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Meridian Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
72380 560 Th Ave
Daykin, NE 68338
Phone
(402) 446-7265
District
MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
112
Classroom Teachers
12

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.1% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

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

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
49%
56%
52%
37%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
47%
42%
47%
17%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
45%
27%
43%
40%
46%
    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
10
9
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 6 5.4%
Kindergarten 21 18.8%
Grade 1 16 14.3%
Grade 2 10 8.9%
Grade 3 17 15.2%
Grade 4 15 13.4%
Grade 5 12 10.7%
Grade 6 15 13.4%
Total 112 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.4% 93.3% 66.9%
Black 0.0% 0.5% 7.0%
Hispanic 3.6% 5.8% 21.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.2% 44.0% 38.3%
Free lunch eligible 32.1% 26.8% 30.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 16.1% 17.2% 7.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 907 1,967,923
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6.3 25
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.5% 20.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.3% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.5% 23.6%
65 OR OLDER 31.1% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 442 776,379
Single Parent Households With Children 0.2% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.8% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.4% 33.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.9% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.0% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 28.3% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.7% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.8% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,240 $2,115,960 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $511 $117,019 3.0%
Staff $354 $81,066 2.1%
General Administration $930 $212,970 5.5%
School Administration $734 $168,086 4.4%
Operation $1,362 $311,898 8.1%
Transportation $603 $138,087 3.6%
Other $1,245 $285,105 7.4%
Total Support $5,738 $1,314,002 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,808 $414,032 10.8%
Total Expenditures $16,786 $3,843,994 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,924 $2,595,760,483 53.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $618 $202,589,323 4.1%
Staff $374 $122,648,152 2.5%
General Administration $315 $103,220,614 2.1%
School Administration $654 $214,112,980 4.4%
Operation $1,197 $391,935,137 8.0%
Transportation $349 $114,340,487 2.3%
Other $657 $215,149,591 4.4%
Total Support $4,164 $1,363,999,183 27.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,865 $938,538,241 19.2%
Total Expenditures $14,954 $4,898,246,253 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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