.2		72.2	76.0			55.7	$19,482	$1,013	$17,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Bel Air Elementary School

What district is Bel Air Elementary School in?

Norfolk Public Schools

How many students attend Bel Air Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Bel Air Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bel Air Elementary School?

Students at Bel Air Elementary School are 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Bel Air Elementary School a good school?

Bel Air Elementary School ranks 127^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bel Air Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bel Air Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Norfolk Junior High School
Middle : Norfolk Middle School
High : Norfolk Senior High School

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