The top reported proficiency rate is 82% in Science. The lowest is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Stanton Elementary School
Stanton Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in the Stanton Community Schools district, the sole public school system in Stanton County. The school is the only elementary building in the district, and its enrollment is modest for the grade band it covers. The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic representation and a still smaller share of students who identify with two or more races. Just under half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that places the school in a middle range nationally for economic need.
The Nebraska state assessments provide the primary window into academic performance here, and the results are uneven across grades and subjects. In fourth-grade English language arts, roughly two in five students met the proficiency standard. Fifth-grade ELA showed a very low result. By sixth grade, however, the picture shifted markedly, with a strong majority of students scoring proficient in ELA. In math, the data is more limited, with every tested grade reporting a zero percent proficiency rate, which likely reflects either a very small number of tested students or an anomaly in the reporting rather than a literal outcome across the board; a parent may want to ask the school directly about math results and how the assessment is administered. Science is tested only in fifth grade, where a large majority of students reached proficiency.
The multi-year trend data covers only a single school year, so there is no basis to say whether performance is improving or declining. The comparison tool that would normally place this school against other districts in Stanton County could not generate a comparison because the county contains only this one district. In practical terms, there is no local peer set against which to gauge results; the relevant benchmark for a family considering this school would be the state averages or the outcomes in neighboring counties.
The school itself is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it does not carry a Title I designation in the available data. No information was reported on discipline rates, staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism, or course access. The absence of those figures means a parent interested in school climate or teacher experience would need to gather that information through a visit or a conversation with the principal.
Stanton is the county seat of Stanton County, a small agricultural community whose economy is built around corn, soybeans, and livestock operations. The town has a traditional downtown anchored by the county courthouse, and Nebraska Highway 57 connects it to Norfolk, roughly a half-hour drive west, and Wayne to the north. The population has been slowly declining over the past couple of decades, and no major new housing development was identified in the available research. The district itself did not appear to have undergone any recent major changes such as a bond referendum, a curriculum overhaul, or a boundary shift, based on the search results available.
For a family, this is a straightforward small-town elementary school in a stable agricultural county with a modest economic base. The housing market is relatively affordable compared to state and national benchmarks, which matters for families weighing where to live. The academic picture is mixed and incomplete, with clear strength in sixth-grade reading and fifth-grade science, but with gaps in math data and low ELA results in earlier grades that warrant direct follow-up. The school serves only through sixth grade, so a family with older children would also need to consider the district's middle and high school options, which are not covered here.
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