The top reported proficiency rate is 15% in English language arts. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Diller-odell Elem School
Diller-Odell Elementary is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Diller, a very small rural village in Jefferson County, southeastern Nebraska. It sits within the Diller-Odell Public Schools district, which also serves the neighboring community of Odell.
Diller itself has a compact residential core and a short commercial strip. Its population has declined over many decades from an earlier peak, and the village footprint remains tiny. The community website portrays Diller as a family-oriented place anchored by the school and local businesses. Most destinations within the village are walkable by necessity, though street life is minimal, typical of a rural Great Plains settlement. Housing in the area is relatively affordable compared with state and national medians, which may matter to families relocating to the district.
The student body is small for its grade band. Enrollment is overwhelmingly white, with a very small Hispanic population and a small share of students identifying with two or more races. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic diversity.
State assessment results for the most recent testing year are unusual. In most tested grades, the share of students who met the proficiency benchmark was very low in math, reading, and science. Fourth grade reading was a clear exception, where a majority of students scored at the proficient level. When results are averaged across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index placed it near the bottom among Jefferson County districts. However, the multi-year trend data tells a somewhat different story: aggregate proficiency rates for both reading and math have each reached roughly six in ten students across the tested grade span. The gap between the aggregate picture and the individual grade-level figures may reflect very small class sizes, where a handful of students can shift results significantly. A parent may want to ask the school directly about its academic supports, curriculum, and how students across all grade levels are progressing.
Because the school serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. Information on programs, course access, staffing levels, discipline, and attendance was not available, so those aspects of the school experience cannot be described here. No recent district-level changes or initiatives surfaced in publicly available sources.
This is a small rural elementary school in a village with a long history and a modest, stable population. Its academic results vary sharply by grade, and families considering the school will want to explore the classroom setting and instructional approach directly to understand how it serves students at each level.
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