Elementary · Nebraska
Dorchester Elementary School
Dorchester Elementary School, a public elementary school in Dorchester, Nebraska: grades pre-k–6, 141 students, 11.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Dorchester Public School.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 141
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.9
- Students per teacher
- 11.9
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 68% of elementary schools in Nebraska
Median 13.4 · 531 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 79% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 80% of elementary schools in Nebraska
Median 286 · 531 schools compared
Smaller than 93% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Nebraska's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Nebraska: 59%76%proficient
A higher share proficient than 86% of elementary schools in Nebraska
Median 64% · 374 elementary schools compared
21 students tested, grades 3 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Nebraska: 58%Not published: too few students tested.
Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Distant rural area
- Run by
- Dorchester Public School
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Dorchester Public School.
Location
- Address
- 506 W 9TH, Dorchester, NE 68343
- Phone
- (402)946-2781
- City or town
- Dorchester
- County
- Saline County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crete Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 438 | 14.4 | — | — |
| Pre-K–6 | 127 | 11.3 | — | — | |
| Pre-K–6 | 430 | 14.2 | 60% | 65% | |
Crete Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 455 | 14.2 | 53% | 63% |
| Pre-K–5 | 254 | 12.7 | — | 71% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 97 | 11.9 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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