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Seward Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
200 E Pinewood
Seward, NE 68434
Phone
(402) 643-2968
District
SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
SEWARD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
550
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.3% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Seward Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
89%
60%
90%
62%
88%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
64%
56%
64%
55%
64%
57%
64%
56%
64%
55%
64%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 96 17.5%
Kindergarten 75 13.6%
Grade 1 94 17.1%
Grade 2 94 17.1%
Grade 3 101 18.4%
Grade 4 90 16.4%
Total 550 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.3% 93.6% 66.1%
Black 0.4% 0.5% 7.0%
Hispanic 6.4% 5.2% 22.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.6% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.3% 23.0% 29.9%
Free lunch eligible 18.4% 15.3% 23.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.9% 7.7% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,959 1,978,379
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 42.6 26
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.0% 21.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.9% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.7% 23.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,122 786,885
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.7% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.7% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.0% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.5% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.7% 15.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 4.5% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,496 $12,497,000 59.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $549 $808,000 3.8%
Staff $330 $486,000 2.3%
General Administration $210 $309,000 1.5%
School Administration $695 $1,023,000 4.8%
Operation $1,198 $1,762,000 8.3%
Transportation $421 $620,000 2.9%
Other $589 $867,000 4.1%
Total Support $3,994 $5,875,000 27.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,882 $2,769,000 13.1%
Total Expenditures $14,372 $21,141,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,459 $2,785,059,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $721 $237,273,000 4.3%
Staff $424 $139,692,000 2.5%
General Administration $332 $109,312,000 2.0%
School Administration $676 $222,462,000 4.0%
Operation $1,243 $409,321,000 7.4%
Transportation $361 $118,861,000 2.2%
Other $861 $283,579,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,618 $1,520,500,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,661 $1,205,227,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $16,738 $5,510,786,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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