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STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · STERLING, NE

STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in STERLING, Nebraska, serving grades PK–06 with 143 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
143
Teachers (FTE)
11.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 133 93%
Hispanic/Latino 8 6%
Black or African American 1 1%
Two or more races 1 1%
Total enrollment 143 68M / 75F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 40-49% 47.0% 51
Reading Proficiency 50-59% 49.3% 51

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.19 grade levels
Math
+0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
23
16.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 143 100%

Contact & Location

250 MAIN ST PO BOX 39

STERLING, NE 68443

Phone: (402)866-4761

District

STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,076

District enrollment: 224

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

317719001633

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD