Elementary · Nebraska

High Plains Community Elementary School

High Plains Community Elementary School, a public elementary school in Clarks, Nebraska: grades pre-k–6, 114 students, 7.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of High Plains Community Schools.

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: 114
Teachers (FTE): 14.7
Students per teacher: 7.8
Grades: Pre-K–6; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 94% of elementary schools in Nebraska

Median 13.4 · 531 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 98% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 87% of elementary schools in Nebraska

Median 286 · 531 schools compared

Smaller than 95% 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%

Not published: too few students tested.

Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Nebraska: 58%

74%proficient

A higher share proficient than 67% of elementary schools in Nebraska

Median 68% · 323 elementary schools compared

38 students tested, grades 4, 5 · Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS); proficient means Levels 2-3 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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: Remote rural area
Run by: High Plains Community Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with High Plains Community Schools.

Location

Address: 205 W Pearl St, Clarks, NE 68628
Phone: (308)548-2216
City or town: Clarks
County: Merrick County

Quality of life in Clarks Schools in Clarks

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
Central City Elementary School	Pre-K–4	327	14.1	75%	77%	10.9 mi
Fullerton Elementary School	Pre-K–6	154	12.1	—	—	12.1 mi
Osceola Elementary School	Pre-K–5	120	11.8	—	—	15.7 mi
Cross County Elementary School	Pre-K–5	178	11.3	—	75%	15.7 mi
Twin River Elem-Genoa	Pre-K–6	217	10.4	60%	—	16.9 mi
Shelby - Rising City Elementary School	Pre-K–5	201	10.3	63%	74%	21.7 mi

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.

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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