The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in Science. The lowest is 48% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Springfield Elementary School
Springfield Elementary serves the town of Springfield, a small bedroom community in Sarpy County situated between the Omaha and Lincoln metro areas. Founded as a railroad stop, the town retains a traditional small-town grid centered on Main Street, and most employed residents likely commute to the larger cities for work. The population is predominantly white and is growing slowly, under an annual rate of roughly half a percent. Civic anchors such as the library, city hall, and parks are concentrated downtown, while the school facilities sit on their own campus within or adjacent to that core.
The school itself serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade, which means it covers the full elementary span before students move on to a middle or junior high school in the Springfield Platteview Community Schools district. Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, and the data does not include chronic absenteeism figures or discipline data, which are metrics more commonly tracked at the secondary level. Parents looking for those measures for a school serving only early and intermediate grades will not find them here.
On state assessments, the picture is mixed and should be examined grade by grade. In third grade, which is typically the first year of statewide testing in Nebraska, the proficiency rate for both math and English language arts was reported as zero. This result stands out sharply against the rest of the school's data, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about that cohort and the circumstances around that result. In the other tested grades, performance is more typical. Fourth-grade math proficiency was above the midpoint of the district's own internal pattern, and fourth-grade English language arts proficiency was strong. Fifth-grade math was similarly solid, while fifth-grade English language arts dropped noticeably, falling below the school's own fourth-grade mark. Sixth-grade results in both subjects clustered in a mid-range band. In science, which is tested only in fifth grade, proficiency was strong.
When the school is placed against other districts in Sarpy County using a composite proficiency index that averages across tested subjects and grades, Springfield Elementary lands in the bottom quartile. That comparison carries a caveat: it includes only a handful of districts in the county, and the index is pulled down heavily by the third-grade result. Without that grade, the school's other tested grades would look more competitive within the county. Still, the bottom-quartile position is a fact a parent should weigh.
Enrollment is modest, and the student body is overwhelmingly white, with very small shares of Hispanic, Black, Asian, and multiracial students. About one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a relatively low share for a Nebraska elementary school and points to a generally middle-income family base. The school does not appear to have Title I status, which often correlates with a lower concentration of poverty, though the data is missing on that point rather than definitive.
Housing values in Springfield are above the state median and have been rising in recent years, which aligns with the town’s role as a bedroom community for two metro areas. The typical home is priced well above the Nebraska average, and the monthly mortgage estimate relative to local incomes is moderate, suggesting that the housing market here is a meaningful factor for families considering a move. The town lacks major private employers of its own, and the slow growth rate suggests that new residential development is not surging, though the city is planning a connection to a regional sewer system that could eventually support more building.
The district brief did not surface any major parent-relevant changes in the recent past—no bond referendum, curriculum overhaul, or property tax shift with a lasting impact was found in publicly reported sources. That means the district has been operating under a stable set of conditions, which some families may find reassuring and others may find unremarkable.
For a parent trying to decide if this school fits, the key factors are the mixed academic picture driven largely by that single third-grade result, the homogeneous and middle-income student body, the relatively expensive local housing, and the stable but unremarkable district context. Families who value a small-town setting with easy access to Omaha and Lincoln, and who are willing to engage directly with the school about its third-grade performance, may find it a reasonable fit. Those looking for consistently high proficiency across all elementary grades or a more diverse peer environment would want to investigate further.
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