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Lost Creek Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3772 33 Rd Ave
Columbus, NE 68602
Phone
(402) 563-7045
District
COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
PLATTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
356
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.8% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.7% of all U.S. schools.


Lost Creek Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
60%
55%
62%
43%
57%
49%
60%
55%
62%
43%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
35%
56%
28%
55%
41%
57%
35%
56%
28%
55%
41%
57%
    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
13
16
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 31 8.7%
Kindergarten 61 17.1%
Grade 1 63 17.7%
Grade 2 76 21.3%
Grade 3 58 16.3%
Grade 4 67 18.8%
Total 356 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.4% 48.1% 66.1%
Black 4.2% 1.9% 7.0%
Hispanic 36.8% 48.4% 22.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.7% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.7% 0.9% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.9% 50.7% 29.9%
Free lunch eligible 35.4% 38.8% 23.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.6% 11.9% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,710 1,967,923
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 432.0 26
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.7% 20.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 23.6%
65 OR OLDER 17.3% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,021 776,379
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.0% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.8% 33.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.5% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.3% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.3% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.3% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.8% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,874 $28,259,000 55.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $954 $3,923,000 7.8%
Staff $744 $3,059,000 6.1%
General Administration $131 $540,000 1.1%
School Administration $594 $2,442,000 4.8%
Operation $796 $3,273,000 6.5%
Transportation $181 $745,000 1.5%
Other $585 $2,403,000 4.8%
Total Support $3,986 $16,385,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,433 $5,891,000 11.7%
Total Expenditures $12,293 $50,535,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,459 $2,785,059,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $721 $237,273,000 4.3%
Staff $424 $139,692,000 2.5%
General Administration $332 $109,312,000 2.0%
School Administration $676 $222,462,000 4.0%
Operation $1,243 $409,321,000 7.4%
Transportation $361 $118,861,000 2.2%
Other $861 $283,579,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,618 $1,520,500,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,661 $1,205,227,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $16,738 $5,510,786,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%