The top reported proficiency rate is 16% in English language arts. The lowest is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Linden Elementary School
Linden Elementary School serves pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in Fremont, Nebraska, as part of the Fremont Public Schools district. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet school. With a student population of several hundred children, it is a relatively substantial elementary school for its grade band.
The student body is diverse. More than half of the students are Hispanic, a little over a third are white, and small shares are Black, multiracial, or Native American. A very large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which means the school serves a predominantly low-income population.
State testing results are available for the 2024-25 school year. In third-grade math and fourth-grade math, no students met the state proficiency benchmark. In English language arts, fourth graders posted a proficiency rate of about a third. This is a low performance level, and parents are likely to want to ask the school what support structures are in place for building foundational skills. When compared to other schools in Dodge County, Linden's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades falls in the bottom quartile.
The school does not serve grades that have a graduation rate, and chronic absenteeism data was not reported. Civil rights data and staffing information were also not available in the records reviewed.
Fremont is the county seat of Dodge County and functions as the financial and social center of the area. It has a mixed character that includes industrial employers such as Hormel Foods and Costco's Lincoln Premium Poultry complex, residential neighborhoods, and a historic downtown. Eastern Fremont is growing as a bedroom community for Omaha, which is about a 35-mile drive southeast, and the city hosts Midland University and a Metropolitan Community College campus. The housing market in the school's zip code is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, and rents have seen a slight recent decline.
No major recent district-level changes were found in publicly available information about Fremont Public Schools.
For a family considering Linden, the key picture is a school with a high level of economic need, a majority-Hispanic student body, and academic outcomes that are low relative to the county. The school is an early-elementary building only, so the full K-12 pathway would continue at other buildings in the Fremont Public Schools district. A parent weighing this school will likely want to inquire about early literacy and math interventions, English learner support, and how the school engages families around academic progress.
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